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1

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 1]

Valentine

2

Cease to persuade, my loving Proteus:
Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.
Were't not affection chains thy tender days
To the sweet glances of thy honour'd love,
I rather would entreat thy company
To see the wonders of the world abroad,
Than, living dully sluggardized at home,
Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.
But since thou lovest, love still and thrive therein,
Even as I would when I to love begin.

2

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 1]

Proteus

12

Wilt thou be gone? Sweet Valentine, adieu!
Think on thy Proteus, when thou haply seest
Some rare note-worthy object in thy travel:
Wish me partaker in thy happiness
When thou dost meet good hap; and in thy danger,
If ever danger do environ thee,
Commend thy grievance to my holy prayers,
For I will be thy beadsman, Valentine.

3

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 1]

Proteus

66

He after honour hunts, I after love:
He leaves his friends to dignify them more,
I leave myself, my friends and all, for love.
Thou, Julia, thou hast metamorphosed me,
Made me neglect my studies, lose my time,
War with good counsel, set the world at nought;
Made wit with musing weak, heart sick with thought.

4

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 1]

Proteus

92

The sheep for fodder follow the shepherd; the
shepherd for food follows not the sheep: thou for
wages followest thy master; thy master for wages
follows not thee: therefore thou art a sheep.

5

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 1]

Proteus

97

But, dost thou hear? gavest thou my letter to Julia?

6

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 1]

Proteus

130

Why, couldst thou perceive so much from her?

7

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

151

But say, Lucetta, now we are alone,
Wouldst thou then counsel me to fall in love?

8

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

159

What think'st thou of the fair Sir Eglamour?

9

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

162

What think'st thou of the rich Mercatio?

10

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

164

What think'st thou of the gentle Proteus?

11

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

175

And wouldst thou have me cast my love on him?

12

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

227

Why didst thou stoop, then?

13

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 3]

Antonio

320

Nor need'st thou much importune me to that
Whereon this month I have been hammering.
I have consider'd well his loss of time
And how he cannot be a perfect man,
Not being tried and tutor'd in the world:
Experience is by industry achieved
And perfected by the swift course of time.
Then tell me, whither were I best to send him?

14

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 3]

Antonio

337

I like thy counsel; well hast thou advised:
And that thou mayst perceive how well I like it,
The execution of it shall make known.
Even with the speediest expedition
I will dispatch him to the emperor's court.

15

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 3]

Antonio

367

My will is something sorted with his wish.
Muse not that I thus suddenly proceed;
For what I will, I will, and there an end.
I am resolved that thou shalt spend some time
With Valentinus in the emperor's court:
What maintenance he from his friends receives,
Like exhibition thou shalt have from me.
To-morrow be in readiness to go:
Excuse it not, for I am peremptory.

16

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 3]

Antonio

378

Look, what thou want'st shall be sent after thee:
No more of stay! to-morrow thou must go.
Come on, Panthino: you shall be employ'd
To hasten on his expedition.

17

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[II, 1]

Valentine

440

But tell me, dost thou know my lady Silvia?

18

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[II, 1]

Valentine

442

Hast thou observed that? even she, I mean.

19

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[II, 1]

Valentine

444

Dost thou know her by my gazing on her, and yet
knowest her not?

20

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[II, 1]

Valentine

449

What dost thou know?