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the dark lady of the sonnets(噴膨佩鮒戦議菜健繁)-及9何蛍
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THE BEEFEATER。 Well�察 �sir�察 �it is but four words。 Are you a
snapper´up of such unconsidered trifles�拭�
THE MAN。 _��eagerly��_ Snapper´up of _��he gasps��_ Oh� �
Immortal phrase� �_��He writes it down�А�_ This man is a greater than I。
THE BEEFEATER。 You have my lord Pembroke's trick�察�sir。
THE MAN。 Like enough�此 �he is my near friend。 But what call you
his trick�拭�
THE BEEFEATER。 Making sonnets by moonlight。 And to the
same lady too。
THE MAN。 No� �
THE BEEFEATER。 Last night he stood here on your errand�察�and in
your shoes。
THE MAN。 Thou�察�too�察�Brutus� �And I called him friend� �
THE BEEFEATER。 Tis ever so�察�sir。
THE MAN。 Tis ever so。 Twas ever so。 _��He turns away�察�
overcome�А�_ Two Gentlemen of Verona� �Judas� �Judas�。 �
THE BEEFEATER。 Is he so bad as that�察�sir�拭�
THE MAN。 _��recovering his charity and self´possession��_ Bad�拭�
Oh no。 Human�察�Master Warder�察�human。 We call one another names when
we are offended�察�as children do。 That is all。
THE BEEFEATER。 Ay�察�sir�此 �words�察�words�察�words。 Mere wind�察�sir。
We fill our bellies with the east wind�察 �sir�察 �as the Scripture hath it。 You
cannot feed capons so。
THE MAN。 A good cadence。 By your leave _��He makes a note of
it�А�_
THE BEEFEATER。 What manner of thing is a cadence�察�sir�拭 �I have
not heard of it。
THE MAN。 A thing to rule the world with�察�friend。
THE BEEFEATER。 You speak strangely�察 �sir�此�no offence。 But�察�
an't like you�察�you are a very civil gentleman�察�and a poor man feels drawn
to you�察�you being�察�as twere�察�willing to share your thought with him。
THE MAN。 Tis my trade。 But alas� �the world for the most part will
none of my thoughts。
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_Lamplight streams from the palace door as it
opens from within。_
THE BEEFEATER。 Here comes your lady�察�sir。 I'll to t'other end of
my ward。 You may een take your time about your business�此 �I shall not
return too suddenly unless my sergeant comes prowling round。 Tis a fell
sergeant�察 �sir�此 �strict in his arrest。 Go'd'en�察 �sir�察 �and good luck� �_��He
goes�А�_
THE MAN。 ;Strict in his arrest;� �Fell sergeant;� �_��As if tasting
a ripe plum��_ O´o´o´h� �_��He makes a note of them�А�_
_A Cloaked Lady gropes her way from the palace and wanders along
the terrace�察�walking in her sleep。_
THE LADY。 _��rubbing her hands as if washing them��_ Out�察�
damned spot。 You will mar all with these cosmetics。 God made you one
face�察�and you make yourself another。 Think of your grave�察�woman�察�not
ever of being beautified。 All the perfumes of Arabia will not whiten this
Tudor hand。
THE MAN。 ;All the perfumes of Arabia;� �Beautified;� �
;Beautified;� �a poem in a single word。 Can this be my Mary�拭 �_��To the
Lady��_ Why do you speak in a strange voice�察 �and utter poetry for the
first time�拭�Are you ailing�拭 �You walk like the dead。 Mary� �Mary� �
THE LADY。 _��echoing him��_ Mary� �Mary� �Who would have
thought that woman to have had so much blood in her� �Is it my fault that
my counsellors put deeds of blood on me�拭�Fie� �If you were women
you would have more wit than to stain the floor so foully。 Hold not up
her head so�此 �the hair is false。 I tell you yet again�察�Mary's buried�此�she
cannot come out of her grave。 I fear her not�此 �these cats that dare jump
into thrones though they be fit only for men's laps must be put away。
Whats done cannot be undone。 Out�察�I say。 Fie� �a queen�察�and freckled� �
THE MAN。 _��shaking her arm��_ Mary�察�I say�此 �art asleep�拭�
_The Lady wakes�察 �starts�察 �and nearly faints。 He catches her on his
arm。_
THE LADY。 Where am I�拭 �What art thou�拭�
THE MAN。 I cry your mercy。 I have mistook your person all this
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while。 Methought you were my Mary�此 �my mistress。
THE LADY。 _��outraged��_ Profane fellow�此 �how do you dare�拭�
THE MAN。 Be not wroth with me�察 �lady。 My mistress is a
marvellous proper woman。 But she does not speak so well as you。 ;All
the perfumes of Arabia;� �That was well said�此 �spoken with good accent
and excellent discretion。
THE LADY。 Have I been in speech with you here�拭�
THE MAN。 Why�察�yes�察�fair lady。 Have you forgot it�拭�
THE LADY。 I have walked in my sleep。
THE MAN。 Walk ever in your sleep�察�fair one�察�for then your words
drop like honey。
THE LADY。 _��with cold majesty��_ Know you to whom you speak�察�
sir�察�that you dare express yourself so saucily�拭�
THE MAN。 _��unabashed��_ Not I�察�not care neither。 You are some
lady of the Court�察 �belike。 To me there are but two sorts of women�此�
those with excellent voices�察�sweet and low�察�and cackling hens that cannot
make me dream。 Your voice has all manner of loveliness in it。 Grudge
me not a short hour of its music。
THE LADY。 Sir�此 �you are overbold。 Season your admiration for a
while with
THE MAN。 _��holding up his hand to stop her��_ ;Season your
admiration for a while;
THE LADY。 Fellow�此 �do you dare mimic me to my face�拭�
THE MAN。 Tis music。 Can you not hear�拭 �When a good musician
sings a song�察�do you not sing it and sing it again till you have caught and
fixed its perfect melody�拭 �Season your admiration for a while;�此 �God� �
the history of man's heart is in that one word admiration。 Admiration� �
_��Taking up his tablets��_ What was it�拭 �Suspend your admiration for a
space; THE LADY。 A very vile jingle of esses。 I said ;Season
your;
THE MAN。 _��hastily��_ Season�此 �ay�察 �season�察 �season�察 �season。
Plague on my memory�察�my wretched memory� �I must een write it down。
_��He begins to write�察�but stops�察�his memory failing him�А�_ Yet tell me
which was the vile jingle�拭 �You said very justly�此 �mine own ear caught it
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even as my false tongue said it。
THE LADY。 You said ;for a space。; I said ;for a while。;
THE MAN。 ;For a while; _��he corrects it�А�_ Good� �_��Ardently��_
And now be mine neither for a space nor a while�察�but for ever。
THE LADY。 Odds my life� �Are you by chance making love to me�察�
knave�拭�
THE MAN。 Nay�此 �tis you who have made the love�此 �I but pour it
out at your feet。 I cannot but love a lass that sets such store by an apt
word。 Therefore vouchsafe�察�divine perfection of a womanno�此 �I have
said that before somewhere�察 �and the wordy garment of my love for you
must be fire´new
THE LADY。 You talk too much�察�sir。 Let me warn you�此 �I am more
accustomed to be listened to than preached at。
THE MAN。 The most are like that that do talk well。 But though
you spake with the tongues of angels�察�as indeed you do�察�yet know that I
am the king of words
THE LADY。 A king�察�ha� �
THE MAN。 No less。 We are poor things�察�we men and women
THE LADY。 Dare you call me woman�拭�
THE MAN。 What nobler name can I tender you�拭 �How else can I
love you�拭�Yet you may well shrink from the name�此 �have I not said we
are but poor things�拭 �Yet there is a power that can redeem us。
THE LADY。 Gramercy for your sermon�察 �sir。 I hope I know my
duty。
THE MAN。 This is no sermon�察�but the living truth。 The power I
speak of is the power of immortal poesy。 For know that vile as this world
is�察 �and worms as we are�察 �you have but to invest all this vileness with a
magical garment of words to transfigure us and uplift our souls til earth
flowers into a million heavens。
THE LADY。 You spoil your heaven with your million。 You are
extravagant。 Observe some measure in your speech。
THE MAN。 You speak now as Ben does。
THE LADY。 And who�察�pray�察�is Ben�拭�
THE MAN。 A learned bricklayer who thinks that the sky is at the top
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of his ladder�察�and so takes it on him to rebuke me for flying。 I tell you
there is no word yet coined and no melody yet sung that is extravagant and
majestical enough for the glory that lovely words can reveal。 It is he
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