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ad complement. her sobbing breaches > [intervals between her sobs] 304.36 Deare image of my selfe (she said) that is, 2 The wretched sonne of wretched mother borne, Is this thine high aduauncement, {o^} is this 4 Th'immortall name, with which thee yet vnborne Thy Gransire _Nereus_ promist to adorne? 6 Now lyest thou of life and honor reft; Now lyest thou a lumpe of earth forlorne, 8 Ne of thy late life memory is left, Ne can thy irreuocable destiny be weft? 1 "Dear image of myself," she said, "that is 2 The wretched son of wretched mother born, 3 Is this your high advancement, O is this 4 The immortal name with which you, yet unborn, 5 Your grandsire Nereus promised to adorn? grandsire > grandfather 6 Now lie you of life and honour reft; reft > robbed, bereft 7 Now lie you a lump of earth forlorn, 8 Ne of your late life memory is left, Ne > Not, neither _hence:_ and nothing, and nothing whatever (not exactly translatable: a conjunctional intensification of "no") late > recent, late memory > memorial; memento; memory 9 Ne can your irrevocable destiny be weft? Ne > And neither weft > avoided 304.37 Fond _Proteus_, father of false prophecis, 2 And they more fond, that credit to thee giue, Not this the worke of womans hand ywis, 4 That so deepe wound through these deare members driue. I feared loue: but they that loue do liue, 6 But they that die, doe neither loue nor hate. Nath'lesse to thee thy folly I forgiue, 8 And to my selfe, and to accursed fate The guilt I doe ascribe: deare wisedome bought too late. 1 "Fond Proteus, father of false prophecies, Fond > Foolish, imbecile; credulous 2 And they more fond, that credit to you give, they > [those people] you > (Addressing Proteus) 3 Not this the work of woman's hand iwis, iwis > certainly, indeed; (catachr.) I know, _hence:_ I certainly know (contemptuous of Proteus's "false prophecis") 4 That so deep wound through these dear members drive. so > such [a] members > limbs; organs drive > could drive; drove; has driven 5 I feared love: but they that love do live, 6 But they that die do neither love nor hate. 7 Natheless to you your folly I forgive, Natheless > Nevertheless forgive > grant; pardon 8 And to myself, and to accursed Fate 9 The guilt I do ascribe: dear wisdom bought too late. dear
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