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Work The work is either a play, poem, or sonnet. The sonnets are treated as single work with 154 parts.

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Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 1]

Proteus

30

What?

2

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 1]

Valentine

58

Sweet Proteus, no; now let us take our leave.
To Milan let me hear from thee by letters
Of thy success in love, and what news else
Betideth here in absence of thy friend;
And likewise will visit thee with mine.

3

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 1]

Proteus

110

But what said she?

4

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 1]

Proteus

125

Come come, open the matter in brief: what said she?

5

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 1]

Proteus

128

Well, sir, here is for your pains. What said she?

6

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 1]

Proteus

137

What said she? nothing?

7

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

159

What think'st thou of the fair Sir Eglamour?

8

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

162

What think'st thou of the rich Mercatio?

9

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

164

What think'st thou of the gentle Proteus?

10

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Lucetta

165

Lord, Lord! to see what folly reigns in us!

11

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

166

How now! what means this passion at his name?

12

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

202

And yet I would I had o'erlooked the letter:
It were a shame to call her back again
And pray her to a fault for which I chid her.
What a fool is she, that knows I am a maid,
And would not force the letter to my view!
Since maids, in modesty, say 'no' to that
Which they would have the profferer construe 'ay.'
Fie, fie, how wayward is this foolish love
That, like a testy babe, will scratch the nurse
And presently all humbled kiss the rod!
How churlishly I chid Lucetta hence,
When willingly I would have had her here!
How angerly I taught my brow to frown,
When inward joy enforced my heart to smile!
My penance is to call Lucetta back
And ask remission for my folly past.
What ho! Lucetta!

13

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Lucetta

220

What would your ladyship?

14

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

225

What is't that you took up so gingerly?

15

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

263

Nay, would I were so anger'd with the same!
O hateful hands, to tear such loving words!
Injurious wasps, to feed on such sweet honey
And kill the bees that yield it with your stings!
I'll kiss each several paper for amends.
Look, here is writ 'kind Julia.' Unkind Julia!
As in revenge of thy ingratitude,
I throw thy name against the bruising stones,
Trampling contemptuously on thy disdain.
And here is writ 'love-wounded Proteus.'
Poor wounded name! my bosom as a bed
Shall lodge thee till thy wound be thoroughly heal'd;
And thus I search it with a sovereign kiss.
But twice or thrice was 'Proteus' written down.
Be calm, good wind, blow not a word away
Till I have found each letter in the letter,
Except mine own name: that some whirlwind bear
Unto a ragged fearful-hanging rock
And throw it thence into the raging sea!
Lo, here in one line is his name twice writ,
'Poor forlorn Proteus, passionate Proteus,
To the sweet Julia:' that I'll tear away.
And yet I will not, sith so prettily
He couples it to his complaining names.
Thus will I fold them one on another:
Now kiss, embrace, contend, do what you will.

16

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Lucetta

293

What, shall these papers lie like tell-tales here?

17

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Lucetta

298

Ay, madam, you may say what sights you see;
I see things too, although you judge I wink.

18

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 3]

Antonio

303

Tell me, Panthino, what sad talk was that
Wherewith my brother held you in the cloister?

19

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 3]

Antonio

306

Why, what of him?

20

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 3]

Antonio

355

How now! what letter are you reading there?