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All's Well That Ends Well

Act V, Scene 1

Marseilles. A street.
 
[Enter HELENA, Widow, and DIANA, with two Attendants]
 
HELENA
            ,        ,        ,       ,          ,
      But this | exceed|ing post|ing day | and night,
             ,           ,       ,        ,          x
      Must wear | your spir|its low,| we can|not help it:
            ,        2       ,          ,           ,         ,
      But since | you have made | the days | and nights | as one,
           ,           ,       ,         ,       ,
      To wear | your gent|le limbs | in my | affairs,
           ,         ,        ,        ,        x
      Be bold | you do | so grow | in my | requital,
           ,         2     ,   ,        ,       ,
      As noth|ing can un/root you.| In hap|py time,
            ,          ,        ,        ,    2     ,
      This^man | may help | me to | his maj|esty's^ear,
          ,           ,           x            ,         ,
      If he | would spend | his power.| God* save | you sir.
 
[Enter a Gentleman]
 
GENTLEMAN
           ,
      And you.
 
HELENA
               ,    2         ,          2      ,           ,
              Sir, I have | seen you | in the court | of France.
 
GENTLEMAN
          ,           ,   ___     ___    oo
      I have | been some|times | there.|
 
HELENA
         ,        ,           ,               ,     x
      I do | presume | sir, that | you are / not fallen
        ,     2     ,           ,     ,           ,
      From the re|port that | goes u|pon your | goodness,
            ,          ,    2       ,      ,       ,
      And there|fore goad|ed with most | sharp oc|casions,
             ,          ,        ,      ,         ,
      Which lay | nice^man|ners by,| I put | you to
           ,               ,   ,         ,          ,
      The use | of your / own vir|tues, for | the which
          ,         ,       ,
      I shall | contin|ue thank|ful.  \\
 
GENTLEMAN
         ,            ,
      What's your | will?
 
HELENA
                            ,                __     ___
                          That / it will | please | you
           ,           ,       ,       ,         ,
      To give | this poor | peti|tion to | the king,
           ,     ,               ,          x           ,
      And aid | me with | that store | of power | you have
           ,       ,         ,
      To come | into | his pres|ence.  \\
 
GENTLEMAN
       .    T     T    T
      The king's not here.
 
HELENA
                                 ,
                           Not here | sir?
 
GENTLEMAN
                                            ,        ,
                                           Not | indeed,
           ,         ,            ,                  ,    ,
      He hence | removed | last^night,| and with / more haste
            ,        ,
      Than is | his use.
 
WIDOW
                          ,            ,          ,
                        Lord how^|we lose | our pains.
 
HELENA
       ___     __           ,     __    ___
      All's | well | that ends | well | yet,
               ,      T   T  .  T           ,        ,
      Though time | seem so adverse,| and means | unfit:
         ,       ,            ,       ,        ,
      I do | beseech | you, whith|er is | he gone?
 
GENTLEMAN
       ,       ,       ,        ,      ,
      Marry | as I | take it | to Rou|sillon,
          2    ,       ,    2
      *Whither I | am goi|ng.
 
HELENA
                                ,       ,          ,
                             I do | beseech | you sir,
             ,          ,        ,          ,      2      ,
      Since you | are like | to see | the king | before* me,  ??
           ,         ,      ,         ,         ,
      Commend | the pap|er to | his grac|ious hand,
            ,        ,            ,            ,   ,
      Which I | presume | shall rend|er you / no blame,
            ,       ,          ,            ,      ,
      But rath|er make | you thank | your pains | for it,
      ,              ,      ,           ,            ,
      I will | come aft|er you | with what | good* speed
            ,            ,         ,
      Our means | will make | us means.
 
GENTLEMAN
                                          ,          ,    2
                                        This I'll | do for you.
 
HELENA
And you shall find yourself to be well thanked whatere falls more. We must to horse again, go, go, provide.
 
[Exeunt]

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