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Twelfth Night

Act IV, Scene 3

OLIVIA's garden.
 
[Enter SEBASTIAN]
 
SEBASTIAN
        ,            ,      ,            ,    2    ,
      This is | the air,| that is | the glo|rious sun,
             ,           ,        ,          x            x
      This pearl | she gave | me, I | do feel it,| and see it,
             ,           ,        ,        ,          ,
      And though | 'tis wond|er that | enwraps | me thus,
            ,         ,           ,         ,  2    ,
      Yet 'tis | not mad|ness. Where's | Anto|nio then,
          ,           ,         ,        ,     ,
      I could | not find | him at | the El|ephant,
            ,         ,          ,         ,             x
      Yet there | he was,| and there | I found | this credit,
            ,         ,           ,     .   T   T  T
      That he | did range | the town | to seek me out.
            ,       ,           ,       ,       ,        ->
      His couns|el now | might do | me gold|en serv||ice,
       ,          2     ,         ,       ,              ,
      For | though my soul | disputes | well with | my sense,
             ,         ,         ,     2     ,    ,
      That this | may be | some er|ror, but no | madness,
       ,      2        ,     ,          ,         ,
      Yet doth this | acci|dent and | flood of | fortune,
          ,        ,         ,          ,          ,
      So far | exceed | all inst|ance, all | discourse,
           ,       ,           ,   ,            ,
      That I | am rea|dy to / distrust | mine^eyes,
            ,        ,        ,        ,         ,         2->
      And wrang|le with | my reas|on that | persuades || me
         ,    ,        ,        2     ,       ,
      To an|y oth|er trust,| but that I | am mad,
           ,         ,       ,         ,           ,
      Or else | the la|dy's mad;| yet if | 'twere so,
            ,           ,          ,         ,          ,      2   ->
      She could | not sway | her house,| command | her fol||lowers,
        ,       2       ,        ,           ,          ,
      Take | and give^back | affairs | and their | dispatch ??
             ,         ,          ,            x       ,
      With such | a smooth,| discreet,| and stable | bearing
         ,        ,           ,              ,          x
      As I | perceive | she does:| there's some|thing in it
            ,       ,      ,         ,       3  3    ,
      That is | deceive|able.| But here | the lady comes.  ??
 
[Enter OLIVIA and Priest]
 
OLIVIA
             ,           ,          ,               ,    ,
      Blame^not | this haste | of mine:| If you / mean well
           ,         ,         ,          ,     ,
      Now go | with me,| and with | this ho|ly man
         ,         ,       ,     ,        ,
      Into | the chant|ry by:| there be|fore him,
           ,      ,            ,     ,        ,
      And und|erneath | that cons|ecrat|ed roof,
        ,               ,       ,        ,          ,
      Plight me | the full | assur|ance of | your faith,
            ,         ,               ,    ,         ,
      That my | most jeal|ous, and / too doubt|ful soul
            ,         ,      ,              ,        o
      May live | at peace.| He shall | conceal | it,
              ,         ,        ,           ,         ,
      Whiles^you | are wil|ling it | shall come | to note,
             ,         ,         ,     ,        ,
      What time | we will | our cel|ebra|tion keep
         ,        ,        ,       ,            ,
      accord|ing to | my birth,| what do | you say?
 
SEBASTIAN
            ,               ,   ,         ,         ,
      I'll fol|low this / good man,| and go | with you,
           ,        ,       ,     ,                ,
      And hav|ing sworn | truth, ev/er will | be true.
 
OLIVIA
             ,         ,          ,      2       x           ,
      Then lead | the way | good fath|er, and heavens | so shine,
             ,          ,       ,          ,         ,
      That they | may fair|ly note | this act | of mine.
 
[Exeunt]

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