Chapter X

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Doth there breathe such an egregious ass?

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Is there such a foolish animal in _rerum natura_?

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From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading Doth there breathe such an egregious ass?

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From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading Doth there breathe such an egregious ass?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations

From this reading To which Gonzago replies, in a strain of exulting dotage:

an old form of “does”

From this reading Doth there breathe such an egregious ass?

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

From this reading Doth there breathe such an egregious ass?

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

divisible by two

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

From this reading To which Gonzago replies, in a strain of exulting dotage:

a boy or man

From this reading ‘May one have the sight of such a fellow for nothing?

in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading Is there such a foolish animal in _rerum natura_?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ‘May one have the sight of such a fellow for nothing?

a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

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From this reading To which Gonzago replies, in a strain of exulting dotage:

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ‘May one have the sight of such a fellow for nothing?

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading To which Gonzago replies, in a strain of exulting dotage:

plural of “interview” — the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Is there such a foolish animal in _rerum natura_?

plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading ‘May one have the sight of such a fellow for nothing?

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

come together

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

plural of “message” — a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

a person who carries a message

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

used to form the superlative

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

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From this reading Is there such a foolish animal in _rerum natura_?

an old word for “no”

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

not one thing; not anything

From this reading ‘May one have the sight of such a fellow for nothing?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

and nothing more

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

past form of “protest” — utter words of protest

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

plural of “reply” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading To which Gonzago replies, in a strain of exulting dotage:

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From this reading Is there such a foolish animal in _rerum natura_?

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

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From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

an instance of visual perception

From this reading ‘May one have the sight of such a fellow for nothing?

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading To which Gonzago replies, in a strain of exulting dotage:

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

in or at that place or location

From this reading Doth there breathe such an egregious ass?

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

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From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

widely or fully known

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

at the time that

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading To which Gonzago replies, in a strain of exulting dotage:

which person or people

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

but in spite of that

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Hercules._ But what yet might your well-known wisdom think, If such a one, as being most severe, A most protested opposite to the match Of two young lovers; who having barr’d them speech, All interviews, all messages, all means To plot their wished ends; even he himself Was by their cunning made the go-between, The only messenger, the token-carrier; Told them the times when they might fitly meet, Nay, shew’d the way to one another’s bed?’