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Once more adieu . My father at the road Expects my coming , there to see me shipp'd . Pro . And thither will I bring thee , Valentine . Val . Sweet Proteus , no ; now let us take our leave . To Milan let me hear from thee by letters ...
Once more , new servant , welcome : I'll leave you to confer of home - affairs ; When you have done , we look to hear from you . Pro . We'll both attend upon your ladyship . [ Exeunt SILVIA , THURIO , and SPEED Val .
How shall I fashion me to wear a cloak ? --- I pray thee , let me feel thy cloak upon me.What letter is this same ? What's here ? " To Silvia ? " And here an engine fit for my proceeding ! I'll be so bold to break the seal for once .
Then , I am paid ; And once again I do receive thee honest . Who by repentance is not satisfied , Is nor of heaven , nor earth ; for these are pleas'd . By penitence th ' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd : And , that my love may appear plain ...
Pope , naturally enough , thinks it very odd , that Valentine should give up his mistress at once , without any reason alleged ; and consequently the two lines , spoken by Valentine , after his forgiveness of Proteus ,And , that my love ...
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"like a wood woman" might indeed have meant "frantic" or "wild" (with grief) which Launce mentions referring to the "shoe" which he adopts for the sake of illustration. However, Shakespeare, even at his earliest writings, was vastly entertained by double entendres and his love of puns is so well documented. In that time in Italy, women wore platform shoes which were raised to elevate the shoes from the mud and other unpleasant "stuff". These were called "chopines" and the platforms were constructed of wood. The higher the platform, the higher the pretentiousness of the lady. Her height could have put her above many others. Since Launce has his father and mother represented as shoes, this second meaning is certainly not outside of the possibility for Shakespeare's intention. Naturally, it would have had the effect of a rather "localized" and "temporary" idea, but the fact of its having been very popular in that day makes it a candidate for the Bard's delight.