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secret and as dear As Anna to the Queen of Carthage was , Tranio , I burn , I pine , I perish , Tranio , If I achieve not this young modest girl . Counsel me , Tranio , for I know thou canst : Assist me , Tranio , for I know thou wilt .
TRANIO . Master , it is no time to chide you now ; Affection is not rated from the heart : If love have touch ' d you , nought remains but so : Redime te captum quam queas minimo .
LUCENTIO . Gramercies , lad ; go forward ; this contents ; The rest will comfort , for thy counsel ' s sound .
TRANIO . Master , you look ' d so longly on the maid . Perhaps you mark ' d not what ' s the pith of all .
LUCENTIO . O , yes , I saw sweet beauty in her face , Such as the daughter of Agenor had , That made great Jove to humble him to her hand , When with his knees he kiss ' d the Cretan strand .
TRANIO . Saw you no more ? mark ' d you not how her sister Began to scold and raise up such a storm That mortal ears might hardly endure the din ?
LUCENTIO . Tranio , I saw her coral lips to move , And with her breath she did perfume the air ; Sacred and sweet was all I saw in her .
TRANIO . Nay , then , ' tis time to stir him from his trance . I pray , awake , sir : if you love the maid , Bend thoughts and wits to achieve her . Thus it stands : Her elder sister is so curst and shrewd , That till the father rid his hands of her , Master , your love must live a maid at home ; And therefore has he closely mew ' d her up , Because she will not be annoy ' d with suitors .
LUCENTIO . Ah , Tranio , what a cruel father ' s he ! But art thou not advis ' d he took some care To get her cunning schoolmasters to instruct her ?
TRANIO . Ay , marry , am I , sir , and now ' tis plotted . LUCENTIO . I have it , Tranio .