Twelfth Night quotes: Act 1

If…

If music be the food of love, play on, give me excess of it

O spirit…

O spirit of love, how quick and fresh thou art

.. methought

.. methought she purg’d the air of pestilence

a noble…

a noble duke, in nature as in name

o then…

o then unfold the passion of my love

tell them…

tell them there thy fixed foot shall grow till thou have audience

like a …

like a cloistress she will veiled walk

water once…

water once a day her chamber round

a virtuous…

a virtuous maid, the daughter of a count

of what personage…

of what personage and years is he?

Lady, you…

Lady, you are the cruellest she alive if you will lead these graces to the grave

I see…

I see what you are, you are too proud

How now…

How now? Even so quickly may one catch the plague?

mine own…

mine own escape unfoldeth to my hope

I can sing…

I can sing and speak to him in many sorts of music 

conceal…

conceal me what I am

thy small…

thy small pipe is as the maiden’s organ

whoe’er I…

whoe’er I woo, myself would be his wife

One would…

One would think his mother’s milk is scarce out of him

with adorations…

with adorations, fertile tears, with groans that thunder love, with sighs of fire

make me a…

make me a willow cabin at your gate

I am sure…

I am sure care’s an enemy to life

I’ll drink to…

I’ll drink to her health as long as there is a passage in my throat, and drink in Illyria.

By mine…

By mine honour, half drunk.

he’s a very…

he’s a very fool, and a prodigal

when did I…

when did I see thee so put down

I am a great…

I am a great eater of beef and I believe that does harm to my wit

I marvel…

I marvel your ladyship takes delight in such a barren rascal

unless you laugh…

unless you laugh and minister occasion to him, he is gagged

O you are…

O you are sick of self-love, Malvolio

My lady will…

My lady will hang thee for thy absence 

Do you not…

Do you not hear fellows? Take away the lady

there is no…

there is no slander in an allowed fool