Marc I:
Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more,
Men were deceivers ever,
One foot in sea and one on shore,
To one thing constant never
Marc II:
There is no measure in the occasion that breeds;
therefore the sadness is without limit.
Marc III:
I cannot be said to be a flattering honest man, it must not be denied
but I am a plain-dealing villain.
Marc IV:
Hang him, truant! there's no true drop of blood in
him, to be truly touched with love: if he be sad,
he wants money.
Marc V:
Now my charms are all o'erthrown,
And what strength I have's mine own,
Which is most faint: now, 'tis true,
I must be here confined by you,
Or sent to Naples. Let me not,
Since I have my dukedom got
And pardon'd the deceiver, dwell
In this bare island by your spell;
But release me from my bands
With the help of your good hands:
Gentle breath of yours my sails
Must fill, or else my project fails,
Which was to please. Now I want
Spirits to enforce, art to enchant,
And my ending is despair,
Unless I be relieved by prayer,
Which pierces so that it assaults
Mercy itself and frees all faults.
As you from crimes would pardon'd be,
Let your indulgence set me free.