Will. I do, fir.

Clo. Give me your hand: Art thou learned?
Will. No, fir.

Clo. Then learn this of me; To have, is to have: For it is a figure in rhetorick, that drink, being poured out of a cup into a glafs, by filling the one doth empty the other: For all your writers do confent, that iff is he; now you are not ipfe, for I am he.

Will. Which he, fir?

Rof. Did your brother tell you how I counterfeited to fwoon, when he fhewed me your handkerchief?

Orla. Ay, and greater wonders than that.

Rof. O, I know where you are:--Nay, 'tis true: there was never any thing fo fudden, but the fight of two rams, and Cafar's thrafonical brag of—I came, faw, and overcame: For your brother and my fifter no fooner met, but they look'd; no fooner look'd, but they lov'd; no fooner lov'd, Clo. He, fir, that must marry this woman: but they figh'd; no fooner figh'd, but they afk'd Therefore, you, clown, abandon,-which is in the one another the reafon; no fooner knew the reavulgar, leave, the fociety,-which in the boorish fon, but they fought the remedy: and in these deis, company,-of this female,-which in the com-grees have they made a pair of ftairs to marriage, mon is,―woman,-which together is, abandon the which they will climb incontinent, or elfe be infociety of this female; or, clown, thou perifheft; continent before marriage: they are in the very or, to thy better understanding, dieft; or, to wit, wrath of love, and they will together; clubs canI kill thee, make thee away, tranflate thy life into not part them 1. death, thy liberty into bondage: I will deal in poifon with thee, or in baftinado, or in fteel; I will bandy with thee in faction; I will over-run thee with policy; I will kill thee a hundred and fifty ways; therefore, tremble, and depart.

Cor. Our master and miftrefs feek you; come, away, away.

Clo. Trip, Audrey, trip, Audrey; I attend, I attend.

SCENE II.

Enter Orlando, and Oliver.

[Exeunt.

Orla. They fhall be married to-morrow; and I will bid the duke to the nuptial. But, O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes! By fo much the more fhall I to-morrow be at the height of heart-heavinefs, by how much I fhall think my brother happy, in having what he wishes for.

Ref. Why then, to-morrow I cannot serve your turn for Rofalind?

Orla. I can live no longer by thinking.

Rof. I will weary you then no longer with ide talking. Know of me then, (for now I fpeak to fome purpofe) that I know you are a gentleman of good conceit: I fpeak not this, that you fhould bear a good opinion of my knowledge, infomuch, Orla. Is 't poffible, that on fo little acquaintance I fay, I know you are; neither do I labour for a you fhould like her? that, but feeing, you greater efteem than may in fome little meature fhould love her? and, loving, woo? and, wooing, draw a belief from you, to do yourself goed, and she should grant? And will you perfever to en-not to grace me. Believe then, if you please, that joy her? I can do strange things: I have, fince I was three Oli. Neither call the giddiness of it in queftion, years old, convers'd with a magician, moft prothe poverty of her, the mall acquaintance, my fudden wooing, nor her fudden confenting; but fay with me, I love Aliena; fay with her, that the loves me; confent with both, that we may enjoy each other: it shall be to your good; for my father's house, and all the revenue that was old firme, if it appear not inconvenient to you, to fet her Rowland's, will I estate upon you, and here live and die a fhepherd.

Enter Rafalind.

found in his art, and yet not damnable. If you do love Rofalind so near the heart as your gesture cries it out, when your brother marries Aliena, you shall marry her: I know into what ftraights of fortune the is driven; and it is not impoffible to

before your eyes to-morrow, human as fhe is, and without any danger.

Orla. Speak'it thou in fober meanings?

Orla. You have my confent. Let your wed- Ref. By my life, I do; which I tender dearly, ding be to-morrow: thither will I invite the duke, though I fay I am a magician: Therefore, put you and all his contented followers: Go you, and on your best array, bid your friends; for if you wil prepare Aliena; for, look you, here comes my be married to-morrow, you fhall; and to Rofalind, if you will.

Rofalind.

Phe. Youth, you have done me much ungentle-
To fhew the letter that I writ to you.

Rof. I care not, if I have: it is my study,
To feem defpightful and ungentle to you:

Orla. Wounded it is, but with the eyes of a You are there follow'd by a faithful fhepherd; Look upon him, love him; he worships you.

lady.

This alludes to the way of parting dogs when fighting,

P

Phe. Good fhepherd, tell this youth what 'tis to love.

Sil. It is to be made all of fighs and tears ;-And fo am I for Phebe.

Ple. And I for Ganymed.

Orla. And I for Rofalind.

Ref. And I for no woman.

S. It is to be all made of faith and fervice ;And fo am I for Phebe.

Phe. And I for Ganymed.

Orla. And I for Rofalind.
Ref. And I for no woman.

Sif. It is to be all made of fantafy,

All made of paffion, and all made of withes;
All adoration, duty, and obfervance,
All humblenefs, all patience, and impatience,
All purity, all trial, all obfervance ;—
And fo am I for Phebe.

Phe. And fo am I for Ganymed.
Orla. And fo am I for Rofalind.

2 Page. I'faith, i'faith; and both in a tune, like two gypfies on a horfe.

SON G.

It was a lover, and his lafs,

With a by, and a bo, and a bey nonine, That d'er the green corn-field did pass

In the fpring time, the pretty rank time, When birds do fing. bey ding a ding, ding; Sweet lovers love the pring.

Between the acres of the rye,

With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
Thefe pretty country folks would lie,
In the fpring time, &c.

The carol they began that hour,
With a

hey, and a ho, and a bey nonino; How that life was but a flower

In the Spring time, &c.

And therefore take the prefent time,

With a bey, and a ho, and a hey nonino ;

For love is crowned with the prime

In the fping time, &c.

Clo. Truly, young gentlemen, though there was [To Phe. no great matter in the ditty, yet the note was very

Orla. If this be fo, why blame you me to love you?untuneable.
Ref. Who do you speak to, why blame you me to

love you?

1 Page. You are deceiv'd, fir; we kept time, we loft not our time.

Clo. By my troth, yes; I count it but time loft to hear fuch a foolish fong. God be with you; and God mend your voices.-Come, Audrey. [Excunt.

SCENE

IV.

Another Part of the Foreft.

Orla. To her, that is not here, nor doth not hear. R. Pray you, no more of this; 'tis like the howling of Irish wolves against the moon.-I will help you, if I can: [To Silvius.]-I would love you, if I could. [To Phebe.]-To-morrow meet me all together.-I will marry you, [To Phebe] if ever I marry woman, and I'll be married to-morrow:-1 will fatisfy you, [To Orlando] if ever I fasty'd man, and you shall be married to-morrow : -I will content you, [To Silvius] if what pleafes you contents you, and you shall be married to-Can do all this that he hath promifed? morrow. As you love Rofalind, meet; [To Orla. I fometimes do believe, and fometimes do Onde.As you love Phebe, meet; [To Sil-1

Enter Duke Senior, Amiens, Jaques, Orlando, Oliver,

and Celia.

Duke Sen. Doft thou believe, Orlando, that the [boy

not;

And as I love no woman, I'll meet.--So As thofe that fear they hope, and know they fear.

Enter Rofalind, Silvius, and Phebe.

Rof. Patience once more, whiles our compact is

urg'd:-

[Exeunt. You fay, if I bring in your Rofalind, [To the Duke. You will beftow her on Orlando here?

To go to the world, as has been before obferved; (note 1, p. 128) is to be married.

R 4

Rof.

Rof. I have promis'd to make all this matter even. like 2. I prefs in here, fir, amongst the rest of the Keep you your word, O duke, to give your daugh-country copulatives, to fwear, and to forfwear;

ter;

You, yours, Orlando, to receive his daughter:-
Keep your word, Phebe, that you'll marry me ;
Or elfe, refufing me, to wed this fhepherd: -
Keep your word, Silvius, that you'll marry her,
If the refufe me :-and from hence I go,
To make thefe doubts all even.

[Exeunt Rofalind and Celia.
Duke Sen. I do remember in this fhepherd-boy
Some lively touches of my daughter's favour.
Orla. My lord, the first time that I ever faw him,
Methought, he was a brother to your daughter :
But, my good lord, this boy is foreft-born;
And hath been tutor'd in the rudiments
Of many defperate ftudies by his uncle,
Whom he reports to be a great magician,
Obfcured in the circle of this foreft.

Enter Clown and Audrey.

according as marriage binds, and blood breaks :A poor virgin, fir, an ill-favour'd thing, fir, but mine own; a poor humour of mine, fir, to take that that no man elfe will: Rich honefty dwells like a mifer, fir, in a poor house; as your pearl, in your foul oyster.

Duke Sen. By my faith, he is very swift and fententious.

Clo. According to the fool's bolt, fir, and fuch dulcet diseases.

Jaq. But, for the feventh caufe; how did you find the quarrel on the feventh caufe?

Clo. Upon a lye feven times removed;-Bear your body more feeming, Audrey :-as thus, fir. I did diflike the cut of a certain courtier's beard; he fent me word, if I faid his beard was not cut well, he was in the mind it was: This is call'd the Retort courteous. If I fent him word again, it was not well cut, he would fend me word, he cut it to please himfelf: This is call'd the Quip modeft. If again, it was not well cut, he difabled my judgement: This is call'd the Reply charlish. If again, Clo. Salutation and greeting to you all! it was not well cut, he would anfwer, I fpake not Faq. Good my lord, bid him welcome: This true. This is call'd the Reproof valiant. If again, is the motley-minded gentleman, that I have foit was not well cut, he would fay, I lye. This often met in the foreft: he hath been a courtier, is call'd the Countercheck quarrelsome; and fo to the he fwears. Lye circumftantial, and the Lye direct.

Jaq. There is, fure, another flood toward, and thefe couples are coming to the ark! Here comes a pair of very strange beafts, which in all tongues are call'd fools.

Clo. If any man doubt that, let him put me to my purgation. I have trod a measure; I have flatter'd a lady; I have been politick with m friend, fmcoth with mine enemy; I have undone three taylors; I have had four quariels, and like to have fought one.

Jaq. And how was that ta'en up?

Clo. 'Faith, we met, and found the quarrel was upon the seventh cause.

faq. And how oft did you fay his beard was not well cut?

Clo. I durft go no further than the Lye circumftantial, nor he durft not give me the Lye direct; and fo we measur'd fwords, and parted.

Jaq. Can you nominate in order now the degrees of the lve.

Clo. O fir, we quarrel in print, by the book; as you have books for good manners 3: I will

Jaq. How feventh caufe ?-Good my lord, like name you the degrees. The first, the Retort cour

this fellow.

teous; the fecond, the Quip modeft; the third, the Duke Sen. I like him very well. Reply churlish; the fourth, the Reproof valiant ; Clo. God'ild you, fir I; I defire you of the the fifth, the Countercheck quarrelfome; the

1 See note 2. p. 239. 21. e. I wish you the fame. 3 The unhappy rage of duelling which has lately been fo prevalent and fofhionable in this country, will, we truft. be a fufficient apology for our tranferibing the following note on this paffage by Dr. Warburton. "The poet has in this fcene rallied the mode of formal duelling, then so prevalent, with the highcft humour and addrefs: nor could he have treated it with a happier contempt, than by making his clown fo knowing in the forms and preliminaries of it. The particular book here alluded to, is a very ridiculous treatife of one Vincentio Saviolo, intitled, Of honour and honourable quarrels, in quarto, printed by Wolf, 1594. The firft part of this tract he entitles, A difcourfe most necessary for all gentlemen that have in regard their honours, touching the giv ing and receiving the bye, whereupon the Duello and the Combat in divers forms doth erfue; and mary other inconveniences for lack only of true knowledge of honor, and the right underflanding of words, which here is fet down. The contents of the feveral chapters are as follow. I. What the reafon is that the party unto whom the lye is given ought to become challenger, and of the nature of bies. 11. Of the manner and diverfity of lies. 111. Of the be certain, or direct. IV. Of conditional lies, or the lye circumftantial. V. Of the lye in general. VI. Of the be in particular. VII. Of foolish lies. VIII. A conclufion touching the wrefting or returning back of the lye, or the countercheck quarrelfome. In the chapter of conditional lies, speaking of the particle if, he fays. conditionally, thus - if thou haft faid fo or fo, then thou lieft. Of often arife much contention, whereof no fure conclufion can arife. cced to cut one another's throat, while there is an f between. making the Clown fay, I knew when feven justices could not make up a quarrel: but when the parties were get them felves, one of them thought but of an if, as if you said so, then I said so, and they shook hands, and fuore brothers." Your it is the only peace-maker ; “much virtue in if.”

Conditional lies be fuch as are given these kind of lies, given in this manner, By which he means, they cannot proWhich is the reafon of Shakipeare

Honour, high bonour and renown,

To Hymen, god of every town!

Duke Sen. O my dear niece, welcome thou art

to me;

fiath, the Lye with circumstance; the feventh, the|
Lye direct. All these you may avoid, but the Lye
drect; and you may avoid that too, with an If-
I knew when feven juftices could not take up a
quarrel; but when the parties were met them- Even daughter, welcome in no lefs degree.
felves, one of them thought but of an If, as, If
you faid fo, then I said so; and they fhook hands,
alwore brothers. Your If is the only peace-Thy faith my fancy to thee doth combine.
maker; much virtue in If.

Jaq. Is not this a rare fellow, my lord? he's good at any thing, and yet a fool.

Duke Sen. He uses his folly like a stalking-horse", and under the presentation of that he shoots his wit. Enter Hymen, Rofalind in woman's cloaths, and

Celia.

STILL MUSICK.

Hym. Then is there mirth in heaven,
When earthly things made even
Atone together.

Good dake, receive thy daughter,
ymen from braven brought her,

Hym

Yea, brought her hither;

That thou might'st join her band with bis,
Whefe beart within his bojom is.

Ry. To you I give myself, for I am yours.
[To the Duke.
To you I give myfelf, for I am yours. [To Orlando.
Das St. If there be truth in fight, you are my
daughter.
[Rofalind.
Ola. If there be truth in fight, you are my
Ph. If fight and shape be true,

Why then, my love adieu!

R. I'll have no father, if you be not he :

[To the Duke.

I'll have no husband, if you be not he :-
Nor ne'er wed woman, if you be not the.

[To Orlando.

[To Phebe.

Hym. Peace, ho! I bar confufion :
'Tis I must make conclufion
Of these molt ftrange events:
Here's eight that must take hands,
To join in Hymen's bands,
If truth holds true contents.
You and you no crois shall part;

[To Orlando and Rofalind.

[To Oliver and Gelia.
[To Phebe.

You and you are heart in heart:
You to his love must accord,
U have a woman to your lord :--
You and you are fure together,
As the winter to foul weather.

Phe. I will not eat my word, now thou art mine;

Enter Jaques de Boys.

Jaq. de B. Let me have audience for a word, or

two

I am the fecond fon of old fir Rowland,
That bring thefe tidings to this fair affembly:
Duke Frederick, hearing how that every day
Men of great worth reforted to this foreft,
Addrefs'd a mighty power; which were on foot,
In his own conduct, purpofely to take
His brother here, and put him to the fword:
And to the skirts of this wild wood he came ;
Where, meeting with an old religious man,
After fome queftion with him, was converted
Both from his enter prize, and from the world;
His crown bequeathing to his banish'd brother,
And all their lands reftor'd to them again
That were with him exiled: This to be true,
I do engage my life.

Duke Sen. Welcome, young man;
Thou offer ft fairly to thy brother's wedding:
To one, his lands with-held; and to the other,
A land ittelf at large, a potent dukedom.
Firft, in this foreft, let us do thofe ends
That here were well begun, and well begot:
And after, every of this happy number,
That have endur'd threwd days and nights with us,
Shall fhare the good of our returned fortune,
According to the meature of their ftates.
Meantime, forget this new-fall'n dignity,
And fall into our ruftick revelry

Play, mufick;—and you brides and bridegrooms all,
With meafure heap'd in joy, to the meatures fall.

Jaq. Sir, by your patience:--If I heard you
rightly,

The duke hath put on a religious life,
And thrown into neglect the pompous court?
Jaq. de B. He hath.

Jaq. To him will I: out of these convertites
There is much matter to be heard and learn'd.--
You to your former honour i bequeath;
[To the Duke.
Your patience, and your virtue, well deferves it:
You to a love, that your true faith doth merit :-
[To Orlando.

[To the Clown and Audrey. You to your land, and love, and great allies:

Whies a wedlock-hymn we fing,
Feed yourselves with questioning;
That reafon wonder may diminish,
Now thus we met, and these things finish.
S 0 N G.

Wedding is great Jung's crown;
O bi-fed bond of board and bed!
Tis Hymen peoples every town;
High wedlock then be honoured:

[To Oliver.

You to a long and well-deferved bed :

[To Silvius. And you to wrangling; for thy loving voyage [To the Clown.

Is but for two months victual'd.--So to your pleafures;

I am for other than for dancing measures.

Duke Sen. Stay, Jaques, itay.

have

Faq. To fee no pastime, I:what you would finuate with you in the behalf of a good play !—I am not furnish'd 2 like a beggar, therefore to beg I'll stay to know at your abandon'd cave. [Exit. will not become me: my way is, to conjure you : Duke Sen. Proceed, proceed: we will begin and I'll begin with the women. I charge you, O

these rites,

As we do truft they'll end, in true delights.

EPILOGUE.

women, for the love you bear to men, to like as much of this play as pleases them; and I charge you, O men, for the love you bear to women, (as I perceive by your fimpering, none of you hate Rof. It is not the fashion to fee the lady the epi- them) that between you and the women, the play logue but it is no more unhandfome, than to fee may pleafe. If I were a woman 3, I would kifs the lord the prologue. If it be true, that good as many of you as had beards that pleas'd me, comwine needs no bush, 'tis true, that a good play plexions that lik'd me, and breaths that I defy'd needs no epilogue: Yet to good wine they do use not; and, I am fure, as many as have good beards, good bushes; and good plays prove the better by or good faces, or fweet breaths, will, for my kind the help of good epilogues. What a cafe am I in offer when I make curtfy, bid me farewel. then, that am neither a good epilogue, nor can in

[Exeunt omnes,

3 In our

It is even now the custom in fome of the midland counties, (particularly Stafford fhire) to hang a bush at the door of an ale-house, or, as it is there called, mug-houfe. 2 i, e. drelled. author's time, the parts of women were always performed by men or boys.

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