Here was he merry, hearing of a fong. Duke Sen. If he, compact of jars, grow mufical, T life is this 1 Lord. He faves my labour by his own approach. Duke Sen, Why, how now, Monfieur, what a life That your poor friends must woo your company? What! you look merrily. Jaq. A fool, a fool;I met a fool i'th foreft, A motley fool; a miferable world! As I do live by food, I met, a fool, Who laid him down and bask'd him in the fun, Good morrow, fool, quoth I: No, Sir, quoth he, Says, very wifely, it is ten a clock: Thus may we fee, quoth he, how the world, wags:" And after one hour more 'twill be eleven; Duke Sen. What fool is this? Faq. O worthy fool! one that hath been a courtier, t And fays, if Ladies be but young and fair, They have the gift to know it: And in his brain, Which is as dry as the remainder bisket After a voyage, he hath ftrange places cram'd ジ I am ambitious for a motley coat. Jaq. It is my only fuit; Provided, that you weed your better judgments Of all opinion, that grows rank in them, To blow on whom I please, for fo fools have; They moft must laugh: And why, Sir, muft they fo? 1 1 To fpeak my mind, and I will through and through Duke Sen. Fy on thee! I can tell what thou wouldst do.. Faq. What, for a counter, would I do but good? Duke Sen. Moft mischievous foul fin, in chiding fin: For thou thyself haft been a libertine, As fenfual as the brutish fting itself; And all th' emboffed fores and headed evils, (12) He, whom a fool doth very wifely bit, I A Doth very forlifbly, although be smart, Seem fenfeless of the bob. If not, &c.] Befides that the third verfe is defective one whole foot in meafure, the tenour of what Jaques continues to fay, and the reafoning of the paffage, fhew it is no lefs defective in the fenfe. There is no doubt, but the two little mono fyllables, which I have fupply'd, were either by accident wanting in the Manufcript copy, or by inadvertence, were left put at press. When N5 When that I fay, the city-woman bears That fays, his bravery is not on my coft; There then; how then? what then? let me fee wherein Enter Orlando, with fword drawn. Orla. Forbear, and eat no more. Orla. Nor fhalt not, 'till neceffity be ferv'd. Duke Sen. Art thou thus bolden'd, mas, by thy distress ? Or else a rude defpifer of good manners, That in civility thou seem'ft fo empty ? Orla. You touch'd my vein at firft; the thorny point Of bare diftrefs hath ta'en from me the fhew Of fmooth civility; yet am I in-land bred, And know fome nurture: But forbear, I say: 'Till I and my affairs are answered. Jaq. If you will not Be answered with reafon, I must die. Duke Sen. What would you have? your gentleness fhall: More than your force move us to gentleness. [force, Orla. I almoft die for food, and let me have it. Duke Sen. Sit down and feed, and welcome to our table. Orla. Speak you fo gently? pardon me, I pray you ;. I thought, that all things had been favage here; And therefore put I on the countenance Of tern commandment. But whate'er you are, Under the shade of melancholy boughs, Lofe Lofe and neglect the creeping hours of time; If ever been where bells have knoll'd to church; Orla. Then but forbear your food a little while, Duke Sen. Go find him out, And we will nothing wafte 'till you return. Orla. I thank ye; and be blefs'd for your good com fort! [Exit Duke Sen. Thou feeft, we are not all alone unhappy :This wide and univerfal theatre Prefents more woeful pageants, than the scene- Faq. All the world's a flage, And all the men and women merely players; And then, the whining school-boy with his fatchel, Made Made to his miftrefs' eye-brow. Then, a foldiers: Even in the cannon's mouth. And then, the juftice- A A Duke Sen. Welcome: Set down your venerable burden, And let him feed. Orla. I thank you most for him, Adam. So had you need, I fcat Sen.. Welcome, fall to: I will not trouble you, can fpeak to thank you for myfelf, Duke As yet to question you about your fortunes. SO N G. Blow, blow, thou winter wind, As man's ingratitude; Thy tooth is not fo keen, (13) times aljurdus. very obfervable that Greeks useď xawòç ; recens; and fomeMr. Warburton. |