ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.

PERSONS REPRESENTED.

KING OF FRANCE.

A Page. DUKE OF FLOR EXCE.

COUNTESS OF ROUSILLON, Mother to Bertram. BERTRAM, Count of Rousillon.

HELENA, a Gentlewoman protected by the Countess. LAFEU, an oid Lord.

An old Widow of Florence. PAROLLES, a follower of Bertram.

DIANA, Daughter to the Widow. Several young French Lords that serve with Ber- MOLENTA,} Neighbors and Friends to the Widow. tram

MARIANA Steward,

Servants to the Countess of Rousillon. Lords attending on the King; Officers, Soldiers, Cloron,

c., French and Florentine. SCENE,-partly in France, and partly in Tuscany.

ACT I.

SCENE I.-Rousillon. A room in the Countess' her praise in. The remembrance of her father never Palace.

approaches her heart, but the tyranny of her sorEnter BERTRAM, the Countess of Rousillon, rows takes all livelihood from her cheek. No more HELENA, and LAFEU, in mourning.

of this, Helena, ‘go to, no more ; lest it be rather

thought you atlect a sorrow, than to have. Countess. In delivering my son from me, I bury Hel. I do affect a sorrow indeed, but I have it too. a second husband.

Laf. Moderate Jamentation is the right of the Ber. And I, in going, madam, weep o'er my dead, excessive griet' the enemy to the living. father's death anew: but I must attend his majesty's Count. If the living be enemy to the grief, the command, to whom I am now in ward, everinore excess makes it soon mortal. in subjection,

Ber. Madam, I desire your holy wishes. Laf. You shall find of the king a husband, ma- Laf. How understand we that dam;-you, sir, a father: He that so generally is Count. Be thou blest, Bertram! and succeed thy at all times good, must of necessity hold his virtue

father to you; whose worthiness would stir it up where in manners, as in shape! thy blood, and virtue, it wanted, rather than lack it where there is such Contend for empire in thee; and thy goodness abundance.

Share with thy birth-right! Love all, trust a few, Count. What hope is there of his majesty's Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy amendment ?

Rather in power, than use; and keep thy friend Laf. He hath abandoned his physicians, madam; Under thy own life's key: be check d for silence, under whose practices he hath persecuted time with But never tax'd for speech. What heaven more will, hope; and finds no other advantage in the process That thee may furnish, and my prayers pluck down, but only the losing of bope by time.

Fall on thy head! Farewell.-My lord, Count. This young gentlewoman had a father, 'Tis an unseason'd courtier; good my lord, (0, that had! how sad a passage 'tis!) whose skill Advise him. was almost as great as his honesty ; had it stretched Laf. He cannot want the best 80 far, would have made nature immortal, and that shall attend his love. death should have play for lack of work. Would Count. Heaven bless him-Farewell, Bertram. for the king's sake, he were living! I think, it

(Exit COUNTESS. would be the death of the king's disease.

Ber. The best wishes that can be forged in your Laf. How called you the man you speak of. thoughts, I TO HELENA.) be servants to you! Ве madam?

comfortable to my mother, your mistress, and make Count. He was famous, sir, in his profession, and much of her. it was his great right to be so: Gerard de Narbon. Laf. Farewell, pretty lady: You must hold the

Luf. He was excellent, indeed, madam; the king credit of your father, very lately spoke of him, admiringly, and mourn

Ereunt BERTRAM and LAFEU. ingly; he was skilful enough to have lived still, if Hel. 0, were that all!- I think not on my father; knowledge could be set up against mortality. And these great tears grace his remembrance more

Ber. What is it, my good lord, the king lan- Than those I shed for him. What was he like? guishes of

I have forgot him: my imagination Luif. A fistula, my lord.

Carries no favor in it, but Bertram's. Ber. I heard not of it before.

I am undone; there is no living, none, Laf. I would, it were not notorious.-Was this If Bertram be away. It were all one, gentlewoman the daughter of Gerard de Narbon ? That I should love a bright particular star,

Count. His sole child, my lord; and bequeathed and think to wed it, he is so above me: to my overlooking. l’have those hopes of her in his bright radiance and collateral light good, that her education promises: her dispositions Must I be comforted, not in his sphere. she inherits, which make fair gifts fairer; for where The ambition in my love thus plagues itself: an unclean mind carries virtuous qualities, there The hind that would be mated by the lion, commendations go with pity, they are virtues and Must die for love., 'Twas pretty, though a plague, traitors to; in her they are the better for their To see hiin every hour; to sit and draw simpleness: she derives her honesty, and achieves His arched brows, his hawking eye, his curls, her goodness.

In our heart's table; heart, too capable Luf. Your commendations, madam, get from her Of every line and tricks of his sweet favor :: tears.

But now he's gone, and my idolatrous fancy Cound. 'Tis the best brine a maiden can season Must sanctify his relics. Who comes here? Under his particular care, as my guardian. • Peculiarity of feature.

# Countenance.

Enter PAROLLES.

And show what we alone must think; which never One that goes with him: I love him for his sake; Returns us thanks. And yet I know him a notorious liar, Think him a great way fool, solely a coward;

Enter a Page. Yet these fix'd evils sit so fit in him,

Page. Monsieur Parolles, my lord calls for you. That they take place, when virtue's steely bones

(Exit Page.

Par. Little Helen, farewell: If I can remember Look bleak in the cold wind: withal, fulloft we see Cold wisdom waiting on supertuous folly.

thee, I will think of thee at court. Par. Save you, fair queen.

Hel. Monsieur Parolles, you were born under a

charitable star. Hel. And you, monarch.

Par. Under Mars, I.
Par. No.
Hel. And no.

Hel. I especially think under Mars.
Par. Are you meditating on virginity ?

Pur. Why under Mars?
Hel. Ay. You have some stain of soldier in you; I must needs be born under Mars.

Hel. The wars have so kept you under, that you let me ask you a question: Man is enemy to vir

Par. When he was predominant. ginity; how may we barricado it against him ! Par. Keep him out.

Hel. When he was retro rade, I think, rather. Hel. But he assails; and our virginity, though

Par. Why think you so ? valiant in the defence, yet is weak: unfold to us

Hel. You go so much backward, when you fight.

Par. That's for advantage. some warlike resistance. Pur. There is none; man, sitting down before safety: But the composition, that your valor and

Hel. So is running away, when fear proposes the you, will undermine you, and blow you up. Hel. Bless our poor virginity from underminers, I dear makes in you, is a virtue of a good wing, and I

like the wear well. and blowers up!-- Is there no inilitary policy, how

Pur. I am so full of business, I cannot answer virgins might blow up men?

Par. Virginity, being blown down, man will thee acutely: I will return perfect courtier; in the down again, with the breach yourselves made, you understand what advice shall thrust upon thee; else quicklier be blown up: marry, in blowing him which, my instruction shall serve to naturalize thee,

so thou wilt be capable of a courtier's counsel, and lose your city. It is not politic in the common. thou diest in thine unthankfulness, and thine ignowealth of nature, to preserve virginity. Loss of virginity is rational increase; and there was never

rance makes thee away: farewell. When thou virgin got, till virginity was first lost.

hast leisure, say thy prayers; when thou hast none,

That, you were made of, is metal to make virgins. Virginity, and use him as he uses thee: so farewell. (Exit.

remember thy friends : get thee a good husband, by being once lost, may be ten times found: by

Hel, Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, being ever kept, it is ever lost; 'tis too cold a com

Which we ascribe to heaven; the fated sky panion; away with it. Hel. i will stand for't a little, though therefore Our slow designs, when we ourselves are dull.

Gives us tree scope; only, doth backward pull I die a virgin. Par. There's little can be said in't; 'tis against What power is it, which mounts my love so high,

That makes me see, and cannot feed mine eye? the rule of nature. To speak on the part of virginity, is to accuse your mothers: which is most

The mightiest space in fortune nature brings infallible disobedience. He that hangs himself, is

To join like likes, and kiss like native things, a virgin : virginity murders itself; and should be that weigh their pains in sense; and do suppose,

Impossible be strange attempts, to those buried in highways, out of all sanctified limit, as

What hath been cannot be: Who ever strove a desperate oflendress against nature. Virginity breeds miles, much like a cheese; consumes itseli

To show her merit, that did miss her love ?

The king's disease--my project may deceive me, to the very paring, and so dies with feeding his own stomach. Besides, virginity is peevish, proud, idle, But my intents are fix'd, and will not leave me.

[Erit. made of self-love, which is the most inhibited • sin in the canon. Keep it not: you cannot choose but SCENE II.-Paris. A Room in the King's lose by't ; Out with’t: within ten years it will make

Palace. itself ten, which is a goodly increase : and the prin- Flourish of Cornets. Enter the King of FRANCE cipal itself not much the worse : Away with’i.

with letters; Lords und others attending. Hel. How might one do, sir, to lose it to her

King. The Florentines and Senoys' are by the own liking ?

Par. Lei me see: Marry, ill, to like him that have fought with equal fortune, and continue neer it likes. "Tis a commodity will lose the gloss

A braving war. with lying; the longer kept, the less worth : off

1 Lord. So 'tis reported, sir, with't, while 'tis vendible: answer the time of request. Virginity, like an old courtier, wears her a certainty, vouch'd from our cousin Austria,

K'ing. Nay, 'tis most credible; we here receive it cap out of fashion; richly suited, but unsuitable : | With caution, that the Florentine will move us just like the brooch 'and toothpick, which wear not for speedy aid; wherein our dearest friend now: Your date is better in your pie and your Prejudicates the business, and would seem porridge, than in your cheek: And your virginity, To have us make denial. your old virginity, is like one of our French with

1 Lord.

His love and wisdom, ered pears; it looks ill, it eats dryly: marry, 'tis a withered pear; it was formerly better; marry; yet: For amplest credence.

Arprov'd so to your majesty, may plead 'tis a withered pear; Will you any thing with it?

King:

He hath arm'd our answer, Hel. Not my virginity yet.

And Florence is denied before he comes: There shall your master have a thousand loves,

Yet, for our gentlemen, that mean to see A mother, and a mistress, and a friend,

The Tuscan service, freely have they leave A phenix, captain, and an enemy,

To stand on either part. A guide, a goddess, and a sovereign,

2 Lurd.

It may well serve
A counsellor, a traitress, and a dear;
His humble ambition, proud humility,

A nursery to our gentry, who are sick

For breathing and exploit. His Jarring concord, and his discord dulcet,

King.

What's he comes here? His faith, his sweet disaster; with a world Of pretty, fond, adoptious Christendoms,

Enter BERTRAM, LAFEU, and PAROLLES. That blinking Cupid gossips. Now shall he- 1 Lord. It is the count Rousillon, my good lord, I know not what he shall;-God send him well!- Young Bertram. The court's a learning place ;-and he is one- king. Youth, thou bear'st thy father's face; Par. What one, i'faith?

Frank nature, rather curious than in huste, Hel. That I wish well.- 'Tis pity

Hath well compos'd thee. Thy father's moral parts Par. What's pity?

Mayst thou inherit too! Welcome to Paris. Hel. That wishing well had not a body in't, Bur. My thanks and duty are your majesty's. Which might be felt: that we, the poorer born, King. I would I had that corporal soundness now Whose baser stars do shut us up in wishes,

As wlien thy father, and myself, in friendship Might with effects of them follow our friends,

& Things formed by pature for each other. • Forbidden.

* The citizens of the small republic of which Sienna is I A quibble on date, which means age, and candied fruit.I the capital.

ears;

ness.

more anon.

First try'd our soldiership! He did look far

Count. Tell me the reason why thou wilt marry. Into the service of the time, and was

Clo. My poor body, inadam, requires it: I am Discipled of the bravest : he lasted long;

driven on by the flesh; and he must needs go, that But on us both did haggish age steal on,

the devil drives. And wore us out of act. It much repairs me

Count. Is this all your worship's reason? To talk of your good father: In his youth

Clo. Faith, madam, I have other holy reasons, He had the wit, which I can well observe

such as they are. To-day in our young lords; but they may jest Count. May the world know them! Till their own scorn return to them unnoted,

Clo. I have been, madam, a wicked creature: Ere they can hide their levity in honor.

as you and all flesh and blood are; and, indeed, I So like a courtier, contempt nor bitterness

do marry, that I may repent. Were in his pride or sharpness ; if they were, Count. Thy marriage, sooner than thy wickedHis equal had awak'd them; and his honor, Clock to itself, knew the true minute when

Clo. I am out of friends, madam; and I hope to Exception bid him speak, and, at this time, have friends for my wife's sake. His tongue obey'd his hand: Who were below him Count. Such friends are thine enemies, knave. He used as creatures of another place ;

Clo. You are shallow, madam; e'en great friends; And bow'd his eminent top to their low ranks, for the knaves come to do that for me, which I am Making them proud of his humility,

a-weary of. He, that ears: my land, spares my In their poor praise he humbled : Such a man team, and gives me leave to inn the crop: If I be Might be a copy to these younger times;

his cuckold, he's my drudge : He, that comforts Which, follow'd well, would demonstrate them now my wife, is the cherisher of my flesh and blood; But goers backward.

he, that cherishes my flesh and blood, loves my Ber.

His good remembrance, sir, flesh and blood; he, that loves my flesh and blood, Lies richer in your thoughts, than on his tomb; is my friend : ergo, he that kisses my wife, is my So in approofi lives not his epitaph,

friend. If man could be contented to be what they As in your royal speech.

are, there were no fear in marriage; for young King. 'Would, I were with him! He would Charbon the puritan, and old Poysam the papist, always say,

howso'eer their hearts are several in religion, their (Methinks, I hear him now; his plausive words heads are both one, they may joll horns together, He scatter'd not in ears, but grafted them,

like any deer i' the herd. To grow there, and to bear,)--Let me not live Count. Wilt thou ever be a foul-mouthed and Thus his good melancholy ort began,

calumnious knave? On the catastrophe and heel of pastime,

Clo. A prophet I, madam; and I speak the truth When it was out.- let me not live, quoth he,

the next way: 8 After my flame lacks oil, to be the snuff Of younger spirits, whose apprehensive senses

For I the ballad will repeat, All but new things disdain ; whose judgments are

Which men full true shall find; Mere fathers of their garments; whose constancies

Your marriage comes by destiny, Erpire before their fashions ;- -This he wish d:

Your cuckoo sings by kind. I, after him, do after him wish too,

Count. Get you gone, sir; I'll talk with you Since I nor wax, nor honey, can bring home, I were dissolved from my hive,

Stew. May it please you, madam, that he bid To give some laborers room.

Helen come to you; of her I am to speak. 2 Lord.

You are lovid, sir; Count. Sirrah, tell my gentlewoman, I would They, that least lend it you, shall lack you first. speak with her; Helen I mean.

King. I fill a place, I know't.-How long is't, count, Clo. Was this fair face the cause, quoth she, Since the physician at your father's died ?

(Singing. He was much fam'd.

Why the Grecians sacked Troy?
Ber.
Some six months since, my lord.

Fond done,& done fond,
King. If he were living, I would try him yet;-

Was this King Priam's joy? Lend me an arm ;--the rest have worn me out

With that she sighed as she stood, With several applications: nature and sickness With that she sighed as she stood, Debate it at their leisure. Welcome, count;

And gave this sentence then ;
My son's no dearer.

Among nine bad if one be good,
Ber.
Thank your majesty.

Among nine bad if one be good,
(Ereunt. Flourish.

There's yet one good in ten. SCENE III.-Rousillon. A Room in the Coun- Count. What, one good in ten ? you corrupt the

tess's Palace. Enter CourtESS, Steward, and Clown.

Clo. One good woman in ten, Madam; which is

a purifying o' the song: 'Would God serve the Count. I will now hear: what say you of this world so all the year? we'd find no fault with the gentlewoman?

tythe-woman, if I were the person: One in ten, Stew. Madam, the care I have had to even your quoth a'! an we might have a good woman born content, I wish might be found in the calendar of but every blazing star, or at an earthquake, 'twould my past endeavors; for then we wound our mo-mend the lottery well'; a man may draw his heart desty, and make foul the clearness of our deserv-out ere he pluck one. ings, when of ourselves we publish them.

Count. You'll be gone, sir knave, and do as I Count. What does this knave here? Get you gone, command you ? sirrah: The complaints, I have heard of you, I do Clo. That man should be at woman s command, not all believe: tis my slowness, that I do not: and yet no hurt done!—Though honesty be no for, I know you lack not folly to commit them, and puritan, yet it will do no burt; it will wear the have ability enough to make such knaveries yours. surplice of humility over the black gown of a big

Clo. 'Tis not unknown to you, madam, I am a heart.--I am going, forsooth: the business is for poor fellow.

Helen to come hither.

[Exit Clown. Count. Well, sir.

Count. Well, now. Clo. No, madam, 'tis not so well, that I am poor; Steu. I know, madam, you love your gentlethough many of the rich are damned : But, if I may woman entirely. have your ladyship's good will to go to the world, Count. Indeed, I do; her father bequeathed her Isbel the woman and I will do as we may.

to me; and she herself, without other advantage, Count. Wilt thou needs be a beggar?

may lawfully make title to as much love as she Clo. I do beg your good will in this case. finds: there is more owing her, than is paid; and Count. In what case ?

more shall be paid her, than she'll demand. Clo. In Isbel's case, and mine own. Service is Stew. Madam, I was very late more near her no heritage : and, I think, I shall never have the chan, I think, she wished me: alone she was, and blessing of God, till I have issue of my body; for, did communicate to herself, her own words to her they say, bearns are blessings.

own ears; she thought, I dare vow for her, they • Approbatior. • To act up to your desires. Ploughs. 1 To be married. Children.

4 Therefore. The nearest way. 6 Foolishly done.

song, sirrah.

none.

touched not any stranger sense. Her matter was, As heaven shall work in me for thine avail,
she loved your son: Fortune, she said, was no To tell me truly.
goddess, that had put such difference betwixt their Hel.

Good madam, pardon me!
two estates; Love, no god, that would not extend Count. Do you love my son ?
his might, only where qualities were level: Diana, Hel.

Your pardon noble mistress no queen of virgins, that would suffer her poor knight Count. Love, you my son? to be surprised, without rescue, in the first assault, Hel.

Do not you love him, madam ? or ransom afterwards: This she delivered in the Count. Go not about; my love hath in't a bond, most bitter touch of sorrow, that e'er I heard virgin Whereof the world takes noie: come, come, disclose exclaim in : which I held my duty, speedily to The state of your atlection; for your passions acquaint you withal; sithence, in the loss that may Have to the full approach'd. happen, it concerns you something to know it. Hel.

Then I confess, Count. You have discharged this honestly: keep Here on my knee, before high heaven and you, it to yourself: many likelihoods informed me of That before you, and next unto high heaven, this before, which hung so tottering in the balance, I love your son :that I could neither believe, nor inisdoubt : Pray My friends were poor, but honest; so's my love. you, leave me; stall this in your bosom, and 1 Be not oflended: for it hurts not him, thank you for your honest care: I will speak with That he is lov'd of me: I follow him not you further anon.

[Exit Steward. By any token of presumptuous suit;

Nor would I have him, till I do deserve him;
Enter HELENA.

Yet never know how that desert should be
Count. Even so it was with me, when I was young; I know I love in vain, strive against hope;

If we are nature's, these are ours: this thorn Yet, in this captious and intenible sieve,
Doth to our rose of youth rightly belong;

I still pour in ihe waters of my love,
Our blood to us, this to our blood is born; And lack not to lose still: thus, Indian-like,
It is the show and seal of nature's truth,

Religious in mine error, I adore
Where love's strong passion is impress'd in youth: The sun, that looks upon his worshipper,
By our remembrances of days foregone,

But knows of him no more. My dearest madam, Such were our faults:—or ihen we thought them Let not your hate encounter with my love,

For loving where you do : but, if yourself, Her eye is sick on't; I observe her now.

Whose aged honor cites a virtuous youth, Hel. What is your pleasure, madam?

Did ever, in so true a flame of liking, Count.

You know, Helen, Wish chastely, and love dearly, that your Dian I am a mother to you.

Was both herself and love; 0 then, give pity Hel. Mine honorable mistress.

To her, whose state is such it cannot choose Count.

Nay a mother; But lend and give. where she is sure to lose ; Why not a mother? When I said, a mother, That seeks not to find that her search implies, Methought you saw a serpent! What's in mother, But, riddle-like, lives sweetly where she dies. That you start at it? I say, I am your mother; Count. Had you not lately an intent, speak truly And put you in the catalogue of those

To go to Paris? That were enwombed mine: 'Tis often seen,

Hel.

Madam, I had. Adoption strives with nature; and choice breeds Count.

Wherefore? tell true. A native slip to us from foreign seeds :

Hel. I will tell true; by grace itself, I swear. You neer oppress d me with a mother's groan,

You know, my father left me some prescriptions Yet I express to you a mother's care:

of rare and prov'd effects, such as bis reading, God's mercy, maiden ! does it curd thy blood, And manifest experience, had collected To say I am thy mother? What's the maiter, For general sovereignty ; and that he will'd me That ihis distemper'd messenger of wet,

In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, The many color'd Iris, rounds thine eye?

As notes, whose faculties inclusive were Why?- that you are my daughter?

More than they were in note : 9 amongst the rest, Hel.

That I am not. There is a remedy, approv'd, set down, Count. I say, I am your mother.

To cure the desperate languishes, whereof Hel.

Pardon, madam; The king is render'd lost. The count Rousillon cannot be my brother :

Count.

This was your motive I am from humble, he from honor d name;

For Paris, was it? speak. No note upon my parents, his all noble:

Hel. My lord, your son, made me to think of My master, my dear lord he is; and I

this: His servant live, and will his vassal die:

Else Paris, and the medicine, and the king, He must not be my brother.

Had, from the conversation of my thoughts, Count.

Nor I your mother? Haply, been absent then. Hel. You are my mother, madam; 'Would you

Count.

But think you, Helen,

If you should tender your supposed aid, (So that my lord, your son, were not my brother,) | He would receive it? 'He and his physicians Indeed, my mother !-or were you both our mothers, Are of a mind; he, that they cannot help him: I care no more for, than I do for heaven,

They, that they cannot help: How shall they credit So I were not his sister: Can't no other,

A poor unlearned virgin, when the schools,
But I, your daughter, he must be my brother ? Embowelld of their doctrine, have left off
Count. Yes, Helen, you might be my daughter, The danger to itself!
in-law ;

Hel.

There's something hints, God shield, you mean it not! daughter, and mother More than my father's skill, which was the greatest So strives upon your pulse: What, pale again ? Of his profession, that his good receipt My fear hath catch'd your fondness : Now I see Shall, for my legacy, be sanctified The mystery of your loneliness, and find

By the luckiest stars in heaven : and, would your Your sait tears' head. Now to all sense 'tis gross, But give me leave to try success, I'd venture

honor You love my son; invention is asham'd, Against the proclamation of thy passion,

The well-lost life of mine on his grace's cure, To say thou dost not: therefore tell me true; By such a day and hour. But tell me then, 'tis so ;-for, look, thy cheeks Count.

Dost thou believe 't? Confess it, one to the other; and thine eyes

Hel. Ay, madam, knowingly. See it so grossly shown in thy behaviors,

Count. Why, Helen, thou shalt have my leave, That in their kind they speak it; only sin

and love, And hellish obstinacy tie thy tongue,

Means, and attendants, and my loving greetings That truth should be suspected : Speak, is't so?

To those of mine in court; I'll stay at home, If it be so, you have wound a goodly clue; And pray God's blessing into thy attempt: If it be not, forswear't: how eer, I charge thee, Be gone to-morrow; and be sure of this,

What I can help thee to, thou shalt not miss. . Since, i. I care as much for: I wish it equally.

(Exeunt. Contend. 1 The source, the cause of your grief.

were

ACT II.

SCENE I.-Paris. A room in the King's Palacc.

Enter LAFEU. Flourish. Enter Kixg, uilh young Lords taking Laf. Pardon, my lord, (Kneeling.) for me and leare for the Florentine war; BERTRAM, PAROL

for my tidings. LES, and Attendants.

King. I'll fee thee to stand up: King. Farewell, young lord, these warlike prin- stands, that has brought his pardon. I would, you

Laf.

Then here's a man ciples Do not throw from you:—and you, my lord, fare- That, at my bidding, you could so stand up.

Had kneel'd, my lord, to ask me mercy; and well: Share the advice betwixt you; if both gain all,

King. I would I had; so I had broke thy pate The gift doth stretch itself as 'tis receiv'd,

And ask'd thee mercy for't. And is enough for both.

Laf

Goodfaith, across :: 1 Lord. It is our hope, sir,

But, my good lord, 'tis thus; Will you be cur’d After well-enter'd soldiers, to return

Of your infirmity? And find your grace in health.

King.

No. King. No, no, it cannot be; and yet my heart

Laf

0, will you eat Will not confess he owes the malady

No grapes, my royal fox? yes, but you will,
That doth my life besiege. Farewell, young lords ; Could reach them: I have seen a medicine,

My noble grapes, an if my royal fox
Whether I live or die, be you the sons
Of worthy Frenchmen : let higher Italy

That's able to breathe life into a stone: (Those 'bated, that inherit but the fall

Quicken a rock, and make you dance canary, Of the last monarchy ) see, that you come

With sprightly fire and motion ; whose simple touch Not to woo honor, but to wed it; when

Is powerful to araise king Pepin, nay,
The bravest questants shrinks, find what you seek, To give great Charlemain a pen in his hand,
That fame may cry you loud: I say, farewell.

And write to her a love-line. 2 Lord. Health, at your bidding, serve your

King,

What her is this? majesty!

Laf. Why, doctor she: My lord, there's one arKing. Those girls of Italy, take heed of them; If you will see her,—now, by my faith and honor,

rivd, They say, our French lack language to deny, If they demand: beware of being captives,

If seriously I may convey my thoughts

1 Before you serve.

In this my light deliverance, I have spoke Both. Our hearts receive your warnings. Wisdom, and constancy, hath amaz d me more

With one, that in her sex, her years, profession, King. Farewell.-Come hither to me.

[The King retires to a couch. Than I dare blame my weakness: Will you see her, 1 Lord. O my, sweei lord, that you will stay be- For that is her demand,) and know her business? hind us!

That done, laugh well at me. Par. 'Tis not his fault; the spark

King.

Now, good Lafeu, 2 Lord.

o, 'tis brave wars. Bring in the admiration; that we with thee Par. Most admirable: I have seen those wars.

May spend our wonder too, or take off thine, Ber. I am commanded here, and kept a coil By, wondering how thou look'st it. with

Lif

Nay 1,1l fit you, Too young, and the next year, and 'tis too early.

And not be all day neither.

[Exit LAFEN. Par. An thy mind stand to it, boy, steal away

King. Thus he his special nothing ever probravely.

logues. Ber. I shall stay here the forehorse to a smock,

Re-enter LAFEU with HELENA. Creaking my shoes on the plain masonry,

Laf. Nay, come your ways. Till honor be bought up, and no sword worn, King. This haste hath wings indeed. But one to dance with ! By heaven, I'll steal away.

Laf. Nay, come your ways; 1 Lord. There's honor in the theft.

This is his majesty, say your mind to him: Par.

Commit it, count. A traitor you do look like : but such traitors 2 Lord. I am your accessary; and so farewell.

His majesty seldom fears : I am Cressid's uncle, Ber. I grow to you, and our parting is a tortured That dare leave two together; fare you well. [Erit, body:

King. Now, fair one, does your business follow us? I Lord. Farewell, captain.

Hel. Ay, my good lord. Gerard de Narbon was 2 Lord. Sweet monsieur Parolles ! Pur. Noble heroes, my sword and yours are kin. My father ; in what he did profess, well found.

King. I knew him. Good sparks and lustrous, a word, good metals :- Hel. The rather will I spare my praises towards You shall find in the regiment of the Spinii, one

him ; captain Spurio, with his cicatrice, an emblem of war Knowing him, is enough. On his bed of death here on his sinister cheek; it was this very sword Many receipts he gave me; chiefly one, entrenchd it: say to him, I live; and observe his Which, as the dearest issue of his practice, reports for me.

And of his old experience the only darling, 2 Lord. We shall, noble captain.

He bade me store up, as a triple eye, Par. Mars dote on you for his novices! (Exeunt Safer than mine own two, more dear; I have so: Lords.) What will you do?

And hearing your high majesty is touch'd Ber. Stay: the king- [Seeing him rise. With that malignant cause wherein the honor

Par. Use a more spacious ceremony to the noble of my dear father's gift stands chief in power, lords; you have restrained yourself within the list I come to tender it, and my appliance, of too cold an adieu ; be more expressive to them; With all bound humbleness. for they wear themselves in the cap of the time : *

King.

We thank you, maiden ; there, do muster true gait,eat, speak, and move,

But may not be so credulous of cure, under the intluence of the most received star; and When our most learned doctors leave us; and though the devil led the measure, such are to be the congregated college have concluded followed: after them, and take a more dilated fare- That laboring art can never ransom nature well.

From her inaidable estate,-I say we must not Ber. And I will do so.

So stain our judgment, or corrupt our hope, Par. Worthy fellows; and like to prove most To prostitute our past-cure maludy sinewy sword-men.

To empirics; or to dissever so [Exeunt BERTRAM and PAROLLES. ( ur great self and our credit, to esteem *i.e. The Roman empire. * Seeker, enquirer. . Unskilfully: a phrase taken from the exercise at a . Be not captives before you are soldiers. + in a bustle. quintain.