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Rof. By my life, I do; which I tender dearly, though I fay I am a magician: Therefore, put you on your best array, bid your friends; for if you will be married tomorrow, you fhall; and to Rofalind, if you will.

Enter Silvius, and Phebe.

Look, here comes a lover of mine, and a lover of hers. Phe. Youth, you have done me much ungentleness, 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: You are there follow'd by a faithful fhepherd; Look upon him, love him; he worships you. 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.

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

Rof. And I for no woman.

Sil. 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.

Rof. And I for no woman.

Sil. It is to be all made of fantafy,

All made of passion, and all made of wishes;
All adoration, duty, and obfervance,

All humbleness, all patience, and impatience,
All purity, all trial, all' perfeverance ;—
And fo am I for Phebe.

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

Rof. And fo am I for no woman.

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Phe. If this be fo, why blame you me to love you?

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Sil. If this be fo, why blame you me to love you?

[To Phe.

Orla. If this be fo, why blame you me to love you? Rof. Who do you fspeak to, why blame you me to love you? Orla. To her, that is not here, nor doth not hear.

Rof. 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 :-I will fatisfy you, [To Orlando.] if ever I fatisfy'd man, and you fhall be married to-morrow :- I will content you, [To Silvius.] if what pleases you contents fhall be married to-morrow.you, and Rofalind, meet; [To Orlando.]—as you love l'hebe, meet; [To Silvius.]—And as I love no woman, I'll meet.-So you well; I have left you commands.

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Sil. I'll not fail, if I live.

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Orla. Nor I.

[Exeunt.

SCENE III.

Enter Clown, and Audrey.

Clo. To-morrow is the joyful day, Audrey; to-morrow will we be married.

Aud. I do defire it with all my heart: and I hope it is no dishonest defire, to defire 'to be a woman of the world. Here come two of the banish'd duke's pages.

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be a woman of the world.]—to enter into the state of wedlock.

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Enter two Pages.

1 Page. Well met, honeft gentleman.

Clo. By my troth, well met: Come, fit, fit, and a song. 2 Page. We are for you: fit i'the middle.

1 Page. Shall we clap into't roundly, without hawking, or spitting, or faying we are hoarfe; which are the only prologues to a bad voice?

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

SONG.

It was a lover, and his lass,

With a bey, and a bo, and a bey nonino,
That o'er the green corn-field did pass

In the fpring time, the only pretty ring time,

When birds do fing, bey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the Spring.

Between the acres of the rye,

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

These pretty country folks would lie,
In the fpring time, &c.

The carol they began that hour,

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

For love is crowned with the prime

In the fpring time, &c.

the only pretty ring time],-apteft feafon for marriage.

Clo.

Clo. Truly, young gentlemen, though there was no great matter in the ditty, yet the note was very "untuneable.

1 Page. You are deceiv'd, fir; we kept time, we lost 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. [Exeunt.

SCENE IV.

Another Part of the Foreft.

Enter Duke Senior, Amiens, Jaques, Orlando, Oliver, and Celia.

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

Can do all this that he hath promised?

Orla. I fometimes do believe, and fometimes do not; "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: You fay, if I bring in your Rofalind, [To the Duke.

You will bestow her on Orlando here?

Duke Sen. That would I, had I kingdoms to give with

her.

Rof. And you fay, you will have her, when I bring her? [To Orlando. Orla. That would I, were I of all kingdoms king.

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"As thofe that fear they hope, and know they fear.]-As thofe, whofe hopes are dafh'd with fear; who fear that their hopes are only hopes but know that their fears have a real foundation.

"As thofe that feign &c.”

"As thofe that fear thee, hope, and know thee, fear."
"As thofe that fear their hope, and know their fear."
"As thofe that fear, then hope; and know then fear."

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Rof. You fay, you'll marry me, if I be willing?

[To Phebe.

Phe. That will I, fhould I die the hour after.
Rof. But, if you do refuse to marry me,
You'll give yourself to this most faithful shepherd?
Phe. So is the bargain.

Rof. You fay, that you'll have Phebe, if fhe will?

[To Silvius. Sil. Though to have her and death were both one thing. Rof. I have promis'd to make all this matter even. Keep you your word, O duke, to give your daughter ;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 fhe 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.

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

Jaq. Good my lord, bid him welcome: This is the

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