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Sil. It is to be all made of fighs and tears —

And fo am I for Phebe.

Phe. And I for Ganymede.

Orl. And I for Rofalind.

Rof. And I for no woman.

Sil. It is to be all made of faith and service;— And fo am I for Phebe.

Phe. And I for Ganymede.

Orl. And I for Rofalind.

Rof. And I for no woman.

Sil. It is to be all made of fantasy,

All made of paffion, and all made of wishes;
All adoration, duty and observance,

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

Phe. And fo am I for Ganymede.
Orl. And fo am I for Rofalind.

Rof. And fo am I for no woman.

Phe. If this be fo, why blame you me to love you? [TO ROSALIND. Sil. If this be fo, why blame you me to love you? [To PHEBE. Orl. If this be fo, why blame you me to love you? Rof. Who do you speak to, why blame you me to love you? Orl. 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, [To SILVIUS] if I can :-I would love you, [To PHEBE] if I could.-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 you, and you fhall be married to-morrow. As you [To ORLANDO] love Rofalind, meet;—as you, [To SILVIUS] love Phebe, meet;-And as I love no woman, I'll meet.-So, fare you well; I have left you commands.

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Enter TOUCHSTONE and AUDREY.

Touch. 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.

Enter two Pages.

1 Page. Well met, honeft gentleman.

Touch. By my troth, well met: Come, fit, fit, and a fong.

2 Page. We are for you: fit i'the middle.

1 Page. Shall we clap into't roundly, without hawking, or spitting, or saying we are hoarse; 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.

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SONG.

I.

It was a lover, and his lass,

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

In the fpring time, the only pretty rank time,
When birds do fing, hey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.

II.

Between the acres of the rye,

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

III.

This carol they began that hour,

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

How that a life was but a flower

In fpring time, &c.

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And therefore take the prefent time,

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

For love is crowned with the prime

In fpring time, &c.

Touch. Truly, young gentlemen, though there was no great matter in the ditty, yet the note was very untune

able.

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

Touch.

Touch. 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 fenior, AMIENS, JAQUES, ORLANDO, OLIVER, and CELIA,

Duke S. Doft thou believe, Orlando, that the boy Can do all this that he hath promised?

Orl. I fometimes do believe, and fometimes do not; As those that fear they hope, and know they fear.

Enter ROSALIND, SILVIUS, and PHEBE.

Rof. Patience once more, whiles our compact is urg'd:You fay, if I bring in your Rofalind,

You will bestow her on Orlando here?

[To the DUKE.

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

her.

her?

Rof. And you fay, you will have her, when I bring
[TO ORLANDO.
Orl. That would I, were I of all kingdoms king.
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 she will ?

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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 shepherd :— Keep your word, Silvius, that you'll marry her, If the refuse me :-and from hence I go, To make thefe doubts all even.

[Exeunt ROSALIND and CELIA. Duke S. I do remember in this shepherd-boy Some lively touches of my daughter's favour. Orl. 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 forest-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 forest.

Enter TOUCHSTONE and AUDREY.

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

Touch. Salutation and greeting to you all!

Jaq. Good my lord, bid him welcome: This is the motley-minded gentleman, that I have fo often met in the foreft: he hath been a courtier, he fwears.

Touch. 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 my friend, fmooth with mine enemy; I have undone three tailors; I have had four quarrels, and like to have fought one.

Jag.

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