which is the most inhibited fin in the canon. Keep it not; you cannot chufe but lose by't: Out with't: within ten years it will make itself two, which is a goodly increase; and the principal itself not much the worfe: Away with't. Hel. How might one do, fir, to lofe it to her own liking? Par. Let me fee: Marry, 'ill, to like him that ne'er it likes. 'Tis a commodity will lofe the glofs with lying; the longer kept, the lefs worth: off with't, while 'tis vendible answer the time of requeft. Virginity, like an old courtier, wears her cap out of fashion; richly fuited, but unfuitable juft like the brooch and the tooth-pick, which wear not now: Your 'date is better in your pye and your porridge, than in your cheek: And your virginity, your old virginity, is like one of our French wither'd pears it looks ill, it eats dryly; marry, 'tis a wither'd pear: it was formerly better; marry, "yes, 'tis a wither'd pear: Will you any thing with it? W Hel. Not my virginity yet. X There shall your mafter have a thousand loves, A mother, and a mistress, and a friend, A phoenix, captain, and an enemy, A guide, a goddess, and a fovereign, ill,]-fhe muft do ill. brooch]-fome jewel, or fplendid toy, now become antiquated. date]-pun-the fruit fo called, and Helen's age. U yet. Ay, a minc'd man," &c. TROILUS and CRESSIDA, A& I, S. 2. Cr. Not my virginity yet.]-This line may refer to Parolles's "wither'd pear;" or we may read, will you any thing with us; meaning, Will you fend any thing to court by us; have you any commands there? * a thousand loves, &c.]-Loves that will fupply the place of a mother, &c. and on whom he will fondly bestow those tender appellatives, together with a numerous train of adoptious christendoms, nicknames, new fangled denominations forged at Cupid's mint. "One nickname to her purblind son and heir." ROMEO AND JULIET, A& II, S. 1. Mer. Bb 3 A counsellor, a traitress, and a dear: I know not what he fhall:-God fend him well! y The court's a learning place ;-and he is one- Hel. That I wish well.'Tis pity Par. What's pity? Hel. That wishing well had not a body in't, Enter Page. Page. Monfieur Parolles, my lord calls for you. [Exit Page. Par. Little Helen, farewel: if I can remember thee, I will think of thee at court. Hel. Monfieur Parolles, you were born under a charitable star. Par. Under Mars, I. Hel. I efpecially think, under Mars. Par. Why under Mars? Hel. The wars have kept you fo under, that you muft needs be born under Mars. Par. When he was predominant. Y learning-place ;]-the only foil for improvement. And fhew &c.]-in reality, by our actual good offices, what, at a diftance, we can only kindly intend; which entitles us to no thanks, till put in execution. Hel. Hel. When he was retrograde, I think, rather. fo? Hel. You go fo much backward, when you fight. Hel. So is running away, when fear proposes the fafety: But the compofition, that your valour and fear makes in you, is a virtue of a good wing, and I like the wear well. Par. I am fo full of bufineffes, I cannot answer thee acutely: I will return perfect courtier; in the which, my inftruction fhall ferve to naturalize thee, fo thou wilt be capable of courtier's counsel, and understand what advice shall thrust upon thee; elfe thou dieft in thine unthankfulness, and thine ignorance makes thee away; farewel. When thou haft leisure, fay thy prayers; when thou hast none, remember thy friends: get thee a good husband, and use him as he uses thee: fo farewel. Hel. Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, What power 2 is с [Exit. a virtue of a good wing,]-like a good hawk, flies well, and will carry you thro' all dangers. the fated fky]-fate, deftiny. • The mightest space in nature, &c.]-Accident fometimes unites moft intimately thofe, whom inequality of rank had fet at the greatest distance: The mightiest space in fortune, &c.-Mutual affection often unites thofe, between whom fortune has placed the greateft difparity, and causes them to join like perfons in fimilar circumstances. likes,]-perfons in fimilar circumstances. native] congenial, formed for each other. Impoffible be strange attempts, to those that weigh their pain in sense ; and do fuppofe, what hath been cannot be: &c.]-New attempts seem impoffible to thofe, that judge of the fuccefs of their enterprises from ordinary occurrences, and conclude that what hath but rarely happened, will never happen again. Bb 4 That That weigh their pain in fenfe; and do fuppofe, [Exit. Flourish cornets. Enter the King of France, with Letters, and divers attendants. King. The Florentines and Senoys are by the ears; Have fought with equal fortune, and continue A braving war. I Lord. So 'tis reported, fir. King. Nay, 'tis most credible; we here receive it I Lord. His love and wisdom, King. He hath arm'd our answer, And Florence is deny'd before he comes: 2 Lord. It may well ferve A nursery to our gentry, who are fick For breathing and exploit. King. What's he comes here? Enter Enter Bertram, Lafeu, and Parolles. 1 Lord. It is the count Roufillon, my good lord, Young Bertram. King. Youth, thou bear'ft thy father's face: Ber. My thanks and duty are your majesty's. i but they may jeft, &c.]-they may deal out their fund of fatire, till the fhafts, unfelt, recoil upon themselves, before they will be able to temper it with that winning gracefulness, which marked his happy vein. in his pride or sharpness;]-dignity of manner, or keenness of his ftrokes. i of another place; &c.]—as if they had been his equals; and though fuch condefcenfion gave them a better opinion of themselves, yet their acknowledgments of it ferved only to encrease his humility. And |