shifts With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Enter Orlando, with Adam. 156 160 164 Duke S. Welcome. Set down your venerable bur den, And let him feed. Orl. I thank you most for him. need: Adam. So had you Duke S. Welcome; fall to: I will not trouble you As yet, to question you about your fortunes. Song. Ami. 'Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man's ingratitude; Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, 168 172 176 Although thy breath be rude. modern instances: commonplace illustrations 156 saws: maxims 158 pantaloon: an enfeebled old man; cf. n. 163 his: its 165 mere: total 167 venerable burden; cf. n. Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly: 180 Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly. Then heigh-ho! the holly! This life is most jolly. Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, That dost not bite so nigh As benefits forgot: Though thou the waters warp, Thy sting is not so sharp As friend remember'd not. 184 188 Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly: Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly. Then heigh-ho! the holly! This life is most jolly.' 192 Duke S. If that you were the good Sir Rowland's son, As you have whisper'd faithfully you were, And as mine eye doth his effigies witness 196 Be truly welcome hither: I am the duke That lov'd your father: the residue of your fortune 187 warp: i.e., by freezing or ruffling them 197 limn'd: painted, portrayed 200 Exeunt. 196 effigies: likeness ACT THIRD Scene One [A Room in the Palace] Enter Duke [Frederick], Lords, and Oliver. Duke F. Not seen him since! Sir, sir, that cannot be: But were I not the better part made mercy, I should not seek an absent argument Of my revenge, thou present. But look to it: Find out thy brother, wheresoe'er he is; Seek him with candle; bring him, dead or living, 8 Thy lands, and all things that thou dost call thine 12 Oli. O that your highness knew my heart in this! I never lov'd my brother in my life. Duke F. More villain thou. Well, push him out of doors; And let my officers of such a nature Make an extent upon his house and lands. Do this expediently and turn him going. 2 made mercy: made of mercy 6 candle; cf. n. 11 quit: acquit 18 expediently: expeditiously 16 Exeunt. 3 argument: subject 7 turn: return 17 extent; cf. n. Scene Two [The Forest of Arden] Enter Orlando [with a paper]. Orl. Hang there, my verse, in witness of my love: And in their barks my thoughts I'll character, Enter Corin and Touchstone. Exit. Cor. And how like you this shepherd's life, Master Touchstone? 12 Touch. Truly, shepherd, in respect of itself, it is a good life; but in respect that it is a shepherd's life, it is naught. In respect that it is solitary, I like it very well; but in respect that it is private, it is a very vile life. Now, in respect 17 it is in the fields, it pleaseth me well; but in respect it is not in the court, it is tedious. As it is a spare life, look you, it fits my humour well; but as there is no more plenty in it, it goes much against my stomach. Hast any philosophy in thee, shepherd? Cor. No more but that I know the more one sickens the worse at ease he is; and that he that 23 3 sphere: orbit doth sway: hath under con10 unexpressive: inexpressible 20 spare: frugal humour: whim wants money, means, and content, is without three good friends; that the property of rain is to wet, and fire to burn; that good pasture 28 makes fat sheep, and that a great cause of the night is lack of the sun; that he that hath learned no wit by nature nor art may complain of good breeding, or comes of a very dull kindred. Touch. Such a one is a natural philosopher. Wast ever in court, shepherd? Cor. No, truly. Touch. Then thou art damned. Cor. Nay, I hope. Touch. Truly, thou art damned, like an illroasted egg, all on one side. Cor. For not being at court? Your reason. Touch. Why, if thou never wast at court, thou never sawest good manners; if thou never sawest good manners, then thy manners must be wicked; and wickedness is sin, and sin is damnation. Thou art in a parlous state, shepherd. Cor. Not a whit, Touchstone: those that are good manners at the court, are as ridiculous in the country as the behaviour of the country is most mockable at the court. You told me you salute not at the court, but you kiss your hands; that courtesy would be uncleanly if courtiers were shepherds. Touch. Instance, briefly; come, instance. Cor. Why, we are still handling our ewes, and their fells, you know, are greasy. 27 property: particular quality, peculiarity 31 complain of: bewail the lack of 44 manners: here in sense of 'morals' 46 parlous: contraction of perilous' 50 mockable: deserving ridicule 33 36 40 46 53 56 56 fells: fleeces |