PERSONS REPRESENTED. FERDINAND, King of Navarre. Appears, Act I. sc. 1. Act II. sc. 1. Act IV. sc. 3. Act V. sc. 2. BIRON, a lord attending on the King. Act III. sc. 1. LONGAVILLE, a lord attending on the King. DUMAIN, a lord attending on the King. Appears, Act I. sc. 1. Act II. sc. 1. Act IV. sc. 3. Act V. sc. 2. Act V. sc. 2. BOYET, a lord attending on the Princess of France. DON ADRIANO DE ARMADO, a fantastical Spaniard. SIR NATHANIEL, a curate. Appears, Act IV. sc. 2. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 2. HOLOFERNES, a schoolmaster. Appears, Act IV. sc. 2. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 2. Appears, Act I. sc. 1; sc. 2. Act IV. sc. 2. Act V. sc. 1. COSTARD, a clown. Appears, Act I. sc. 1; sc. 2. Act III. sc. 1. Act IV. sc. 1; sc. 2. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 2. MOTH, page to Armado. Appears, Act I. sc. 2. Act III. sc. 1. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 2. A Forester. Appears, Act IV. sc. 1. PRINCESS OF FRANCE. Appears, Act II. sc. 1. Act IV. sc. 1. Act V. sc. 2. ROSALINE, a lady attending on the Princess of France. MARIA, a lady attending on the Princess of France. Appears, Act I. sc. 2. Act IV. sc. 2. SCENE,-NAVARRE. Tais play was one of those published in Shakspere's lifetime. The first edition appeared in 1598. In the first collected edition, the folio of 1623, the text differs little from the original quarto. LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST. ACT I. SCENE I.-Navarre. A Park, with a Palace in it. Enter the KING, BIRON, LONGAVILLE, and DUMAIN. KING. Let fame, that all hunt after in their lives. And then grace us in the disgrace of death; That honour, which shall bate his scythe's keen edge, Therefore, brave conquerors!-for so you are, And the huge army of the world's desires,- That are recorded in this schedule here: Your oaths are pass'd, and now subscribe your names; If you are arm'd to do, as sworn to do, LONG. I am resolv'd: 't is but a three years' fast; DUм. My loving lord, Dumain is mortified. BIRON. I can but say their protestation over, KING. Your oath is pass'd to pass away from these. And stay here in your court for three years' space. LONG. You swore to that, Biron, and to the rest. BIRON. By yea and nay, sir, then I swore in jest. What is the end of study? let me know. KING. Why, that to know, which else we should not know. BIRON. Things hid and barr'd, you mean, from commor sense? KING. Ay, that is study's godlike recompense. BIRON. Come on then, I will swear to study so, To know the thing I am forbid to know: As thus,-To study where I well may dine, When I to fast expressly am forbid ; |