In the which hope I blush, and hide my fword. Duke Sen. True is it, that we have seen better days; Orla. Then but forbear your food a little while, Duke Sen. Go find him out, And we will nothing wafte till your return. Orla. I thank ye; and be blefs'd for your good comfort! [Exit. Duke Sen. Thou feeft, we are not all alone unhappy : This wide and univerfal Theatre Prefents more woful pageants, than the scene Jaq. All the world's a Stage, And all the men and women meerly Players; Even in the cannon's mouth. And then, the justice Full Full of wife faws and modern instances, With spectacles on nofe, and pouch on fide; Is fecond childishness, and meer oblivion, Enter Orlando, with Adam. Duke Sen. Welcome: fet down your venerable bur then, And let him feed. Orla. I thank you most for him. Adam. So had you need, I fcarce can speak to thank you for my felf. Duke Sen. Welcome, fall to: I will not trouble you As yet to question you about your fortunes. Give us fome mufick; and, good coufin, fing. SONG. Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not fo unkind As man's ingratitude Thy tooth is not so keen, Becaufe thou art not feen, Altho' thy breath be rude. Heigh bo: fing, beigh bo! unto the green holly This life is moft jolly. Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, That doft not bite fo nigh As benefits forgot: Tho' thou the waters warp, Thy fting is not fo fharp As friend remembred not. Heigh bo! fing, &c. Duke Sen. If that you were the good Sir Rowland's As you have whifper'd faithfully you were, [Exeunt. ACT III. ! SCENE, the PALACE, N DUKE. OT fee him fince? Sir, Sir, that cannot be: Thy lands and all things that thou doft call thine, Oli. Oh, that your Highness knew my heart in this : I never lov'd my brother in my life. Duke. More villain thou. Well, push him out of dours; And let my officers of fuch a nature [Exeunt. SCENE changes to the FOREST. Enter Orlando. Orla. HAng there, my verfe, in witness of my love; And thou thrice crowned Queen of Night furvey, With thy chafte eye, from thy pale sphere above, [Exit. Cor. And how like you this fhepherd's life, Mr. Touchflone? Clo. Truly, fhepherd, in refpect of itself, it is a good life; but in refpect that it is a fhepherd's life, it is naught. In refpect that it is folitary, I like it very well; but in refpect that it is private, it is a very vile life. Now in respect 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 fpare life, look you, it fits my humour well; but as there is no more plenty in it, it goes much against my ftomach. Haft any philosophy in thee, fhepherd ? Cor. No more, but that I know, the more one fickens, the worfe at ease he is and that he, that wants mony, means, and content, is without three good good friends. That the property of rain is to wet, and fire to burn that good pafture makes fat fheep; 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. Clo. Such a one is a natural philofopher. Waft ever in Court, fhepherd ? Cor. No, truly. Clo. Then thou art damn'd. Cor. Nay, I hope Clo. Truly, thou art damn'd, like an ill-roafted egg, all on one fide. Cor. For not being at Court? your reafon. Clo. Why, if thou never waft at Court, thou never faw'ft good manners; if thou never faw'ft good manners, then thy manners must be wicked; and wickedness is fin, and fin is damnation : thou art in a parlous ftate, fhepherd. Cor. Not a whit, Touchstone: thofe, 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 falute not at the Court, but you kifs your hands; that courtefie would be uncleanly, if Courtiers were fhepherds. Clo. Inftance, briefly; come, inftance. Cor. Why, we are ftill handling our ewes ; and their fels, you know, are greafie. Clo. Why, do not your Courtiers hands fweat? and is not the grease of a mutton as wholfome as the sweat of a man? shallow, fhallow; a better inftance, I fay: come. Cor. Befides, our hands are hard. Clo. Your lips will feel them the sooner. again : a môre founder instance, come. Shallow Cor. And they are often tarr'd over with the furgery of our sheep; and would you have us kifs tarr ? the Courtier's hands are perfumed with civet. Clo. Moft fhallow man! thou worms-meat in refpect of a good piece of flesh, indeed! learn of the |