...certainly move to Corin now as he makes another defensive confession of faith, but this time with dignity: Sir, I am a true labourer; I earn that I eat; get...pride, is to see my ewes graze and my lambs suck. That seems quite admirable until Touchstone partially demolishes his position, mocking the incongruity...

...all too infrequently in performance, puts Touchstone's courtly affectations firmly in their place: Sir. I am a true labourer. I earn that I eat: get...pride is to see my ewes graze, and my lambs suck' —a livelihood which Touchstone tries to dismiss as no more than 'the copulation of cattle'. It is...

...TOUCH. Wilt thou rest damned? God help thee, shallow man! God make incision in thee! Thou art raw. CORIN Sir, I am a true labourer. I earn that I eat, get...of other men's good, content with my harm; and the 70 greatest of my pride is to see my ewes graze and my lambs suck. TOUCH. That is another simple sin...

...sheep. As for his attitude to his work, in this Corin foreshadows Wordsworth's unalienated shepherd: 'Sir, I am a true labourer. I earn that I eat, get...my pride is to see my ewes graze and my lambs suck' (As You Like It, 3.2. 71—5). Shakespeare, as always, is supremely multidimensional. He is not just...

...industry of the pastoral life and the pleasure he gains from witnessing the nourishment of his flock: "Sir, I am a true labourer. I earn that I eat, get...my pride is to see my ewes graze and my lambs suck" (3.2.71-5). As a shepherd, Corin does not kill his sheep for food but, rather, facilitates their feeding,...

...at the court. ... I am a true labourer. I earn that [that which] I eat, get [make] that [that which] I wear; owe no man hate, envy no man's happiness;...my pride is to see my ewes graze and my lambs suck [nurse]. and other officials. Generally, one estate would be the main residence, with a splendid home...