Duke. Know you Don Anthonio, your countryman? Val. Ay, my good Lord, I know the gentleman To be of worth and worthy estimation; And, not without defert, fo well reputed. Val. Ay, my good Lord, a fon that well deferves The honour and regard of fuch a father. Duke. You know him well? Val. I knew him as myfelf; for from our infancy We have convers'd, and spent our hours together: And though myself have been an idle truant, Omitting the fweet benefit of time, To clothe mine age with angel-like perfection; Duke. Bethrew me, Sir; but if he makes this good, He is as worthy for an Empress' love, As meet to be an Emperor's counsellor. I think 'tis no unwelcome news to you. Val. Should I have wish'd a thing, it had been he. Duke Welcome him then according to his worth: Silvia, I speak to you; and you, Sir Thurio; For Valentine, I need not cite him to it: [Exit Duke. Val. This is the gentleman, I told your Ladyfhip, Had come along with me, but that his mistress Did hold his eyes lock'd in her crystal looks. Sil Belike that now fhe hath enfranchis'd them Upon fome other pawn for fealty. Val Nay, fure, I think fhe holds them pris'ners ftill. Sil Nay, then he fhould be blind; and, being blind, How could he fee his way to feek out you? Val. Why, Lady, love hath twenty pair of S2 eyes. Thu. Thu. They fay that love hath not an eye at all. Val. To fee fuch lovers, Thurio, as yourself: Upon a homely object love can wink. SCENE VI Enter Protheus. Sil. Have done, have done : here comes the gentle man Val. Welcome, dear Protheus: Miftrefs, I beseech . you, Confirm his welcome with fome special favour. Sil. His worth is warrant for his welcome hither, If this be he you oft have wifh'd to hear from. Val. Miftreis, it is: fweet Lady, entertain him To be my fellow-fervant to your Ladyship. Sil Too low a mistress for so high a servant. Val. Leave off difcourfe of difability; Pro. I hat you are worthless. Enter Servant. Serv. Madam, my Lord your father would fpeak with you. Sil. I'll wait upon his pleasure: [Exit Serv.] Come, Sir Thurio, Go with me. Once more, my new fervant, welcome : When you have done, we look to hear from you. SCENE [Exeunt Sil and Thu. VII. Val. Now tell me, how do all from whence you came? Pro. Your friends are well, and have them much commended. Val. And how do your's? Pro. Pro. I left them all in health. [love? Val. How does your lady? and how thrives your Pro. My tales of love were wont to weary you; I know you joy not in a love-difcourse. Val. Ay, Protheus, but that life is alter'd now: Love hath chas'd fleep from my enthralled eyes, And hath fo humbled me, as, I confefs, There is no woe to his correction; Nor to his fervice, no fuch joy on earth; Now no difcoufe, except it be of love: Now can I break my fait, dine, fup, and fleep Pro. Enough I read your fortune in your eye. Was this the idol that you worship fo? Val. Even fhe; and is she not a heav'nly faint? Val. Call her divine. Pro I will not flatter her. Val. O flatter me; for love delights in praise. Pro. When I was fick, you gave me bitter pills; And I must minister the like to you. Val. Then speak the truth by her; if not divine, Yet let her be a principality. Sov'reign to all the creatures on the earth. Val. Sweet, except not any; Except thou wilt except against my love. Pro. Have I not reafon to prefer mine own? Val. And I will help thee to prefer her too: She thall be dignify'd with this high honour, To bear my lady's train, left the bafe earth Should from her velture chance to fteal a kifs; And, of fo great a favour growing proud, Difdain to root the fummer-fwelling flower; And make rough winter everlaftingly. Pro. Pro. Why, Valentine, what bragadism is this? Val. Pardon me, Protheus; all I can. is nothing To her, whofe worth makes other worthies nothing; She is alone Pro. Then let her alone. Val Not for the world: why, man, fhe is mine own; And I as rich in having fuch a jewel, As twenty feas, if all their tand were pearl, Is gone with her along, and I muft after; For love, thou know'it, is full of jealousy. Pro. But the loves you? [riage-hour, Some neceffaries that I needs must use; Pro. I will. Ev'n as one heat another heat expels, [Exit. Va. Or as one nail by ftrength drives out another; Her true perfection, or my falle tranfgreffion, O! but I love his lady too, too, much; [Exit. Speed. Launce by mine honefty, welcome to Milan. Laun. Forfwear not thyfelf, fweet youth; for I am not welcome: I reckon this always, that a man is never undone, till he be hang'd; nor never welcome to a place, till fome certain fhot be paid, and the hostess day, Welcome. Speed. Come on, you mad-cap; I'll to the ale-house with you prefently, where, for one shot of five pence, thou thalt have five thousand welcomes But, Sirrah, how did thy mafter part with Madam Julia ? Laun. Marry, after they clos'd in earnest, they parted very fairly in jeft. Speed. But fhall fhe marry him? Laun. No. Speed. How then! fhall he marry her? Laun. No, neither. Speed. What, are they broken? Laun. No, they are boch as whole as a fish. Speed. Why then, how ftands the matter with them? Laun. Marry, thus: when it stands well with him, it ftands well with her *. -it ftands well with her. Speed. What an afs art thou? I understand thee not. My staff understands me Speed. What thou fay'st? Laun Ay, and what I do too: look thee, I'll but lean and my ftat underlands me. Speed I ftonds under thee indeed. Laun. Why, ftand under, and understand, is all one. Speed. But tell me true, &c. Speed. |