As soft as dove's down, and as white as it; That's bolted by the northern blasts twice o'er. How prettily the young swain seems to wash What you profess. Flo. Do, and be witness to't. And he, and more Pol. And this my neighbour too? That ever made eye swerve; had force, and knowledge, Commend them, and condemn them, to her service, Pol. Cam. This shows a sound affection. Shep. Say you the like to him? Per. Fairly offer'd. But my daughter, I cannot speak So well, nothing so well; no, nor mean better; Shep. Take hands, a bargain : And, friends unknown, you shall bear witness to't: Her portion equal his. Flo. O, that must be I'the virtue of your daughter: one being dead, m or the fann'd snow, That's bolted, &c.] The fine sieve used by millers to separate flower from bran is called a bolting cloth.-HARRIS. Is, at the nuptial of his son, a guest That best becomes the table. Pray you, once more; Of reasonable affairs? Is he not stupid With age, and altering rheums? Can he speak? hear? Know man from man? dispute his own estate?" Lies he not bed-rid? and again does nothing, But what he did being childish? Flo. He has his health, and ampler strength, indeed, Than most have of his age. Pol. No, good sir; By my white beard, You offer him, if this be so, a wrong Something unfilial: Reason, my son Should choose himself a wife; but as good reason, The father, (all whose joy is nothing else But fair posterity,) should hold some counsel In such a business. Flo. I yield all this; But, for some other reasons, my grave sir, Shep. Let him, my son; he shall not need to grieve At knowing of thy choice. n dispute his own estate?] Perhaps for dispute we might read compute : but dispute his estate may be the same with talk over his affairs.-JOHNSON. It probably means "can he vindicate his right to his own property.”—M. MASON. Whom son I dare not call; thou art too base Shep. O, my heart! Pol. I'll have thy beauty scratch'd with briars, and made More homely than thy state. For thee, fond boy,— If I may ever know, thou dost but sigh, That thou no more shalt never see this knack, (as never Far than Deucalion off;-Mark thou my words; Per. Even here undone! I was not much afeard:P for once, or twice, [Exit. • Far-] i. e. Further, the ancient comparative of fer was ferrer, which was softened into ferre, in the time of Chaucer.-TYRWHITT. PI was not much afeard: &c.] The character is here finely sustained. To have made her quite astonished at the king's discovery of himself had not become her birth; and to have given her presence of mind to have made this reply to the king, had not become her education.-WARBURTON. 1 Looks on alike.-Will't please you, sir, be gone? [To FLORIZEL. I told you, what would come of this: 'Beseech you, Of your own state take care: this dream of mine,– Being now awake, I'll queen it no inch further, But milk my ewes, and weep. Cam. Speak, ere thou diest. Why, how now, father? Shep. [TO FLORIZEL. You have undone a man of fourscore three, To lie close by his honest bones: but now [TO PERDITA. To die when I desire. Flo. [Exit. Why look you so upon me? I am but sorry, not afeard; delay'd, But nothing alter'd: What I was, I am : More straining on, for plucking back; not following Cam. Gracious my lord, You know your father's temper: at this time Flo. I think, Camillo. Cam. I not purpose it. Even he, my lord. Per. How often have I told you, 'twould be thus ? How often said, my dignity would last But till 'twere known? Flo. It cannot fail, but by The violation of my faith; And then Let nature crush the sides o'the earth together, Am heir to my affection. my reason Flo. I am; and by my fancy: if Will thereto be obedient,. I have reason; Cam. This is desperate, sir. With her, whom here I cannot hold on shore; For this design. What course I mean to hold, Cam. O, my lord, I would your spirit were easier for advice, Flo. I'll hear you by and by.. q Cam. Hark, Perdita. [Takes her aside. [TO CAMILLO. He's irremovable, and by my fancy:] It must be remembered that fancy in our author very often, as in this place, means love.-JOHNSON. |