Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. As You Like It (1623 First Folio Edition)
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Scene iv
1708: Scoena Quarta.
1709: [ Enter Rosalind & Celia.]
1710:
Ros.
Neuer talke to me, I wil weepe.
1711:
Cel.
Do I prethee, but yet haue the grace to consider,
1712: that teares do not become a man.
1713:
Ros.
But haue I not cause to weepe?
1714:
Cel.
As good cause as one would desire,
1715: Therefore weepe.
1716:
Ros.
His very haire
1717: Is of the dissembling colour.
1718:
Cel.
Something browner then Iudasses:
1719: Marrie his kisses are Iudasses owne children.
1720:
Ros.
I'faith his haire is of a good colour.
1721:
Cel.
An excellent colour:
1722: Your Chessenut was euer the onely colour:
1723:
Ros.
And his kissing is as ful of sanctitie,
1724: As the touch of holy bread.
1725:
Cel.
Hee hath bought a paire of cast lips of Diana: a
1726: Nun of winters sisterhood kisses not more religiouslie,
1727: the very yce of chastity is in them.
1728:
Rosa.
But why did hee sweare hee would come this
1729: morning, and comes not?
1730:
Cel.
Nay certainly there is no truth in him.
1731:
Ros.
Doe you thinke so?
1732:
Cel.
Yes, I thinke he is not a picke purse, nor a horse-stealer,
1733: but for his verity in loue, I doe thinke him as
1734: concaue as a couered goblet, or a Worme-eaten nut.
1735:
Ros.
Not true in loue?
1736:
Cel.
Yes, when he is in, but I thinke he is not in.
1737:
Ros.
You haue heard him sweare downright he was.
1738:
Cel.
Was, is not is: besides, the oath of Louer is no
1739: stronger then the word of a Tapster, they are both the
1740: confirmer of false reckonings, he attends here in the for-rest
1741: on the Duke your father.
1742:
Ros.
I met the Duke yesterday, and had much que-stion
1743: with him: he askt me of what parentage I was; I
1744: told him of as good as he, so he laugh'd and let mee goe.
1745: But what talke wee of Fathers, when there is such a man
1746: as Orlando?
1747:
Cel.
O that's a braue man, hee writes braue verses,
1748: speakes braue words, sweares braue oathes, and breakes
1749: them brauely, quite trauers athwart the heart of his lo-uer,
1750: as a puisny Tilter, y spurs his horse but on one side,
1751: breakes his staffe like a noble goose; but all's braue that
1752: youth mounts, and folly guides: who comes heere?
1753: [ Enter Corin.]
1754:
Corin.
Mistresse and Master, you haue oft enquired
1755: After the Shepheard that complain'd of loue,
1756: Who you saw sitting by me on the Turph,
1757: Praising the proud disdainfull Shepherdesse
1758: That was his Mistresse.
1759:
Cel.
Well: and what of him?
1760:
Cor.
If you will see a pageant truely plaid
1761: Betweene the pale complexion of true Loue,
1762: And the red glowe of scorne and prowd disdaine,
1763: Goe hence a little, and I shall conduct you
1764: If you will marke it.
1765:
Ros.
O come, let vs remoue,
1766: The sight of Louers feedeth those in loue:
1767: Bring vs to this sight, and you shall say
1768: Ile proue a busie actor in their play. [ Exeunt.]