Sil. I thank you for your music, gentlemen: Who is that that spake ? Pro. One, lady, if you knew his pure heart's You'd quickly learn to know him by his voice, Pro. Sir Proteus, gentle lady, and servant. Sil. What is your will? Pro. That I may compass your's. Sil. You have your wish; my will is this, your That presently you hie you home to bed. Egl. Your servant, and your friend ; One that attends your ladyship's command. morrow. Egl. As many, worthy lady, to yourself. I am thus early come, to know what service Sil. O Eglamour, thou art a gentleman, That hast deceiv'd so many with thy vows? But she is dead. Jul. 'Twere false if I should speak it; For, I am sure, she is not buried. [Aside. Sil. Say, that she be; yet Valentine, thy friend, Survives; to whom, thyself art witness, I am betroth'd: And art thou not asham'd Pro. I likewise hear, that Valentine is dead. Pro. Sweet lady, let me rake it from the earth. Sil. Go to thy lady's grave, and call her's Pro. Madam, if your heart be so obdurate, And make it but a shadow, as I am. [Aside. Sil. I am very loath to be your idol, Sir; To worship shadows, and adore false shapes, Pro. As wretches have o'er night, I do desire thee, even from a heart Egl. Madam, I pity much your grievances; Sil. This evening coming. Sil. Good-morrow, kind Sir Eglamour. SCENE IV.-The same. Enter LAUNCE, with his dog. [Exeunt. Laun. When a man's servant shall play the cur with him, look you, it goes hard: one that I brought up of a puppy: one that I saved fa drowning, when three or four of his blind brothers and sisters went to it! I have taught bim-even as one would say precisely, thus I would teach a é*. I was sent to deliver him, as a present to mistress Silvia from my master; and I came no scorer [Exeunt PROTEUS; and SILVIA from into, the dining chamber, but he steps me to ber above. Jul. Host, will you go? Host. By my hallidom, I was fast asleep. Jul. Pray you, where lies Sir Proteus ? Host. Marry, at my house: Trust me, think, 'tis alunost day. Jul. Not so; but it hath been the longest night That e'er I watch'd, and the most heaviest. SCENE III.-The same. Enter ECLAMOUR. trencher, and steals her capon's leg. Oh! the a foul thing, when a cur cannot keep himself in all companies! I would have, as se should say, one that takes upon him to be a g indeed, to be, as it were, a dog at all thing If I had not had more wit than be, to take a fault upon me that he did, I think verily be tal been hanged for't: sure as I live, be kad suffered for't: you shall judge. He threws me himself into the company of three or four gentleman-like dogs, under the duke's table: be had not been there (bless the mark) a pissem while; but all the chamber smelt bim. Caf with the dog, says one; What cur is that says another; Whip him out, says the third; Hang him up, says the duke. 1, having been in.-acquainted with the smell before, knew it was [Exeunt. me, the thing you wot of. He makes me no more | A fox, to be shepherd of thy lambs; Enter PROTEUS and JULIA. And will employ thee in some service presently. can. Pro. I hope thou wilt.-How now, you whoreson peasant ? [TO LAUNCE. Where have you been these two days loitering? Lann. Marry, Sir, I carried mistress Silvia the dog you bade me. Pro. And what says she to my little jewel? Laun. Marry, she says, your dog was a cur; and tells you, currish thanks is good enough for such a present. Pro. But she received my dog? Laun. No, indeed, she did not: here have I brongbt him back again. Pre. What, did'st thou offer her this from me ? Laun. Ay, Sir; the other squirrel was stolen from me by the hangman's boys in the market place and then I offered her mine own; who is a dog as big as ten of your's, and therefore the gift the greater. Pro. Go, get thee hence, and find my dog She loved me well, deliver'd it to me. That with his very heart despiseth me? I am my master's true confirmed love; Enter SILVIA, attended. mean To hear me speak the message I am sent ou. Jul. From my master, Sir Proteus, madam. Sil. Ursula, bring my picture there. [Picture brought. Go, give your master this: tell him from me, One Julia, that his changing thoughts forget, would better fit his chamber than this shadow. Jul. Madam, please you peruse this letter.— Sil. I pray thee let me look on that again. I will not look upon your master's lines: As easily as I do tear his paper. Jul. Madam, he sends your ladyship this ring. Sil. The more shame for him that he sends it me; For, I have heard him say a thousand times, Jui. It seems, you loved her not, to leave her His Julia gave it him at his departure: token: She's dead, belike. Pro. Not so; I think she lives. Jul. Alas! Pro. Why dost thou cry, alas ? Jul. I cannot choose but pity her. Pro. Wherefore should'st thou pity her? As you do love your lady Silvia : She dreams on him, that has forgot her love; Pro. Well, give her that ring, and there- This letter ;-that's her chamber.- Tell my lady, I claim the promise for her heavenly picture. [Exit PROTEUS. Jul. How many women would do such a message ? Alas, poor Proteus! thou hast entertain❜d} • In the end. Though his false finger bath profan'd the ring Jal. About my stature: for, at Pentecost, When all our pageants of delight were play'd, Our youth got me to play the woman's part, And I was trimm'd in madam Julia's gown; Which served me as fit, by all men's judgment, As if the garment had been made for me; Therefore, I know she is about my height. And, at that time, I made her weep a-good, t For I did play a lamentable part: Madam, 'twas Ariadne, passioning For Theseus' perjury, and unjust flight; Which I so lively acted with my tears, That my poor mistress, moved there withal, Wept bitterly; and would I might be dead, If I in thought felt not her very sorrow! Sil. She is beholden to thee, gentle youth 1Alas, poor lady! desolate and left!I weep myself, to think upon thy words. Here, youth, there is my purse; I give thee this For thy sweet mistress' sake, because thou lov'st her. [Exit SILVIA. Farewell. Jul. And she shall thank you for't, if e'er you know her. A virtuous gentlewoman, mild, and beautiful. And, were there sense in his idolatry, I should have scratch'd out your unseeing eyes, ACT V. [Exit. SCENE 1.-The same.-An Abbey. Egl. The sun begins to gild the western sky; And now, it is about the very hour That Silvia, at Patrick's cell, should meet me. Enter SILVIA. See, where she comes: Lady, a happy evening! Egl. Fear not the forest is not three leagues If we recover that, we are sure enough. [off; [Exeunt. SCENE II.-The same.-An Apartment in the Duke's palace. Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA. Thu. Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit? Pro. O Sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person. Thu. What, that my leg is too long? • Whitsuntide. 1 Head-dress. Pro. Not I. Duke. Saw you my daughter? Duke. Why, then she's fled unto that peasant [not: At Patrick's cell this even: and there she was These likelihoods confirin her flight from b‹nce. Therefore, I pray you, stand not to disrearse, But mount you presently; and meet with me Upon the rising of the mountain foot That leads towards Mantua, whither they are Despatch, sweet gentlemen, and follow me. ded: [Erit. Thu. Why, this it is to be a peevish + girl. That flies her fortune when it f llows ber: I'll after; more to be reveng'd on Egiamour, Thau for the love of reckless; Silvia. Pro. And I will follow, more for Silvia's love, Than hate of Eglamour that goes with her. [Frit Jul. And I will follow more to cross that love, Than hate for Silvia, that is gone for love. ¡EN. SCENE III.-Frontiers of Mantua.—7 he Forest. t In good earnest 9 Respectable. 3 Out. Being nimble footed, he hath outrun And that's far worse than none; better have 118, But Moyses, and Valerius, follow him. Go thou with her to the west end of the wood, There is our captain: we'll follow him that's fled; The thicket is beset, he cannot 'scape. 1 Out. Come, I must bring you to our cap Val. How use doth breed a babit in a man! Have some unhappy passenger in chase: here ? Enter PROTEUS, SILVIA, and JULIA. Pro. Madam, this service I have done for you, (Though you respect not aught your servant doth,) To hazard life, and rescue you from him. Vouchsafe me, for my meed, but one fair look; Love, lend me patience to forbear awhile. [Aside. Sil. O miserable, unhappy that I am! Pro. Unhappy were you, madam, ere I came; But, by my coming, I have made you happy. Sil. By thy approach thou mak'st me most unhappy. Jul. And me, when he approacheth to your presence. [Aside. Sil. Had I been seized by a hungry lion, I would have been a breakfast to the beast, Rather than have false Proteus rescue me. O heaven be judge, how I love Valentine, Whose life's as tender to me as my soul; And full as much (for more there cannot be,) I do detest false perjur'd Proteus : Therefore be gone, solicit me no more. Pro. What dangerous action, stood it next to death, Would I not undergo for one calin look ? none Than plural faith, which is too much by one: Thou counterfeit to thy true friend! I have one friend alive; thou would'st disprove Who should be trusted now, when one's right band Is perjur'd to the bosom? Proteus, I am sorry I must never trust thee more, 'Mongst all foes, that a friend should be the worst! Pro. My shame and guilt confounds me.- Val. Then I am paid; And once again I do receive thee honest:- Is nor of heaven, nor earth; for these are pleas'd; By penitence the Eternal's wrath's appeas'd :- [Faints. Val. Why boy! why wag! how now? what is the matter? Look up; speak. [Gives a ring. Jul. O good Sir, my master charg'd me To deliver a ring to madam Silvia : Which, out of my neglect was never done. Pro. Where is that ring, boy? Jul. Here 'tis: this is it. Pro. How! let me see: Why this is the ring I gave to Julia. Jul. O cry your mercy, Sir, I have mistook; This is the ring you sent to Silvia. [Shows another ring. Pro. But, how cam'st thou by this ring? at my depart, I gave this unto Julia. Jul. Aud Julia herself did give it me; Jul. Behold her that gave aim to all thy And entertain'd them deeply in her heart: thy It is the lesser blot, modesty finds, Into a thousand oaths; and all those oaths Women to change their shapes, than men their minds. Pro. Than men their minds? 'tis true: 0 heaven! were man But constant, he were perfect; that one error • Direction. An allusion to cleaving the pin in archery Fills him with faults; makes him run through Cancel all grudge, repeal thee home again.— Thu. Yonder is Silvia; and Silvia's mine. Come not within the measure of my wrath ; And think thee worthy of an empresss' love. Length of my sword. Plead a new sate in thy unrivall'd merit, I now beseech you, for your daughter's sake, Duke. I grant it, for thine own, whate'er it be. withal, Are men endued with worthy qualities: Dispose of them, as thou know'st their deserts. Val. And, as we walk along, I dare be beid With our discourse to make your grace to smile: What think you of this page, my lord! Duke. I think the boy bath grace in him; he blushes. Val. I warrant you, my lord, more grace than boy. Duke. What mean you by that saying ↑ Val. Please you, I tell you as we pass along, That you will wonder what bath fortuned.— Come, Protens; 'tis your penance, but to bear The story of your loves discovered: That done, our day of mariage shall be your's; One feast, one house, one mutual happiness. • Conclude. [Exeunt. ↑ Maaks, rercia. |