DUKE S. That would I, had I kingdoms to give with her. Ros. And you say, you will have her, when I bring her? [TO ORLANDO. ORL. That would I, were I of all kingdoms king. Ros. You say, you'll marry me, if I be willing? [TO PHEBE. PHE. That will I, should I die the hour after. Ros. But, if you do refuse to marry me, You'll give yourself to this most faithful shepherd. PHE. So is the bargain. Ros. You say, that you'll have Phebe, if she will? [TO SILVIUS. SIL. Though to have her and death were both one thing. Ros. I have promis'd to make all this matter even. Keep you your word, O duke, to give your daughter; You yours, Orlando, to receive his daughter :— To make these doubts all even.(8) [Exeunt ROSALIND and CELIA. DUKE S. I do remember in this shepherd-boy Some lively touches of my daughter's favour. ORL. My lord, the first time that I ever saw him, Methought he was a brother to your daughter: But, my good lord, this boy is forest-born; And hath been tutor'd in the rudiments Of many desperate studies by his uncle, • touches of my daughter's favour] i. e. traits. See III. 2. Celia. "Touches dearest priz'd." And see favour, Haml. V. 1. Haml. Whom he reports to be a great magician, Enter TOUCHSTONE and AUDREY. JAQ. There is, sure, another flood toward, and these couples are coming to the ark! Here comes a pair of very strange beasts, which in all tongues are called fools. TOUCH. Salutation and greeting to you all! JAQ. Good my lord, bid him welcome; This is the motley-minded gentleman, that I have so often met in the forest: he hath been a courtier, he swears. TOUCH. If any man doubt that, let him put me to my purgation. I have trod a measure; I have flattered a lady; I have been politick with my friend, smooth with mine enemy; I have undone three tailors; I have had four quarrels, and like to have fought one. JAQ. And how was that ta'en up ?b TOUCH. 'Faith, we met, and found the quarrel was upon the seventh cause. JAQ. How seventh cause?-Good my lord, like this fellow. TOUCH. God'ild you, sir; I desire you of the like.(9) I press in here, sir, amongst the rest of the country copulatives, to swear, and to forswear; according as marriage binds, and blood breaks: (10) trod a measure] He particularly fixes upon this as his mode of proof, Malone says, because a measure was a very stately solemn dance: "-the wedding mannerly modest, as a measure full of state and ancientry." M. ado &c. b How was that ta'en up] i. e. composed, made up. Touchstone presently says, an if did it at once, "when seven justices could not take up a quarrel." A poor virgin, sir, an ill-favoured thing, sir, but mine own; a poor humour of mine, sir, to take that that no man else will: Rich honesty dwells like a miser, sir, in a poor-house; as your pearl, in your foul oyster. DUKE S. By my faith, he is very swift and sententious." TOUCH. According to the fool's bolt, sir, and such dulcet diseases.(11) JAQ. But, for the seventh cause; how did you find the quarrel on the seventh cause? TOUCH. Upon a lie seven times removed;-Bear your body more seeming, Audrey:-as thus, sir. I did dislike the cut of a certain courtier's beard; (12) he sent me word, if I said his beard was not cut well, he was in the mind it was: This is called the Retort courteous. If I sent him word again, it was not well cut, he would send me word, he cut it to please himself: This is called the Quip modest. If again, it was not well cut, he disabled my judgment:* This is called the Reply churlish. If again, it was not well cut, he would answer, I spake not true: This is called the Reproof valiant. If again, it was not well cut, he would say, I lie: This is called the Countercheck quarrelsome: and so to the Lie circumstantial, and the Lie direct. JAQ. And how oft did you say, his beard was not well cut? 8 TOUCH. I durst go no further than the Lie cir swift and sententious] i. e. prompt and pithy. "Having so swift and excellent a wit." M. ado &c. III. 1. Ursula. b seeming] i. e. seemly. Seeming is used by Shakespeare for becoming, or fairness of appearance. 66 these keep "Seeming and savour all the winter long." Wint. T. STEEVENS. c disabled my judgment] i. e. impeached. See IV. 1. Rosal. cumstantial,(13) nor he durst not give me the Lie direct; and so we measured swords and parted." JAQ. Can you nominate in order now the degrees of the lie? TOUCH. O sir, we quarrel in print, by the book;(14) as you have books for good manners. I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort courteous; the second, the Quip modest; the third, the Reply churlish; the fourth, the Reproof valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with circumstance; the seventh, the Lie direct. All these you may avoid, but the lie direct; and you may avoid that too, with an If. I knew when seven justices could not take up a quarrel; but when the parties were met themselves, one of them thought but of an If, as, If you said so, then I said so; and they shook hands, and swore brothers. Your If is the only peace-maker; much virtue in If. JAQ. Is not this a rare fellow, my lord? he's as good at any thing, and yet a fool. DUKE S. He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under the presentation of that, he shoots his wit. Enter HYMEN, leading ROSALIND (15) and CELIA. Still Musick. HYM. Then is there mirth in heaven, Good duke, receive thy daughter, Yea, brought her hither; That thou might'st join his hand with his, measured swords and parted] i. e. drew them, without making any pass. batone together] i. e. unite. See Coriol. IV. 6. Men. Ros. To you I give myself, for I am yours. To you I give myself for I am yours. [To Duke S. [TO ORLANDO. DUKE S. If there be truth in sight, you are my daughter. ORL. If there be truth in sight, you are my PHE. If sight and shape be true, Ros. I'll have no father, if you be not he : [To Duke S. I'll have no husband, if you be not he: [TO ORLANDO. Nor ne'er wed woman, if you be not she. [TO PHEBE. HYм. Peace, ho! I bar confusion: If truth holds true contents." You and you no cross shall part: [To ORLANDO and ROSALIND. You and you are heart in heart: [To OLIVER and CELIA. You [To PHEBE] to his love must accord, Or have a woman to your lord: You and you are sure together, [TO TOUCHSTONE and Audrey. As the winter to foul weather. How thus we met, and these things finish. If truth holds true contents] i. e. if truth contains truth: if the possession of truth be not imposture. b Feed yourselves with questioning] i. c. have your fill of chat or discoursing. See III. 4. Rosal. |