The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 2 of 9]Shakespeare, William
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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 2 of 9]
Shakespeare, William
English drama
_Ros._ Have with you. Fare you well. 235
[_Exeunt Rosalind and Celia._
_Orl._ What passion hangs these weights upon my tongue?
I cannot speak to her, yet she urged conference.
O poor Orlando, thou art overthrown!
Or Charles or something weaker masters thee.
_Re-enter_ LE BEAU.
_Le Beau._ Good sir, I do in friendship counsel you 240
To leave this place. Albeit you have deserved
High commendation, true applause, and love,
Yet such is now the Duke’s condition,
That he misconstrues all that you have done.
The Duke is humorous: what he is, indeed, 245
More suits you to conceive than I to speak of.
_Orl._ I thank you, sir: and, pray you, tell me this;
Which of the two was daughter of the Duke,
That here was at the wrestling?
_Le Beau._ Neither his daughter, if we judge by manners; 250
But yet, indeed, the taller is his daughter:
The other is daughter to the banish’d Duke,
And here detain’d by her usurping uncle,
To keep his daughter company; whose loves
Are dearer than the natural bond of sisters. 255
But I can tell you that of late this Duke
Hath ta’en displeasure ’gainst his gentle niece,
Grounded upon no other argument
But that the people praise her for her virtues,
And pity her for her good father’s sake; 260
And, on my life, his malice ’gainst the lady
Will suddenly break forth. Sir, fare you well:
Hereafter, in a better world than this,
I shall desire more love and knowledge of you.
_Orl._ I rest much bounden to you: fare you well. 265
[_Exit Le Beau._
Thus must I from the smoke into the smother;
From tyrant Duke unto a tyrant brother:
But heavenly Rosalind! [_Exit._
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Linenotes: _As You Like It_, I, 2.
SCENE II.] SCENE IV. Pope.
Lawn...] Capell. Open walk Theobald.
3: _I were_] Rowe (ed. 2). _were_ Ff.
14: _I_] _me_ Hanmer.
36: _ill-favouredly_] _ill-favoured_ Rowe (ed. 2).
40: _No?_] Hanmer. _No;_ Ff.
43: _the_] F1 F2. _this_ F3 F4.
44: _there is Fortune_] F1 F2. _Fortune is there_ F3 F4.
48: _perceiveth_] F1. _perceiving_ F2 F3 F4.
49: _and hath_] Malone. _hath_ Ff.
51: _the wits_] _his wits_ Reed. _the wise_ Spedding conj.
_wit_] om. Rowe.
_whither_] F2. _whether_ F1 F3 F4.
64: _your_] _you_ F2.
73: _is’t that_] F1 F2 F3. _is that_ F4.
74: _One that old Frederick_] _One old Frederick that_ Collier conj.
_Frederick_] _Ferdinand_ Capell conj. See note (III).
75: Cel.] Theobald. Ros. Ff.
_him: enough!_] Hanmer. _him enough;_ Ff.
79: _wise men_] F3 F4. _wisemen_ F1 F2. See note (III).
83: _Le Beau_] _the Beu_ F1. _Le Beu_ F2 F3 F4.
84: SCENE V. Pope.
87: Enter Le Beau] F1. Enter Le Beu. F2 F3 F4 (after line 83).
88: _Bon_] _Boon_ Ff.
_what’s the_] F1. _what the_ F2. _what_ F3 F4.
89: _good_] om. F3 F4.
90: _Sport!_] _Spot?_ Collier (Collier MS.).
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