The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 3 of 9]Shakespeare, William
General
The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 3 of 9]
Shakespeare, William
English drama
[36] _I pray ..._] F3. La. _I pray ..._ F1 F2. Lady. _I pray ..._ F4.
[50] _but_] _and_ Hanmer.
[51, 52] Printed as prose in Ff. As verse first by Knight.
[51] _housewife_] _huswife_ Ff.
[52] _entertain 't_] Edd. (S. Walker conj.). _entertain it_ Ff.
[54] _An end, sir; to_] Rowe (ed. 2). _And end sir to_ F1 F2. _And
end; sir to_ F3 F4.
[57] _is not_] _isn't_ Hanmer.
[62] [Exeunt severally] Capell. Exeunt. Ff.
SCENE III. _Paris._ _The_ KING'S _palace_.
_Enter_ BERTRAM, LAFEU, _and_ PAROLLES.
_Laf._ They say miracles are past; and we have our philosophical
persons, to make modern and familiar, things supernatural
and causeless. Hence is it that we make trifles
of terrors; ensconcing ourselves into seeming knowledge,
when we should submit ourselves to an unknown fear. 5
_Par._ Why, 'tis the rarest argument of wonder that
hath shot out in our latter times.
_Ber._ And so 'tis.
_Laf._ To be relinquished of the artists,--
_Par._ So I say; both of Galen and Paracelsus. 10
_Laf._ Of all the learned and authentic fellows,--
_Par._ Right; so I say.
_Laf._ That gave him out incurable,--
_Par._ Why, there 'tis; so say I too.
_Laf._ Not to be helped,-- 15
_Par._ Right; as 'twere, a man assured of a--
_Laf._ Uncertain life, and sure death.
_Par._ Just, you say well; so would I have said.
_Laf._ I may truly say, it is a novelty to the world.
_Par._ It is, indeed: if you will have it in showing, you 20
shall read it in--what do ye call there?
_Laf._ A showing of a heavenly effect in an earthly actor.
_Par._ That's it; I would have said the very same.
_Laf._ Why, your dolphin is not lustier: 'fore me, I
speak in respect-- 25
_Par._ Nay, 'tis strange, 'tis very strange, that is the brief
and the tedious of it; and he's of a most facinerious spirit
that will not acknowledge it to be the--
_Laf._ Very hand of heaven.
_Par._ Ay, so I say. 30
_Laf._ In a most weak--
_Par._ And debile minister, great power, great transcendence:
which should, indeed, give us a further use to be
made than alone the recovery of the king, as to be--
_Laf._ Generally thankful. 35
_Par._ I would have said it; you say well. Here comes
the king.
_Enter_ KING, HELENA, _and_ Attendants.
_Laf._ Lustig, as the Dutchman says: I'll like a maid
the better, whilst I have a tooth in my head: why, he's
able to lead her a coranto. 40
_Par._ Mort du vinaigre! is not this Helen?
_Laf._ 'Fore God, I think so.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account