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Le Beu. Why this, that I speak of. call to Clo. Thus men may grow wiser every day! It is the first time that ever I heard breaking of ribs was sport for ladies.

Cel. Or I, I promise thee.

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Rof. But is there any elfe longs to set this broken music in his fides? is there yet another doats upon rib-breaking? shall we see this wrestling, Cousfin?

Le Beu. You must if you stay here, for here is the place appointed for the wrestling; and they are ready to perform it.

Cel. Yonder, fure, they are coming; let us now flay and fee it.

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Flourish. Enter Duke Frederick, Lords, Orlando, Charles, and Attendants.

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Rof. Is yonder the man?la

Le Beu. Even he, Madamsaico sul

Cel. Alas, he is too young; yet he looks fuccefs

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Duke. How now, Daughter and Coufin; are you crept hither to fee the wrestling?

Rof. Ay, my liege, so please you give us leave. Duke. You will take little delight in it, I can tell you, there is such odds in the men: in pity of the challenger's youth, I would fain dissuade him, but he will not be entreated. Speak to him, ladies, fee if you can move him.

Cel. Call him hither, good Monfieur Le Beu.
Duke. Do fo; I'll not be by. Duke goes apart.
Le Beu. Monfieur the Challenger, the Princesses

call for you.

Orla. I attend them with all respect and duty.

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Rof. Young man, have you challeng'd Charles the wrestler?s carbon zidative oil or angelsh of Orla. No, fair Princess; he is the general challenger: I come but in, as others do, to try with him the strength of my youth.o

Cel. Young Gentleman, your spirits are too bold for your years: you have seen cruel proof of this man's strength. * If you faw yourself with our eyes, or knew yourself with our judgment, the fear of your adventure would counsel you to a more equal enterprise. We pray you, for your own fake, to embrace your own safety, and give over this attempt.

Rof. Do, young Sir; your reputation shall not therefore be misprised; we will make it our fuit to the Duke, that the wrestling might not go forward.

Orla. I beseech you, punish me not with your hard thoughts, wherein I confess me much guilty, to deny fo fair and excellent ladies any thing. But let your fair eyes and gentle wishes go with me to my trial, wherein if I be foil'd, there is but one sham'd that was never gracious; if kill'd, but one dead that is willing to be fo: I shall do my friends no wrong, for I have none to lament me; the world no injury, for in it I have nothing; only in the world I fill up a place, which may be better supplied when I have made it empty.

Rof. The little fstrength that I have, I would it were with you.

Cel. And mine to eek out hers.

Rof. Fare you well; pray heav'n, I be deceiv'd in you.

Orla. Your hearts defires be with you!

* If you faw yourself with your eyes, or knew yourself with your judgment, The Sense requires that we should read, our eyes, and our judgment. The Argument is, Your Spirits are too bold, and therefore your Judgment deceives you; Fudoment but did you fee and know yourself with our more

impartial Judgment you would forbear.

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Cha. Come, where is this young Gallant, that is fo defirous to lie with his mother earth?

Orla. Ready, Sir; but his Will hath in it a more modeft working.

Duke. You shall try but one Fall.

Cha. No, I warrant your Grace, you shall not entreat him to a second, that have fo mightily perfuaded him from a first.

To Orla. You mean to mock me after; you should not have mockt me before; but come your ways.

Rof. Now Hercules be thy speed, young man!

Cel. I would I were invisible, to catch the strong

fellow by the leg!

[They wrestle.

Rof. O excellent young man!

who should down.

Duke. No more, no more.

Cel. If I had a thunderbolt in mine eye, I can tell

[Shout.

[Charles is thrown.

Orla. Yes, I heseech your Grace; I am not yet

well breathed.

3 Duke. How doft thou, Charles?

Le Beu. He cannot speak, my Lord.

10 Duke. Bear him away. What is thy name, young

man?

Orla. Orlando, my liege, the youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys.

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Duke. I would, thou hadst been fon to some man

elfe!
The world esteem'd thy Father honourable,
But I did find him still mine enemy :
Thou should'st have better pleas'd me with this deed,
Hadst thou defcended from another House.
But fare thee well, thou art a gallant youth;
I would, thou hadst told me of another father.

[Exit Duke, with his train.

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SCENE VII.

Manent Celia, Rofalind, Orlando.

Cel. WERE

I my father, coz, would I do this? Orla. I am more proud to be Sir Rowland's fon,

His youngest fon, and would not change that calling
To be adopted heir to Frederick.

Rof. My father lov'd Sir Rowland as his foul,
And all the world was of my father's mind:
Had I before known this young man his fon,
I should have giv'n him tears unto entreaties, 10
Ere he should thus have ventur'd.

Cel. Gentle Cousin,

Let us go thank him and encourage him:

My father's rough and envious difpofition
Sticks me at heart. Sir, you have well deserv'd:
If you do keep your promises in love,

But justly as you have exceeded all in promife,
Your mistress shall be happy to

Rof. Gentleman,

Wear this for me; one out of fuits with fortune,
That could give more, but that her hand lacks means.
Shall we go, coz? [Giving him a Chain from her Neck.
Cel. Ay, fare you well, fair gentleman.

Orla. Can I not say, I thank you? - my better

Are all thrown down; and that, which here stands up, * Is but a quintaine, a mere lifeless block.

Rof. He calls us back: my pride fell with my fortunes. Lettorskito

* Is but a quintaine, a mere lifeless block.] A Quintaine was a Post or Bute fet up for several Kinds of martial Exercises, against which they threw their Darts and exercised their Arms. The Allusion is beautiful. I am, fays Orlando, only a quintaine, a lifeless Block on which Love only Exercises his Arms in Jeft; the great Difparity of Condition between Röfalind and me, not suffering me to hope that Love will ever make & ferious Matter of it.

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I'll

I'll ask him what he would. Did you call, Sir?
Sir, you have wrestled well, and overthrown

More than your enemies.

Cel. Will you go, coz?

Rof. Have with you: fare you well.

[Exeunt Rof. and Gel.

Oria. What paffion hangs these weights upon my tongue?

I cannot speak to her; yet she urg'd conference.

Enter Le Beu.

O poor Orlando! thou art overthrown;
Or Charles, or fomething weaker, masters thee.

Le Beu. Good Sir, I do in friendship counsel you
To leave this place. Albeit you have deferv'd
High commendation, true applause, and love;
Yet fuch is now the Duke's condition,
That he misconstrues all that you have done.
The Duke is humorous; what he is, indeed,
More suits you to conceive, than me to speak of.

Orla. 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 Beu. Neither his daughter, if we judge by man

mers;

But yet, indeed, the shorter is his daughter;
The other's daughter to the banish'd Duke,
And here detain'd by her ufurping Uncle is 51.A
To keep his daughter company; whose loves d 21
Are dearer than the natural bond of fifters.
But I can tell you, that of late this Duke
Hath ta'en difpleasure 'gainst his gentle Neice;
Grounded upon no other argument,
But that the people praise her for her virtues,
And pity her for her good father's fake;
And, on my life, his malice 'gainst the lady
Will fuddenly break forth. Sir, fair you well;

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