Dost thou believe, Orlando, that the boy

5.4.22576Can do all this that he hath promised?

I sometimes do believe and sometimes do not,

5.4.42578As those that fear they hope, and know they fear.

Patience once more, whiles our compact is urged.

5.4.62581You say, if I bring in your Rosalind,

5.4.72582You will bestow her on Orlando here?

That would I, had I kingdoms to give with her.

And you say you will have her when I bring her?

That would I, were I of all kingdoms king.

You say you'll marry me, if I be willing?

That will I, should I die the hour after.

But if you do refuse to marry me,

5.4.142589You'll give yourself to this most faithful shepherd?

So is the bargain.

You say that you'll have Phoebe if she will?

Though to have her and death were both one 2593thing.

I have promised to make all this matter even.

5.4.192595Keep you your word, O Duke, to give your daughter;

5.4.202596You yours, Orlando, to receive his daughter;

5.4.212597Keep you your word, Phoebe, that you'll marry me,

5.4.222598Or else, refusing me, to wed this shepherd;

5.4.232599Keep your word, Silvius, that you'll marry her

5.4.242600If she refuse me; and from hence I go,

5.4.252601To make these doubts all even.

I do remember in this shepherd boy

5.4.272603Some lively touches of my daughter's favor.

My lord, the first time that I ever saw him

5.4.292605Methought he was a brother to your daughter.

5.4.302606But, my good lord, this boy is forest-born,

5.4.312607And hath been tutored in the rudiments

5.4.322608Of many desperate studies by his uncle,

5.4.332609Whom he reports to be a great magician,

5.4.342611Obscurèd in the circle of this forest.

There is, sure, another flood toward, and these 2613couples are coming to the ark. Here comes a pair 2614of very strange beasts, which in all tongues are called 2615fools.

Salutation and greeting to you all!

Good my lord, bid him welcome. This is the 2618motley-minded gentleman that I have so often met in 2619the forest. He hath been a courtier, he swears.

If any man doubt that, let him put me to my 2621purgation. I have trod a measure; I have flattered a lady; 2622I have been politic with my friend, smooth with mine 2623enemy; I have undone three tailors; I have had four 2624quarrels, and like to have fought one.

And how was that ta'en up?

Faith, we met, and found the quarrel was upon 2627the seventh cause.

How seventh cause? -- Good my lord, like this 2629fellow.

I like him very well.

God 'ild you, sir, I desire you of the like. I press 2632in here, sir, amongst the rest of the country copulatives, 2633to swear and to forswear, according as marriage binds 2634and blood breaks. A poor virgin, sir, an ill-favored thing, 2635sir, but mine own; a poor humor of mine, sir, to take 2636that that no man else will. Rich honesty dwells like a miser, 2637sir, in a poor house, as your pearl in your foul 2638oyster.

By my faith, he is very swift and sententious.

According to the fool's bolt, sir, and such 2641dulcet diseases.

But for the seventh cause. How did you find 2643the quarrel on the seventh cause?

Upon a lie seven times removed -- bear your 2645body more seeming, Audrey -- as thus, sir. I did dislike the 2646cut of a certain courtier's beard. He sent me word, if I 2647said his beard was not cut well, he was in the mind it 2648was. This is called the Retort Courteous. If I sent him 2649word again it was not well cut, he would send me word 2650he cut it to please himself. This is called the Quip Modest. 2651If again it was not well cut, he disabled my judgment. 2652This is called the Reply Churlish. If again it was not well 2653cut, he would answer I spake not true. This is called the 2654Reproof Valiant. If again it was not well cut, he would 2655say I lie. This is called the Countercheck Quarrelsome. 2656And so to the Lie Circumstantial and the Lie Direct.

And how oft did you say his beard was not well 2658cut?

I durst go no further than the Lie Circumstantial, 2660nor he durst not give me the Lie Direct; and so we 2661measured swords and parted.

Can you nominate in order now the degrees of 2663the lie?

Oh, sir, we quarrel in print, by the book, as you 2665have books for good manners. I will name you the degrees. 2666The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the2667 Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, 2668the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; 2669the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, 2670the Lie Direct. All these you may avoid but the 2671Lie Direct; and you may avoid that too, with an If. I 2672knew when seven justices could not take up a quarrel, but 2673when the parties were met themselves, one of them 2674thought but of an If, as: "If you said so, then I said so"; 2675and they shook hands, and swore brothers. Your If is 2676the only peace-maker; much virtue in If.

Is not this a rare fellow, my lord? He's as good 2678at anything, and yet a fool.

He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under 2680the presentation of that he shoots his wit.

To you I give myself, for I am yours.

5.4.632692To you I give myself, for I am yours.

If there be truth in sight, you are my daughter.

If there be truth in sight, you are my Rosalind.

If sight and shape be true,

5.4.67Why then, my love adieu!

I'll have no father, if you be not he;

5.4.692697I'll have no husband, if you be not he;

5.4.702698Nor ne'er wed woman, if you be not she.

O my dear niece, welcome thou art to me!

5.4.942723Even daughter, welcome, in no less degree.

I will not eat my word, now thou art mine;

5.4.962725Thy faith my fancy to thee doth combine.

Let me have audience for a word or two.

5.4.982728I am the second son of old Sir Rowland,

5.4.992729That bring these tidings to this fair assembly.

5.4.1002730Duke Frederick, hearing how that every day

5.4.1012731Men of great worth resorted to this forest,

5.4.1022732Addressed a mighty power, which were on foot

5.4.1032733In his own conduct, purposely to take

5.4.1042734His brother here, and put him to the sword;

5.4.1052735And to the skirts of this wild wood he came,

5.4.1062736Where, meeting with an old religious man,

5.4.1072737After some question with him, was converted

5.4.1082738Both from his enterprise and from the world,

5.4.1092739His crown bequeathing to his banished brother,

5.4.1102740And all their lands restored to them again

5.4.1112741That were with him exiled. This to be true

5.4.1122742I do engage my life.

I do engage my life. Welcome, young man.

5.4.1132744Thou offer'st fairly to thy brothers' wedding:

5.4.1142745To one his lands withheld, and to the other

5.4.1152746A land itself at large, a potent dukedom.

5.4.1162747First, in this forest let us do those ends

5.4.1172748That here were well begun and well begot;

5.4.1182749And after, every of this happy number

5.4.1192750That have endured shrewd days and nights with us

5.4.1202751Shall share the good of our returnèd fortune,

5.4.1212752According to the measure of their states.

5.4.1222753Meantime, forget this new-fall'n dignity,

5.4.1232754And fall into our rustic revelry.

5.4.1242755Play, music! And you brides and bridegrooms all,

5.4.1252756With measure heaped in joy, to th' measures fall.

Sir, by your patience. [To Jaques de Boys] If I heard you rightly,

5.4.1272758The Duke hath put on a religious life,

5.4.1282759And thrown into neglect the pompous court.

He hath.

To him will I. Out of these convertites

5.4.1312762There is much matter to be heard and learned.

5.4.1322763You to your former honor I bequeath;

5.4.1332764Your patience and your virtue well deserves it.

5.4.1342765You to a love that your true faith doth merit;

5.4.1352766You to your land and love and great allies;

5.4.1362767You to a long and well-deservèd bed;

5.4.1372768And you to wrangling, for thy loving voyage

5.4.1382769Is but for two months victualled. -- So to your pleasures;

5.4.1392770I am for other than for dancing measures.

Stay, Jaques, stay!

To see no pastime, I. What you would have

5.4.1422773I'll stay to know at your abandoned cave.

Proceed, proceed. We'll begin these rites,

5.4.1442775As we do trust they'll end, in true delights.