155137Leon. Please it your grace leade on?

156138Pedro Your hand Leonato, we wil go together.

158140Clau. Benedicke, didst thou note the daughter of Signior (Leonato?

160141Bene. I noted her not, but I lookte on her,

161142Clau. Is she not a modest yong ladie?

162143Bene. Do you question me as an honest man should doe,

163144for my simple true iudgement? or would you haue me speake

164145after my custome, as being a professed tyrant to their sex?

166146Claudio No, I pray thee speake in sober iudgement.

167147Bene. Why yfaith me thinks shees too low for a hie praise,

168148too browne for a faire praise, and too litle for a great praise, on-

169149lie this commendation I can affoord her, that were shee other

170150then she is, she were vnhansome, and being no other, but as she

171151is, I do not like her.

172152Claudio Thou thinkest I am in sport, I pray thee tell mee

173153truelie how thou lik'st her.

174154Bene. Would you buie her that you enquier after her?

176155Claudio Can the world buie such a iewel?

177156Bene. Yea, and a case to putte it into, but speake you this

178157with a sad brow? or doe you play the flowting iacke, to tell vs

179158Cupid is a good Hare-finder, and Vulcan a rare Carpenter:

180159Come, in what key shall a man take you to go in the song?

182160Claudio In mine eie, shee is the sweetest Ladie that euer I

183161lookt on.

184162Bened. I can see yet without spectacles, and I see no such

185163matter: theres her cosin, and she were not possest with a fury,

186164exceedes her as much in beautie, as the first of Maie dooth the

187165last of December: but I hope you haue no intent to turne hus-

188166band, haue you?

189167Claudio I would scarce trust my selfe, though I had sworne

190168the contrarie, if Hero would be my wife.

191169Bened. Ist come to this? in faith hath not the worlde one

192170man but he will weare his cappe with suspition? shall I neuer

193171see a batcheller of three score againe? go to yfaith, and thou wilt

194172needes thrust thy necke into a yoke, weare the print of it, and

195173sigh away sundaies: looke, don Pedro is returned to seeke you.

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