The comicall Historie of
17901784Clowne. That is done to
sir, onely couer is the word.
17921786Clowne. Not
so
sir neither, I know my duty.
17931787Loren. Yet more quarrelling with occa
sion, wilt thou
shewe
17941788the whole wealth of thy wit in an in
stant; I pray thee vnder
stand a
17951789plaine man in his plaine meaning: goe to thy fellowes, bid them
17961790couer the table,
serue in the meate, and we will come in to dinner.
17971791Clowne. For the table
sir, it
shall be
seru'd in, for the meate
sir, it
17981792shall be couerd, for your comming in to dinner
sir, why let it be as
17991793humors and conceites
shall gouerne.
Exit Clowne. 18001794Loren. O deare di
scretion, how his words are
suted,
18011795The foole hath planted in his memorie
18021796an Armie of good words, and I doe know
18031797a many fooles that
stand in better place,
18041798garni
sht like him, that for a trick
sie word
18051799de
fie the matter: how cher
st thou
Iessica,
18061800And now good
sweet
say thy opinion,
18071801How doo
st thou like the Lord
Bassanios wife?
18081802Iessi. Pa
st all expre
ssing, it is very meete
18091803the Lord
Bassanio liue an vpright life
18101804For hauing
such a ble
ssing in his Lady,
18111805he
findes the ioyes of heauen heere on earth,
18121806And if on earth he doe not meane it, it
18131807in rea
son he
should neuer come to heauen?
18141808Why, if two Gods
should play
some heauenly match,
18151809and on the wager lay two earthly women,
18161810And
Portia one: there mu
st be
somthing el
se
18171811paund with the other, for the poore rude world
18201814ha
st thou of me, as
she is for wife.
18211815Iessi. Nay, but a
ske my opinion to of that?
18221816Loren. I will anone,
fir
st let vs goe to dinner?
18231817Iessi. Nay, let me prai
se you while I haue a
stomack?
18241818Loren. No pray thee, let it
serue for table talke,
18251819Then how
so mere thou
speak
st mong other things,
Iessi.