You are there follow'd by a faithful shepherd;
Look upon him, love him; he worships you.

Phe. Good shepherd, tell this youth what 'tis to love.

Sil. It is to be all made of sighs and tears ;

And so am I for Phebe.

Phe. And I for Ganymede.

Orl. And I for Rosalind.

Ros. And I for no woman.

Sil. It is to be all made of faith and service ;And so am I for Phebe.

Phe. And I for Ganymede.

Orl. And I for Rosalind.

Ros. And I for no woman.

Sil. It is to be all made of fantasy,

All made of passion, and all made of wishes;

All adoration, duty, and observance ;

All humbleness, all patience, and impatience;
All purity, all trial, all observance ;-
And so am I for Phebe.

Phe. And so am I for Ganymede.
Orl. And so am I for Rosalind.
Ros. And so am I for no woman.

Phe. If this be so, why blame you me to love

you?

[to Ros.

Sil. If this be so, why blame you me to love

you?

[to Phe.

Orl. If this be so, why blame you me to love

you?

Ros. Who do you speak to, why blame you me to love you?'

SHAK.

IV.

Y

Orl. To her, that is not here, nor doth not hear. Ros. Pray you, no more of this; 'tis like the howling of Irish wolves against the moon.—I will help you, [to Sil.] if I can :—I would love you, [to Phe.] if I could. To-morrow meet me all together. I will marry you, [to Phe.] if ever I marry woman, and I'll be married to-morrow:-I will satisfy you, [to Orl.] if ever I satisfied man, and you shall be married to-morrow:-I will content you, [to Sil.] if what pleases you contents you, and you shall be married to-morrow. As you [to Orl.] love Rosalind, meet;- -as you [to Sil.] love Phebe, meet;-and as I love no woman, I'll meet.

well; I have left you commands.

Sil. I'll not fail, if I live.

So, fare you

Enter TOUCHstone and audrey.

Touch. To-morrow is the joyful day, Audrey; tomorrow will we be married.

Aud. I do desire it with all my heart: and I hope it is no dishonest desire, to desire to be a woman of Here come two of the banished duke's

the world.

pages.

1 A married woman.

Enter TWO PAGES.

1 Page. Well met, honest gentleman. Touch. By my troth, well met.

and a song.

Come, sit, sit,

2 Page. We are for you: sit i' the middle.

1 Page. Shall we clap into 't roundly, without hawking, or spitting, or saying we are hoarse; which are the only prologues to a bad voice?

2 Page. I' faith, i' faith: and both in a tune, like two gipsies on a horse.

SONG.

I.

It was a lover, and his lass,

With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
That o'er the green corn-field did pass

In the spring time, the only pretty rank time,
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding,
Sweet lovers love the spring.

II.

Between the acres of the rye,

With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
These pretty country folks would lie,
In spring time, &c.

III.

This carol they began that hour,

With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,

How that a life was but a flower

In spring time, &c.

IV.

And therefore take the present time,

With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino;
For love is crowned with the prime

In spring time, &c.

Touch. Truly, young gentlemen, though there was no great matter in the ditty, yet the note was very untunable.1

1 Page. You are deceived, sir; we kept time; we lost not our time.

Touch. By my troth, yes; I lost to hear such a foolish song.

count it but time God be with you;

and God mend your voices !-Come, Audrey.

[Exeunt.

SCENE IV.

Another part of the forest.

Enter DUKE SENIOR, AMIENS, JAQUES, ORLANDO, OLIVER, and CELIA.

Duke S. Dost thou believe, Orlando, that the boy Can do all this that he hath promised?

Orl. I sometimes do believe, and sometimes do

not;

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

1 Though the words of the song were trifling, the music was not good enough to compensate their defect.'-Steevens. 2 As those who fear,-they, even those very persons, entertain hopes that their fears will not be realised; and yet at the same time know that there is reason for their fears.'Malone.

Enter ROSALIND, SILVIUS, and PHEBE.

Ros. Patience once more, whiles our compact is urged.

You

say, if I bring in your Rosalind, [to the Duke. You will bestow her on Orlando here?

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

her.

Ros. And you say, you will have her, when I

bring her?

[to Orl. Orl. That would I, were I of all kingdoms king. Ros. You say, you'll marry me, if I be willing? [to Phe. Phe. That will I, should I die the hour after. Ros. But, if you do refuse to marry me, You'll give yourself to this most faithful shepherd? Phe. So is the bargain.

Ros. You say, that you 'll have Phebe if she will?

[to Sil.

Sil. Though to have her and death were both one

thing.

Ros. I have promised to make all this matter

even.

Keep you your word, O duke, to give your daughter;-
You yours, Orlando, to receive his daughter :--
Keep your word, Phebe, that you'll marry me;
Or else, refusing me, to wed this shepherd: :-
Keep your word, Silvius, that you 'll marry
If she refuse me :-and from hence I go,
To make these doubts all even.

her,

[Exeunt Ros. and Cel.