Alas,poorlady,desolateandleft!
Iweepmyselftothinkuponthywords。
Here,youth,thereismypurse;IgivetheethisForthysweetmistress\'sake,becausethoulovesther。
Farewell。
ExitSILVIA,withattendantsJULIAAndsheshallthankyoufor\'t,ife\'eryouknowher。
Avirtuousgentlewoman,mildandbeautifulIhopemymaster\'ssuitwillbebutcold,Sincesherespectsmymistress\'lovesomuch。
Alas,howlovecantriflewithitself!
Hereisherpicture:letmesee;Ithink,IfIhadsuchatire,thisfaceofmineWerefullaslovelyasisthisofhers:
Andyetthepainterflatter\'dheralittle,UnlessIflatterwithmyselftoomuch。
Herhairisauburn,mineisperfectyellow:
Ifthatbeallthedifferenceinhislove,I\'llgetmesuchacolour\'dperiwig。
Hereyesaregreyasglass,andsoaremine:
Ay,butherforehead\'slow,andmine\'sashigh。
WhatshoulditbethatherespectsinherButIcanmakerespectiveinmyself,IfthisfondLovewerenotablindedgod?
Come,shadow,comeandtakethisshadowup,For\'tisthyrival。Othousenselessform,Thoushaltbeworshipp\'d,kiss\'d,lovedandadored!
And,weretheresenseinhisidolatry,Mysubstanceshouldbestatueinthystead。
I\'llusetheekindlyforthymistress\'sake,Thatusedmeso;orelse,byJoveIvow,Ishouldhavescratch\'doutyourunseeingeyesTomakemymasteroutoflovewiththee!
ExitACTVSCENEI。Milan。Anabbey。EnterEGLAMOUREGLAMOURThesunbeginstogildthewesternsky;
AndnowitisabouttheveryhourThatSilvia,atFriarPatrick\'scell,shouldmeetme。
Shewillnotfail,forloversbreaknothours,Unlessitbetocomebeforetheirtime;
Somuchtheyspurtheirexpedition。
Seewhereshecomes。
EnterSILVIA
Lady,ahappyevening!SILVIAAmen,amen!Goon,goodEglamour,Outattheposternbytheabbey—wall:
IfearIamattendedbysomespies。EGLAMOURFearnot:theforestisnotthreeleaguesoff;
Ifwerecoverthat,wearesureenough。
ExeuntSCENEII。Thesame。TheDUKE\'spalace。EnterTHURIO,PROTEUS,andJULIATHURIOSirProteus,whatsaysSilviatomysuit?PROTEUSO,sir,Ifindhermilderthanshewas;
Andyetshetakesexceptionsatyourperson。THURIOWhat,thatmylegistoolong?PROTEUSNo;thatitistoolittle。THURIOI\'llwearaboot,tomakeitsomewhatrounder。JULIA[Aside]Butlovewillnotbespurr\'dtowhatitloathes。THURIOWhatsaysshetomyface?PROTEUSShesaysitisafairone。THURIONaythen,thewantonlies;myfaceisblack。PROTEUSButpearlsarefair;andtheoldsayingis,Blackmenarepearlsinbeauteousladies\'eyes。JULIA[Aside]\'Tistrue;suchpearlsasputoutladies\'eyes;
ForIhadratherwinkthanlookonthem。THURIOHowlikesshemydiscourse?PROTEUSIll,whenyoutalkofwar。THURIOButwell,whenIdiscourseofloveandpeace?JULIA[Aside]Butbetter,indeed,whenyouholdyourpeace。THURIOWhatsaysshetomyvalour?PROTEUSO,sir,shemakesnodoubtofthat。JULIA[Aside]Sheneedsnot,whensheknowsitcowardice。THURIOWhatsaysshetomybirth?PROTEUSThatyouarewellderived。JULIA[Aside]True;fromagentlemantoafool。THURIOConsidersshemypossessions?PROTEUSO,ay;andpitiesthem。THURIOWherefore?JULIA[Aside]Thatsuchanassshouldowethem。PROTEUSThattheyareoutbylease。JULIAHerecomestheduke。
EnterDUKEDUKEHownow,SirProteus!hownow,Thurio!
WhichofyousawSirEglamouroflate?THURIONotI。PROTEUSNorI。DUKESawyoumydaughter?PROTEUSNeither。DUKEWhythen,She\'sfleduntothatpeasantValentine;
AndEglamourisinhercompany。
\'Tistrue;forFriarLaurencemetthemboth,Asheinpenancewander\'dthroughtheforest;
Himheknewwell,andguess\'dthatitwasshe,But,beingmask\'d,hewasnotsureofit;
Besides,shedidintendconfessionAtPatrick\'scellthiseven;andthereshewasnot;
Theselikelihoodsconfirmherflightfromhence。
Therefore,Iprayyou,standnottodiscourse,ButmountyoupresentlyandmeetwithmeUpontherisingofthemountain—footThatleadstowardsMantua,whithertheyarefled:
Dispatch,sweetgentlemen,andfollowme。
ExitTHURIOWhy,thisitistobeapeevishgirl,Thatfliesherfortunewhenitfollowsher。
I\'llafter,moretoberevengedonEglamourThanfortheloveofrecklessSilvia。
ExitPROTEUSAndIwillfollow,moreforSilvia\'sloveThanhateofEglamourthatgoeswithher。
ExitJULIAAndIwillfollow,moretocrossthatloveThanhateforSilviathatisgoneforlove。
ExitSCENEIII。ThefrontiersofMantua。Theforest。EnterOutlawswithSILVIAFirstOutlawCome,come,Bepatient;wemustbringyoutoourcaptain。SILVIAAthousandmoremischancesthanthisoneHavelearn\'dmehowtobrookthispatiently。SecondOutlawCome,bringheraway。FirstOutlawWhereisthegentlemanthatwaswithher?ThirdOutlawBeingnimble—footed,hehathoutrunus,ButMoysesandValeriusfollowhim。
Gothouwithhertothewestendofthewood;
Thereisourcaptain:we\'llfollowhimthat\'sfled;
Thethicketisbeset;hecannot\'scape。FirstOutlawCome,Imustbringyoutoourcaptain\'scave:
Fearnot;hebearsanhonourablemind,Andwillnotuseawomanlawlessly。SILVIAOValentine,thisIendureforthee!
ExeuntSCENEIV。Anotherpartoftheforest。EnterVALENTINEVALENTINEHowusedothbreedahabitinaman!
Thisshadowydesert,unfrequentedwoods,Ibetterbrookthanflourishingpeopledtowns:
HerecanIsitalone,unseenofany,Andtothenightingale\'scomplainingnotesTunemydistressesandrecordmywoes。
Othouthatdostinhabitinmybreast,Leavenotthemansionsolongtenantless,Lest,growingruinous,thebuildingfallAndleavenomemoryofwhatitwas!
Repairmewiththypresence,Silvia;
Thougentlenymph,cherishthyforlornswain!