The dramatick writings Author:William Shakespeare Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SCENE IV. The Duke's Palace. Enter Duke, Viola, Curio, and others. Duke. Give me some musick :—Now, good morrow, friends : Now, good Cesario, but that p... more »iece of song, That old and antique song we heard last night: ago Methought, it did relieve my passion much ; More than light airs, and recollected terms, Of these most brisk and giddy-paced times : Come, but one verse. Cur. He is not here, so please your lordship, that should sing it. Duke. Who was it f Cur. Feste, the jester, my lord; a fool, that the lady Olivia's father took much delight in : he is about the house. 300 Duke. Seek him out, and play the tune the while. [Exit Curio. [Musick. Come hither, boy ; If ever thou shall love, In the sweet pangs of it, remember me : For, such as I am, all true lovers are ; Unstaid and skittish in all motions else, Save, in the constant image of the creature That is belov'd.—How dost thou like this tune ? Vio. It gives a ery echo to the seat Where love re thron'd. Fij Duke.Date. Thou dost Speak masterly: 310 My life upon't, young though thou art, thine eye Hath stay'd upon some favour that it loves; Hath it not, boy ? Via. A little, by your favour. I ),':. What kind of woman is't ? Via. Of your complexion. Duke. She is not worth thee then. What years, i'faith ? Via. About your years, my lord. Duke. Too old, by heaven; Let still the woman An elder than herself; so wears she to him, 320 So sways she level in her husband's heart. For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn, Than women's are. Via. I think it well, my lord. Duke. Then let thy love be younger than thyself, Or thy affection cannot hold the bent: For women are as roses ; whose fair ...« less