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Shakespeare's Comedy of the Taming of the Shrew
Shakespeare's Comedy of the Taming of the Shrew 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: And melancholy is the nurse of frenzy. Therefore they thought it good you hear a play And frame your mind to mirth and merriment, Which bars a thousand harms and... more » lengthens life. Sly. Marry, I will, let them play it. Is not a com- onty a Christmas gambold or a tumbling-trick? Page. No, my good lord ; it is more pleasing stuff. Sly. What, household stuff ? Page. It is a kind of history. 140 Sly. Well, we 'll see 't — Come, madam wife, sit by my side and let the world slip; we shall ne'er be younger. Flourish. ACT I Scene I. Padua. A Public Place Enter Lucentio and his man Tranio Lucentio. Tranio, since for the great desire I had To see fair Padua, nursery of arts, I am arriv'd for fruitful Lombardy, The pleasant garden of great Italy, And by my father's love and leave am arm'd With his good will and thy good company, My trusty servant, well approv'd in all, Here let us breathe and haply institute A course of learning and ingenious studies. Pisa, renowned for grave citizens, 10 Gave me my being and my father first, A merchant of great traffic through the world, Vincentio, come of the Bentivolii. Vincentio's son, brought up in Florence, It shall become to serve all hopes conceiv'd, To deck his fortune with his virtuous deeds; And therefore, Tranio, for the time I study, Virtue and that part of philosophy Will I apply that treats of happiness By virtue specially to be achiev'd. 20 Tell me thy mind ; for I have Pisa left And am to Padua come, as he that leaves A shallow plash to plunge him in the deep, And with satiety seeks to quench his thirst. Tranio. Me perdonato, gentle master mine, I am in all affected as yourself, Glad that you thus continue your resolve To suck the sweets of sweet philosophy. Only, good mast...« less