As You Like It by William Shakespeare
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almost six thousand yeeres old, and in all this time there
was not anie man died in his owne person (videlicet) in a loue cause: Troilous had his braines dash'd out with a Grecian club, yet he did what hee could to die before, and he is one of the patternes of loue. Leander, he would haue liu'd manie a faire yeere though Hero had turn'd Nun; if it had not bin for a hot Midsomer-night, for (good youth) he went but forth to wash him in the Hellespont, and being taken with the crampe, was droun'd, and the foolish Chronoclers of that age, found it was Hero of Cestos. But these are all lies, men haue died from time to time, and wormes haue eaten them, but not for loue Orl. I would not haue my right Rosalind of this mind, for I protest her frowne might kill me Ros. By this hand, it will not kill a flie: but come, now I will be your Rosalind in a more comming-on disposition: and aske me what you will, I will grant it Orl. Then loue me Rosalind Ros. Yes faith will I, fridaies and saterdaies, and all Orl. And wilt thou haue me? Ros. I, and twentie such Orl. What saiest thou? Ros. Are you not good? |
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