Ber. Stay; the king— [Seeing him rise. Par. Use a more spacious ceremony to the noble. lords; you have restrained yourself within the list of too cold an adieu: be more expressive to them; for they wear themselves in the cap of time*, there, do muster true gaitt, eat, speak, and move under the influence of the most received star; and though the devil lead the measure‡, such are to be followed: and take a more dilated farewell. Ber. And I will do so. Par. Worthy fellows; and like to prove most sinewy sword-men. [Exeunt Bertram and Parolles. Enter Lafeu. Laf. Pardon, my lord, [ Kneeling.] for me and for my tidings. King. I'll fee thee to stand up. Then here's a man Laf. Stands, that has brought his pardon. I would, you Had kneel'd, my lord, to ask me mercy; and That, at my bidding, you could so stand up. King. I would I had; so I had broke thy pate, And ask'd thee mercy for't. Laf. Goodfaith, across : But, my good lord, 'tis thus ; Will you be cur'd King. Laf. No. O, will you eat No grapes, my royal fox? yes, but you will, My noble grapes, an if my royal fox Could reach them: I have seen a medicine, They are the foremost in the fashion. The dance. Unskilfully; a phrase taken from the exercise at a quintaine. A female physician. That's able to breathe life into a stone; Quicken a rock, and make you dance canary*, With spritely fire and motion; whose simple touch To give great Charlemain à pen in his hand, King. What her is this? Luf. Why, doctor she: My lord, there's one arriv'd, If you will see her,-now, by my faith and honour, If seriously I may convey my thoughts In this my light deliverance, I have spoke With one, that, in her sex, her years, profession †, Wisdom, and constancy, hath amaz'd me more Than I dare blame my weakness: Will you see her (For that is her demand), and know her business? That done, laugh well at me. King. Now, good Lafeu, Bring in the admiration; that we with thee May spend our wonder too, or take off thine, By wond'ring how thou took'st it. Laf. And not be all day neither. Nay, I'll fit you, [Exit Lafeu. King. Thus he his special nothing ever prologues. Re-enter Lafeu, with Helena. Laf. Nay, come your ways. King. This haste hath wings indeed. Laf. Nay, come your ways; This is his majesty, say your mind to him: [Exit. King. Now, fair one, does your business follow us! A kind of dance. + By profession is meant her declaration of the object of her coming. Hel. Ay, my good lord. Gerard de Narbon was My father; in what he did profess, well found". King. I knew him. Hel. The rather will I spare my praises towards .him; Knowing him, is enough. On his bed of death Many receipts he gave me; chiefly one, Safer than mine own two, more dear: I have so: King. We thank you, maiden; But may not be so credulous of cure,- To empiricks; or to dissever so Our great self and our credit, to esteem A senseless help, when help past sense we deem. King. I cannot give thee less, to be call'd grateful; Hel. What I can do, can do no hurt to try, Since you set up your rest 'gainst remedy: Of acknowledged excellence. + A third eye. He that of greatest works is finisher, Oft does them by the weakest minister: So holy writ in babes hath judgement shown, From simple sourcest; and great seas have dried, Thy pains, not us'd, must by thyself be paid : Hel. Inspired merit so by breath is barr'd: The help of heaven we count the act of men. Hel. Ere twice in murk and occidental damp * An allusion to Daniel judging the two Elders. ti. e. When Moses smote the rock in Horeb. This must refer to the children of Israel passing the Red Sea, when miracles had been denied by Pharaoh. i. e. Pretend to greater things than befits the mediocrity of my condition. The evening star. Or four and twenty times the pilot's glass Hel. Tax of impudence, A strumpet's boldness, a divulged shame,- King. Methinks, in thee some blessed spirit doth speak; His powerful sound, within an orgau weak: In common sense, sense saves another way. And well deserv'd: Not helping, death's my fee; King. Make thy demand. Hel. But will you make it even? King. Ay, by my sceptre, and my hopes of heaven. Hel. Then shalt thou give me, with thy kingly hand, What husband in thy power I will command: To choose from forth the royal blood of France; i. e. May be counted among the gifts enjoyed by thee. The spring or morning of life. |