The Temple Shakespeare Volume 26

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...We are like to prove a goodly commodity, i90 being taken up of these men's bills. Con. A commodity in question, I warrant you. Come, we '11 obey you. Exeunt. Scene IV. Hero's apartment. Enter Hero, Margaret, and Ursula. Hero. Good Ursula, wake my cousin Beatrice, and desire her to rise. Urs. I will, lady. Hero. And bid her come hither. Urs. Well. Exit. Marg. Troth, I think your other rabato were better. Hero. No, pray thee, good Meg, I '11 wear this. Marg. By my troth's not so good; and I warrant your cousin will say so. 10 Hero. My cousin 's a fool, and thou art another: I '11 wear none but this. Marg. I like the new tire within excellently, if the hair were a thought browner; and your gown's a most rare fashion, i' faith. I saw the Duchess of Milan's gown that they praise so. Hero. O, that exceeds, they say. Marg. By my troth 's but a night-gown in respect of yours,--cloth o' gold, and cuts, and laced with silver, set with pearls, down sleeves, side sleeves, 20 and skirts, round underborne with a bluish tinsel: but for a fine, quaint, graceful and excellent fashion, yours is worth ten on 't. Hero. God give me joy to wear it! for my heart is exceeding heavy. Marg. 'Twill be heavier soon by the weight of a man. Hero. Fie upon thee! art not ashamed? Marg. Of what, lady? of speaking honourably? Is not marriage honourable in a beggar? Is not 30 your lord honourable without marriage? I think you would have me say, ' saving your reverence, a husband:' an bad thinking do not wrest true speaking, I '11 offend nobody: is there any harm in 'the heavier for a husband '? None, I think, an it be the right husband and the right wife; otherwise 'tis light, and not heavy: ask my Lady Beatrice else; here she comes. Enter Beatrice. Hero. Good morrow, coz. Beat. Good morrow,...