Bap. Sir, pardon me in what I have to say ;- Doth love my daughter, and she loveth him, Tra. I thank you, sir. Where then do you know best, We be affied; and such assurance taʼen, As shall with either part's agreement stand? Bap. Not in my house, Lucentio; for, you know, Bap. It likes me well: Cambio, hie you home, And how she's like to be Lucentio's wife. 5 And pass my daughter a sufficient dower,] To pass is, in this place, synonymous to assure or convey; as it sometimes occurs in the covenant of a purchase deed, that the granter has power to bargain, sell, &c." and thereby to pass and convey" the premises to the grantee. +"fully made," - MALONE. 6 We be affied ;] i. e. betrothed. 7 And, happily,] Happily, in Shakspeare's time, signified accident. ally, as well as fortunately. Luc. I pray the gods she may, with all my heart! cheer: I follow you. Exeunt TRANIO, Pedant, and BAPTISTA. Bion. Cambio. Luc. What say'st thou, Biondello? Bion. You saw my master wink and laugh upon you? Luc. Biondello, what of that? Bion. 'Faith nothing; but he has left me here behind, to expound the meaning or moral of his signs and tokens. Luc. I pray thee, moralize them. Bion. Then thus. Baptista is safe, talking with the deceiving father of a deceitful son. Luc. And what of him? Bion. His daughter is to be brought by you to the supper. Luc. And then? Bion. The old priest at Saint Luke's church is at your command at all hours. Luc. And what of all this? Bion. I cannot tell; except+ they are busied about a counterfeit assurance: Take you assurance of her, cum privilegio ad imprimendum solùm9: to the church1; — take the priest, clerk, and some sufficient honest wit nesses: If this be not that you look for, I have no more to say, But did Bianca farewell for ever and a day. 8-- — or moral-] i. e. the secret purpose. + Mr. Malone reads " expect;" i. e. wait the event. [Going. 9 - cum privilegio ad imprimendum solùm :] It is scarce necessary to observe, that these are the words which commonly were put on books where an exclusive right had been granted to particular persons for printing them. REED. 1 to the church ;] i. e. go to the church, &c. Luc. Hear'st thou, Biondello? Bion. I cannot tarry: I knew a wench married in an afternoon as she went to the garden for parsley to stuff a rabbit; and so may you, sir; and so adieu, sir. My master hath appointed me to go to Saint Luke's, to bid the priest be ready to come against you come with your appendix. [Exit. Luc. I may, and will, if she be so contented: She will be pleas'd, then wherefore should I doubt ? Hap what hap may, I'll roundly go about her; It shall go hard, if Cambio go without her. SCENE V. A publick Road.' [Exit. Enter PETRUCHIO, KATHARINA, and HORTENSIO. Pet. Come on, o' God's name; once more toward our father's. Good Lord, how bright and goodly shines the moon! Or ere I journey to your father's house: Kath: I know it is.† +"I know it is the moon."-MALONE. Pet. Nay, then you lie; it is the blessed sun. Kath. Then, God be bless'd, it is the blessed sun: But sun it is not, when you say it is not; And the moon changes, even as your mind. What you will have it nam'd, even that it is; And so it shall be so, for Katharine. Hor. Petruchio, go thy ways; the field is won, run, And not unluckily against the bias. But soft; what company is coming here? Enter VINCENTIO, in a travelling dress. Good morrow, gentle mistress: Where away?- Kath. Young budding virgin, fair, and fresh, and sweet, Whither away; or where is thy abode? Happy the parents of so fair a child; Allot thee for his lovely bed-fellow ! Pet. Why, how now, Kate! I hope thou art not mad: This is a man, old, wrinkled, faded, wither'd; And not a maiden, as thou say'st he is. Kath. Pardon, old father, my mistaking eyes, That have been so bedazzled with the sun, That every thing I look on seemeth green2: Pet. Do, good old grandsire; and, withal, make known Which way thou travellest: if along with us, We shall be joyful of thy company. Vin. Fair sir, and you my merry mistress, That with your strange encounter much amaz'd me; My name is call'd-Vincentio: my dwelling- Pisa ; And bound I am to Padua; there to visit A son of mine, which long I have not seen. Vin. Lucentio, gentle sir. Pet. Happily met; the happier for thy son. Upon the company you overtake? Hor. I do assure thee, father, so it is. 2 That every thing I look on seemeth green:] Shakspeare's observations on the phænomena of nature are very accurate. When one has sat long in the sunshine, the surrounding objects will often appear tinged with green. The reason is assigned by many of the writers on opticks. BLACKSTONE. |