Pro. Than men their minds! 'tis true. O heaven!

were man

But constant, he were perfect: that one error
Fills him with faults; makes him run through all

sins;

Inconstancy falls off, ere it begins:

What is in Silvia's face, but I may spy
More fresh in Julia's with a constant eye?
Val. Come, come, a hand from either :
Let me be blest to make this happy close.
"Twere pity two such friends should be long foes.
Pro. Bear witness, Heaven, I have my wish for

ever.

Jul. And I mine.

Enter OUTLAWS, with DUKE and THURIO.

Out. A prize, a prize, a prize!

Val. Forbear, forbear, I say; it is

duke.

Your grace is welcome to a man disgraced,

Banished Valentine.

Duke. Sir Valentine!

Thu. Yonder is Silvia; and Silvia 's mine.

Val. Thurio give back, or else embrace thy

death;

Come not within the measure of my wrath :1

Do not name Silvia thine; if once again,
Verona shall not hold thee. Here she stands :

SHAK.

The length of my sword.

I.

N

Take but possession of her with a touch ;— I dare thee but to breathe upon my love.

Thu. Sir Valentine, I care not for her, I: I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not:

I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.

Duke. The more degenerate and base art thou, To make such means 1 for her as thou hast done, And leave her on such slight conditions.Now, by the honor of my ancestry,

do applaud thy spirit, Valentine,

2

And think thee worthy of an empress' love.
Know then, I here forget all former griefs,
Cancel all grudge, repeal thee home again.—
Plead a new state in thy unrival'd merit,

3

To which I thus subscribe,-sir Valentine,
Thou art a gentleman, and well derived ;

Take thou thy Silvia, for thou hast deserved her.
Val. I thank your grace; the gift hath made me

happy.

I now beseech you, for your daughter's sake,
To grant one boon that I shall ask of you.

Duke. I grant it, for thine own, whate'er it be.
Val. These banish'd men, that I have kept withal,

Are men endued with worthy qualities.

Forgive them what they have committed here,
And let them be recall'd from their exile :

They are reformed, civil, full of good,

1 Interest.

3 i. e. plead thou.

2 Grievances, wrongs.

And fit for great employment, worthy lord.

Duke. Thou hast prevail'd; I pardon them, and

thee;

Dispose of them, as thou know'st their deserts.

Come, let us go; we will include 1 all jars

2

With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity.

Val. And, as we walk along, I dare be bold With our discourse to make your grace to smile: What think you of this page, my lord?

Duke. I think the boy hath grace in him: he blushes.

Val. I warrant you, my lord; more grace than

boy.

Duke. What mean you by that saying?

Val. Please you, I'll tell you as we pass along, That you will wonder, what hath fortuned.Come, Proteus; 'tis your penance, but to hear The story of your loves discovered:

That done, our day of marriage shall be yours;
One feast, one house, one mutual happiness.

[Exeunt.

1 Conclude.

2 Masques and reveis.

END OF VOL. 1.