CYMBELINE.
Sicillius, who did ioyne his Honor
Cassibulan,
Tenantius, whom
Leonatus.
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Sir, I would aduise you to shift a Shirt; the Vio
lence of Action hath made you reek as a Sacrifice: where
ayre comes out, ayre comes in: There's none abroad so
wholesome as that you vent.
No faith: not so much as his patience.
Hurt him? His bodie's a passable Carkasse if he bee
not hurt. It is a through‑fare for Steele if it be not hurt.
His Steele was in debt, it went o'th'Backe‑side the
Towne.
The Villaine would not stand me.
No, but he fled forward still, toward your face.
Stand you? you haue Land enough of your owne:
But he added to your hauing, gaue you some ground.
As many Inches, as you haue Oceans (Puppies.)
I would they had not come betweene vs.
So would I, till you had measur'd how long a Foole
you were vpon the ground.
And that shee should loue this Fellow, and re
fuse mee.
If it be a sin to make a true election, she is damn'd.
Sir, as I told you alwayes: her Beauty & her Braine
go not together. Shee's a good signe, but I haue seene
small reflection of her wit.
Come, Ile to my Chamber: would there had
beene some hurt done.
I wish not so, vnlesse it had bin the fall of an Asse,
which is no great hurt.
You'l go with vs?
Ile attend your Lordship.
Nay come, let's go together.
Well my Lord.
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<head rend="italic center">Scena Tertia.</head>
<head type="supplied">[Act 1, Scene 2]</head>
<stage rend="italic center" type="entrance">Enter Clotten, and two Lords.</stage>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.1">
<speaker>1.</speaker>
<p n="216">Sir, I would aduise you to shift a Shirt; the Vio
<lb n="217"/>lence of Action hath made you reek as a Sacrifice: where
<lb n="218"/>ayre comes out, ayre comes in: There's none abroad so
<lb n="219"/>wholesome as that you vent.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-clo">
<speaker rend="italic">Clot.</speaker>
<l n="220">If my Shirt were bloody, then to shift it.</l>
<l n="221">Haue I hurt him?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.2">
<speaker>2</speaker>
<p n="222">No faith: not so much as his patience.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.1">
<speaker>1</speaker>
<p n="223">Hurt him? His bodie's a passable Carkasse if he bee
<lb n="224"/>not hurt. It is a through‑fare for Steele if it be not hurt.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.2">
<speaker>2</speaker>
<p n="225">His Steele was in debt, it went o'th'Backe‑side the
<lb n="226"/>Towne.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-clo">
<speaker rend="italic">Clot.</speaker>
<p n="227">The Villaine would not stand me.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.2">
<speaker>2</speaker>
<p n="228">No, but he fled forward still, toward your face.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.1">
<speaker>1</speaker>
<p n="229">Stand you? you haue Land enough of your owne:
<lb n="230"/>But he added to your hauing, gaue you some ground.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.2">
<speaker>2</speaker>
<p n="231">As many Inches, as you haue Oceans (Puppies.)</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-clo">
<speaker rend="italic">Clot.</speaker>
<p n="232">I would they had not come betweene vs.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.2">
<speaker>2</speaker>
<p n="233">So would I, till you had measur'd how long a Foole
<lb n="234"/>you were vpon the ground.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-clo">
<speaker rend="italic">Clot.</speaker>
<p n="235">And that shee should loue this Fellow, and re
<lb n="236"/>fuse mee.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.2">
<speaker>2</speaker>
<p n="237">If it be a sin to make a true election, she is damn'd.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.1">
<speaker>1</speaker>
<p n="238">Sir, as I told you alwayes: her Beauty & her Braine
<lb n="239"/>go not together. Shee's a good signe, but I haue seene
<lb n="240"/>small reflection of her wit.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.2">
<speaker>2</speaker>
<l n="241">She shines not vpon Fooles, least the reflection</l>
<l n="242">Should hurt her.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-clo">
<speaker rend="italic">Clot.</speaker>
<p n="243">Come, Ile to my Chamber: would there had
<lb n="244"/>beene some hurt done.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.2">
<speaker>2</speaker>
<p n="245">I wish not so, vnlesse it had bin the fall of an Asse,
<lb n="246"/>which is no great hurt.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-clo">
<speaker rend="italic">Clot.</speaker>
<p n="247">You'l go with vs?</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.1">
<speaker>1</speaker>
<p n="248">Ile attend your Lordship.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-clo">
<speaker rend="italic">Clot.</speaker>
<p n="249">Nay come, let's go together.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-cym-lor.2">
<speaker>2</speaker>
<p n="250">Well my Lord.</p>
</sp>
<stage rend="italic rightJustified" type="exit">Exeunt.</stage>
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