_Vio._ Sure, my noble lord, If she be so abandon'd to her sorrow As it is spoke, she never will admit me.
_Duke._ Be clamorous and leap all civil bounds 20 Rather than make unprofited return.
_Vio._ Say I do speak with her, my lord, what then?
_Duke._ O, then unfold the passion of my love, Surprise her with discourse of my dear faith: It shall become thee well to act my woes; 25 She will attend it better in thy youth Than in a nuncio's of more grave aspect.
_Duke._ Dear lad, believe it; For they shall yet belie thy happy years, That say thou art a man: Diana's lip 30 Is not more smooth and rubious; thy small pipe Is as the maiden's organ, shrill and sound; And all is semblative a woman's part. I know thy constellation is right apt For this affair. Some four or five attend him; 35 All, if you will; for I myself am best When least in company. Prosper well in this, And thou shalt live as freely as thy lord, To call his fortunes thine.
_Vio._ I'll do my best To woo your lady: [_Aside_] yet, a barful strife! 40 Whoe'er I woo, myself would be his wife. [_Exeunt._
CURIO, and Attendants.] attended. Capell.
_a barful_] F4. _a barrefull_ F1 F2 F3. _O baneful_ Pope. _O barful_ Collier (Thirlby conj. MS.), _a woeful_ Daniel conj.
_Mar._ Nay, either tell me where thou hast been, or I will not open my lips so wide as a bristle may enter in way of thy excuse: my lady will hang thee for thy absence.
_Clo._ Let her hang me: he that is well hanged in this world needs to fear no colours. 5
_Mar._ A good lenten answer: I can tell thee where that saying was born, of 'I fear no colours.'
_Mar._ In the wars; and that may you be bold to say in your foolery.
_Clo._ Well, God give them wisdom that have it; and those that are fools, let them use their talents.
_Mar._ Yet you will be hanged for being so long absent; 15 or, to be turned away, is not that as good as a hanging to you?
_Clo._ Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage; and, for turning away, let summer bear it out.
_Clo._ Not so, neither; but I am resolved on two points.
_Mar._ That if one break, the other will hold; or, if both break, your gaskins fall.
_Clo._ Apt, in good faith; very apt. Well, go thy way; if Sir Toby would leave drinking, thou wert as witty a 25 piece of Eve's flesh as any in Illyria.