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the fear of your adventure would counsel you to

a more equal enterprise. We pray you, for your

own sake, to embrace your own safety and give

over this attempt.

Ros. Do, young sir: your reputation shall not

therefore be misprised. We will make it our

suit to the duke that the wrestling might not go

forward.

Orl. I beseech you, punish me not with your

hard thoughts, wherein I confess me much

guilty, to deny so fair and excellent ladies any-

thing. But let your fair eyes and gentle wishes

go with me to my trial: wherein if I be foiled,

there is but one shamed that was never gracious;

if killed, but one dead that is willing to be so. I

shall do my friends no wrong, for I have none to

lament me; the world no injury, for in it I have

nothing; only in the world I fill up a place,

which may be better supplied when I have made

it empty.

Ros. The little strength that I have, I would

it were with you.

Cel. And mine, to eke out hers.

Ros. Fare you well. Pray heaven I be deceived

in you!

Cel. Your heart's desires be with you!

Cha. Come, where is this young gallant that

is so desirous to lie with his mother earth?

Orl. Ready, sir; but his will hath in it a more

modest working.

Duke F. You shall try but one fall.

 195 suit: petition, entreaty

198 wherein guilty; cf. n.

202 gracious: in good favor

206 only: modifies 'place'

212 deceived: i.e., mistaken in my estimate of your ability

218 working: intention 