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As You Like It, II. v

counter of two dog-apes, and when a man thanks

me heartily, methinks I have given him a penny

and he renders me the beggarly thanks. Come,

sing; and you that will not, hold your tongues.

Ami. Well, I'll end the song. Sirs, cover the

while; the duke will drink under this tree. He

hath been all this day to look you.

Jaq. And I have been all this day to avoid him.

He is too disputable for my company: I think of

as many matters as he, but I give heaven thanks,

and make no boast of them. Come, warble; come.

All together here. Ami. 'Who doth ambition shun,

And loves to live i' the sun,

Seeking the food he eats,

And pleased with what he gets,

Come hither, come hither, come hither:

Here shall he see

No enemy

But winter and rough weather.'

Jaq. I'll give you a verse to this note, that I

made yesterday in despite of my invention.

Ami. And I'll sing it.

Jaq. Thus it goes:

'If it do come to pass

That any man turn ass,

Leaving his wealth and ease,

A stubborn will to please,

 27 dog-apes; cf. n.

29 beggarly: i.e., like a beggar

31 cover: spread the cloth for a meal

33 look: look for

35 disputable: inclined to dispute

46 note: tune

47 in invention: in defiance of my imagination 