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Ros. Well, in her person I say I will not have

you.

Orl. Then in mine own person I die.

Ros. No, faith, die by attorney. The poor

world is almost six thousand years old, and in

all this time there was not any man died in his

own person, videlicet, in a love-cause. Troilus

had his brains dashed out with a Grecian club;

yet he did what he could to die before, and he

is one of the patterns of love. Leander, he would

have lived many a fair year, though Hero had

turned nun, if it had not been for a hot mid-

summer night; for, good youth, he went but

forth to wash him in the Hellespont, and being

taken with the cramp was drowned; and the

foolish chroniclers of that age found it was 'Hero

of Sestos.' But these are all lies: men have died

from time to time, and worms have eaten them,

but not for love.

Orl. I would not have my right Rosalind of

this mind; for, I protest, her frown might kill

me.

Ros. By this hand, it will not kill a fly. But

come, now I will be your Rosalind in a more

coming-on disposition; and ask me what you

will, I will grant it.

Orl. Then love me, Rosalind.

Ros. Yes, faith, will I, Fridays and Saturdays

and all.

Orl. And wilt thou have me?

Ros. Ay, and twenty such.

Orl. What sayest thou?

 97 attorney: proxy

100 videlicet: namely

Troilus; cf. n.

103 patterns: models

Leander; cf. n.

109 chroniclers; cf. n.

113 right: true 