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Love's Labour's Lost, I. i

With a refined traveller of Spain,

A man in all the world's new fashion planted,

That hath a mint of phrases in his brain;

One who the music of his own vain tongue

Doth ravish like enchanting harmony;

A man of complements, whom right and wrong

Have chose as umpire of their mutiny.

This child of fancy, that Armado hight,

For interim to our studies shall relate

In high-born words the worth of many a knight

From tawny Spain lost in the world's debate.

How you delight, my lords, I know not, I;

But, I protest, I love to hear him lie,

And I will use him for my minstrelsy.

Ber. Armado is a most illustrious wight,

A man of fire-new words, fashion's own knight.

Long. Costard the swain and he shall be our sport;

And, so to study, three years is but short.

Const. Which is the duke's own person?

Ber. This, fellow. What wouldst?

Const. I myself reprehend his own person, for

I am his Grace's tharborough: but I would see

his own person in flesh and blood.

Ber. This is he.

Const. Signior Arm—Arm—commends you.

There's villainy abroad: this letter will tell you

more.

 165 who: whom

167 complements: accomplishments 

169 hight: is called

171 high-born: lofty

172 debate: warfare

175 for my minstrelsy: as my minstrel

177 fire-new: brand-new

180 duke's: i.e. king's

182 reprehend: i.e. represent

183 tharborough: third borough (constable)

