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rabbit on a spit; or your hands in your pocket

like a man after the old painting; and keep not

too long in one tune, but a snip and away. These

are complements, these are humours, these be-

tray nice wenches, that would be betrayed with-

out these; and make them men of note,—do you

note? men,—that most are affected to these.

Arm. How hast thou purchased this ex-

perience?

Moth. By my penny of observation.

Arm. But O—but O,—

Moth. 'The hobby-horse is forgot.'

Arm. Callest thou my love 'hobby-horse'?

Moth. No, master; the hobby-horse is but a

colt, and your love perhaps a hackney. But

have you forgot your love?

Arm. Almost I had.

Moth. Negligent student! learn her by heart.

Arm. By heart, and in heart, boy.

Moth. And out of heart, master: all those

three I will prove.

Arm. What wilt thou prove?

Moth. A man, if I live; and this, by, in, and

without, upon the instant: by heart you love

her, because your heart cannot come by her; in

heart you love her, because your heart is in love

with her; and out of heart you love her, being

out of heart that you cannot enjoy her.

Arm. I am all these three.

Moth. And three times as much more, and

yet nothing at all.

 24 complements: accomplishments

25 nice: coy

30 penny: i.e. purchasing medium

32 Cf. n.

35 hackney: i.e. loose woman

