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Love's Labour's Lost, IV. ii

ferous flowers of fancy, the jerks of invention?

Imitari is nothing; so doth the hound his

master, the ape his keeper, the tired horse his

rider. But, damosella virgin, was this directed

to you?

Jaq. Ay, sir; from one Monsieur Berowne,

one of the strange queen's lords.

Hol. I will overglance the superscript. 'To

the snow-white hand of the most beauteous

Lady Rosaline.' I will look again on the intel-

lect of the letter, for the nomination of the party

writing to the person written unto: 'Your lady-

ship's, in all desired employment, Berowne.'—

Sir Nathaniel, this Berowne is one of the votaries

with the king; and here he hath framed a letter

to a sequent of the stranger queen's, which, acci-

dentally, or by the way of progression, hath mis-

carried. Trip and go, my sweet; deliver this

paper into the royal hand of the king; it may

concern much. Stay not thy compliment; I

forgive thy duty: adieu.

Jaq. Good Costard, go with me. Sir, God

save your life!

Cost. Have with thee, my girl.

Exit [with Jaquenetta].

Nath. Sir, you have done this in the fear of

God, very religiously; and, as a certain Father

saith—

Hol. Sir, tell not me of the Father; I do fear

colourable colours. But to return to the verses:

did they please you, Sir Nathaniel?

 131 Imitari: to imitate

136 queen's lords; cf. n.

137 superscript: superscription, address

139 intellect: i.e. signature

145 sequent: follower

147 Trip and go; cf. n.

149 Stay compliment: do not pause for ceremony

158 colourable colours: false pretexts

