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As You Like It, II. iii
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The parts and graces of the wrestler
That did but lately foil the sinewy Charles;
And she believes, wherever they are gone,
That youth is surely in their company. 16

Duke F. Send to his brother; fetch that gallant hither;
If he be absent, bring his brother to me;
I'll make him find him. Do this suddenly,
And let not search and inquisition quail 20
To bring again these foolish runaways. Exeunt.


Scene Three

[Before Oliver's House]

Enter Orlando and Adam [meeting].

Orl. Who's there?

Adam. What! my young master? O my gentle master!
O my sweet master! O you memory
Of old Sir Rowland! why, what make you here? 4
Why are you virtuous? Why do people love you?
And wherefore are you gentle, strong, and valiant?
Why would you be so fond to overcome
The bonny priser of the humorous duke? 8
Your praise is come too swiftly home before you.
Know you not, master, to some kind of men
Their graces serve them but as enemies?
No more do yours: your virtues, gentle master, 12
Are sanctified and holy traitors to you.
O, what a world is this, when what is comely

13 parts: personal qualities
19 suddenly: immediately
20 quail: falter

3 memory: memorial
7 so fond: so foolish as
8 bonny priser: stout champion; cf. 'prise-fighter'
10 kind: sorts
12 No . . . yours; cf. n.
13 sanctified: sanctimonious