And say she uttereth piercing eloquence ;
If she do bid me pack, I 'll give her thanks,
As though she bid me stay by her a week ;
If she deny to wed, I'll crave the day
When I shall ask the banns, and when be married.
But here she comes ; and now, Petruchio, speak.
Enter Katharina.
Good-morrow, Kate ; for that's your name, I hear.
Hath. Well have you heard, but something hard of
hearing ;
They call me Katharine that do talk of me.
Pet. You lie, in faith ; for you are call'd plain Kato,
And bonny Kate, and sometimes Kate the curst ;
But Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendom,
Kate of Kate-Hall, my supper-dainty Kate,
For dainties are all cates : and therefore, Kate,
Take this of me, Kate of my consolation,
Hearing thy mildness praised in every town,
Thy virtues spoke of, and thy beauty sounded,
(Yet not so deeply as to thee belongs,)
Myself am moved to woo thee for my wife.
In the introductory pages to this picture-gallery I have related how the popularity of Shakespeare spread over England and Germany, and how, here and there, appreciation of his works was developed. Unfortunately I could impart no such pleasant information as regards the Latin lands. In Spain, the name of our poet has remained even to this day unknown. Italy ignores him probably intentionally, in order to protect
