the fear of your adventure would counsel you to
a more equal enterprise. We pray you, for your
own sake, to embrace your own safety and give
over this attempt. 192
Ros. Do, young sir: your reputation shall not
therefore be misprised. We will make it our
suit to the duke that the wrestling might not go
forward. 196
Orl. I beseech you, punish me not with your
hard thoughts, wherein I confess me much
guilty, to deny so fair and excellent ladies any-
thing. But let your fair eyes and gentle wishes
go with me to my trial: wherein if I be foiled,
there is but one shamed that was never gracious; 202
if killed, but one dead that is willing to be so. I
shall do my friends no wrong, for I have none to
lament me; the world no injury, for in it I have
nothing; only in the world I fill up a place,
which may be better supplied when I have made
it empty. 208
Ros. The little strength that I have, I would
it were with you.
Cel. And mine, to eke out hers.
Ros. Fare you well. Pray heaven I be deceived
in you! 213
Cel. Your heart's desires be with you!
Cha. Come, where is this young gallant that
is so desirous to lie with his mother earth? 216
Orl. Ready, sir; but his will hath in it a more
modest working.
Duke F. You shall try but one fall. 219
195 suit: petition, entreaty
198 wherein . . . guilty; cf. n.
202 gracious: in good favor
206 only: modifies 'place'
212 deceived: i.e., mistaken in my estimate of your ability
218 working: intention
