PERSONS REPRESENTED. FERDINAND, King of Navarre. Appears, Act I. sc. 1. Act II. sc. 1. Act IV. sc. 3. Act V. sc. 2. BIRON, a lord attending on the King. Act III. sc. 1. LONGAVILLE, a lord attending on the King. Appears, Act I. sc. 1. Act II. sc. 1. Act IV. sc. 3. Act V. sc. 2. Act V. sc. 2. Princess of France. DUMAIN, a lord attending on the King. MERCADE, a lord attending on the Princess of France. DON ADRIANO DE ARMADO, a fantastical Spaniard. Appears, Act I. sc. 1; sc. 2. Act IV. sc. 2. Act V. sc. 1. COSTARD, a clown. Appears, Act I. sc. 1; sc. 2. Act III. sc. 1. Act IV. sc. 1; sc. 2. Act V. sc. 1; sc. 2. ROSALINE, a lady attending on the Princess of France. MARIA, a lady attending on the Princess of France. Appears, Act I. sc. 2. Act IV. sc. 2. SCENE,-NAVARRE. THIS play was one of those published in Shakspere's lifetime. The first edition appeared in 1598. In the first collected edition, the folio of 1623, the text differs little from the original quarto. LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST. ACT I. SCENE I-Navarre. A Park, with a Palace in it. Enter the KING, BIRON, LONGAVILLE, and DUMAIN. KING. Let fame, that all hunt after in their lives. And then grace us in the disgrace of death; That honour, which shall bate his scythe's keen edge, Therefore, brave conquerors!-for so you are, And the huge army of the world's desires,— Have sworn for three years' term to live with me, That are recorded in this schedule here: Your oaths are pass'd, and now subscribe your names; If you are arm'd to do, as sworn to do, LONG. I am resolv'd: 't is but a three years' fast; Fat paunches have lean pates; and dainty bits DUм. My loving lord, Dumain is mortified. BIRON. I can but say their protestation over, KING. Your oath is pass'd to pass away from these. And stay here in your court for three years' space. KING. Why, that to know, which else we should not know. sense? KING. Ay, that is study's godlike recompense. BIRON. Come on then, I will swear to study so, To know the thing I am forbid to know: When I to fast expressly am forbid ; |