DUKE. Frederick, brother to the Duke, and ufurper of his duke Amiens, Lords attending upon the Duke in his ba Jaques, S ર ment. Le Beu, a courtier attending on Frederick. Oliver, eldeft fon to Sir Rowland de Boys, who had merly been a fervant to the Duke. Jaques, Orlando, Younger brothers to Oliver. Adam, an old fervant of Sir Rowland de Boys, now lowing the fortunes of Orlando. Dennis, fervant to Oliver. Charles, a wrestler, and fervant to the ufurping L Frederick. Touchftone, a clown attending on Celia and Rofalin Corin, Sylvius, Shepherds. A clown, in love with Audrey. William, another clown, in love with Audrey. Sir Oliver Mar-text, a country curate. Rofalind, daughter to the Duke. Celia, daughter to Frederick. Phebe, a fhepherdess. Audrey, a country wench. Lords belonging to the two Dukes; with pages, forefte and other attendants. The SCENE lyes, firft, near Oliver's house; an afterwards, partly in the Duke's Court; a partly in the Foreft of Arden. SI remember, Adam, it was upon this fashion bequeath'd me by Will, but a poor thousand crowns; and, as thou fay'ft, charged my brother on his Bleffing to breed me well; and there begins my fadness. My brother Jaques he keeps at fchool, and report fpeaks golenly of his profit: for my part, he keeps me ruftically t home; or, (to fpeak more properly) ftays me here home, unkept; for call you that keeping for a geneman of my birth, that differs not from the ftalling of n ox? his horses are bred better; for befides that they re fair with their feeding, they are taught their ma age, and to that end riders dearly hired: but I, his rother, gain nothing under him but growth; for the which his animals on his dunghills are as much bound o him as I. Befides this Nothing that he so plentilly gives me, the Something, that Nature gave me, is countenance feems to take from me. He lets me VOL. II. M feed |
