Take, O take those lips away,
That so sweetly were forsworn,
And those eyes, the break of day,
Lights that do mislead the morn.
But my kisses bring again,
Bring again;
Seals of love, but sealed in vain,
Sealed in vain.
MARIANA
Break off song, and haste quick away;
Here comes a man of comfort, whose advice
often stilled my brawling discontent.
MARIANA
I cry you mercy, sir, and well could wish
You had not found me here so musical.
Let me excuse me, and believe me so,
My mirth it much displeased, but pleased my woe.
DUKE
good; though music such a charm
To make bad good and good provoke to harm.
I pray you tell me, anybody inquired for me here today? Much upon this time have I promised here to meet.
MARIANA
You have not been inquired after. I have sat here all day.
DUKE
I do constantly believe you. The time is come even now. I shall crave your forbearance a little. Maybe I will call upon you for some advantage to yourself.
MARIANA
I am always bound to you.
DUKE
Very well met, and welcome.
What is the news from this good deputy?
ISABELLA
He a garden circummured with brick,
Whose western side is with a vineyard backed;
And to that vineyard is a planched gate
That makes his opening with this bigger key.
This other command a little door
Which from the vineyard to the garden leads;
There have I made my promise, upon the
Heavy middle of the night to call on him.
DUKE
But shall you on your knowledge find this way?
ISABELLA
I have ta’en a due and wary note upon’t;
With whispering and most guilty diligence,
In action all of precept, he did show me
The way twice .
DUKE
Are there no other tokens
Between you ’greed concerning her observance?
ISABELLA
No, none, but only a repair i’ th’ dark,
And that I have possessed him my most stay
Can be but brief, for I have made him know
I have a servant comes with me along,
That stays upon me; whose persuasion is
I come about my brother.
DUKE
well borne up.
I have not yet made known to Mariana
A word of this.—What ho, within! Come forth.
DUKE
I pray you be acquainted with this maid;
She comes to do you good.
ISABELLA
I do desire the like.
DUKE
Do you persuade yourself that I respect you?
MARIANA
Good friar, I know you do, and have found it.
DUKE
Take, then, this your companion by the hand,
Who a story ready for your ear.
I shall attend your leisure; but make haste.
The vaporous night approaches.
MARIANA
Will’t please you walk aside?
DUKE
O place and greatness, millions of false eyes
Are stuck upon ; volumes of report
Run with these false, and most contrarious quest
Upon doings; thousand escapes of wit
Make the father of their idle dream
And rack in their fancies.
DUKE
Welcome; how agreed?
ISABELLA
She’ll take the enterprise upon her, father,
If you advise it.
DUKE
It is not my consent,
But my entreaty too.
ISABELLA
Little have you to say
When you depart from him, but, soft and low,
“Remember now my brother.”
MARIANA
Fear me not.
DUKE
Nor, gentle daughter, fear you not at all.
He is your husband on a pre-contract.
To bring you thus together no sin,
Sith that the justice of your title to him
flourish the deceit. Come, let us go;
Our corn’s to reap, for yet our tithe’s to sow.