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me thy mind; for I have Pisa left And am to Padua come as he that leaves A shallow plash to plunge him in the deep, And with satiety seeks to quench his thirst.
TRANIO. Mi perdonato, gentle master mine; I am in all affected as yourself; Glad that you thus continue your resolve To suck the sweets of sweet philosophy. Only, good master, while we do admire This virtue and this moral discipline, Let ' s be no stoics nor no stocks, I pray; Or so devote to Aristotle ' s checks As Ovid be an outcast quite abjur ' d. Balk logic with acquaintance that you have, And practise rhetoric in your common talk; Music and poesy use to quicken you; The mathematics and the metaphysics, Fall to them as you find your stomach serves you: No profit grows where is no pleasure ta ' en; In brief, sir, study what you most affect.
LUCENTIO. Gramercies, Tranio, well dost thou advise. If, Biondello, thou wert come ashore, We could at once put us in readiness, And take a lodging fit to entertain Such friends as time in Padua shall beget. But stay awhile; what company is this?
TRANIO. Master, some show to welcome us to town.
[ Enter BAPTISTA, KATHERINA, BIANCA, GREMIO, and HORTENSIO. LUCENTIO and TRANIO stand aside.]
BAPTISTA. Gentlemen, importune me no further, For how I firmly am resolv ' d you know; That is, not to bestow my youngest daughter Before I have a husband for the elder. If either of you both love Katherina, Because I know you well and love you well, Leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure.
GREMIO. To cart her rather: she ' s too rough for me. There, there, Hortensio, will you any wife?
KATHERINA. [ To BAPTISTA ] I pray you, sir, is it your will To make a stale of me amongst these mates?