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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 ?