. The comedies, histories, tragedies, and poems of William Shakspere. of fashion of the reign of Edward fingers covered with rings, his shoes extra-vagantly long and pointed, and his whole dress AS YOU LIKE IT. 249 a perfect specimen of foppery. He holds up onehand in terror at the sight of Death, who ap-proaches him in a shroud, and has a coffin athis feet. The dialogue between them is paintedon the labels over their heads, and runs thus :—Over the Gentleman : Alasse, Dethe, alasse, a blessful thing yo wereYf thow woldyst spare us in our lustynesseAnd hi to wretches yt bethe of hevy ch
. The comedies, histories, tragedies, and poems of William Shakspere. of fashion of the reign of Edward fingers covered with rings, his shoes extra-vagantly long and pointed, and his whole dress AS YOU LIKE IT. 249 a perfect specimen of foppery. He holds up onehand in terror at the sight of Death, who ap-proaches him in a shroud, and has a coffin athis feet. The dialogue between them is paintedon the labels over their heads, and runs thus :—Over the Gentleman : Alasse, Dethe, alasse, a blessful thing yo wereYf thow woldyst spare us in our lustynesseAnd hi to wretches yt bethe of hevy chereWhen they ye clepe to slake there owte alasse thyne owne sely selfwyldnesseCrewelly werieth them yt seyghe wayle and wepeTo close there yen yt after ye doth clepe. Over Death: Grasles galante in all thy luste and prydeRemebyr, yt thow ones sehalte shold fro thy body thy sowle devydeThou mayst him not ascape ye dede bodys cast doune thyne yeBehold thaym well, consydere and seeFor such as thay ar, such shalt yow be. IM frt/fi. COMEDTKS.—VOL. IT. 250 ILLUSTRATIONSThe OX hath his boiv. i« Scene III The commentators say that the ancient yoke resembled a bow; and so, they might have [act III. added, does the modern. The following repre-sentation of the Suffolk yoke will show how un-changing some agricultural fashions are :—
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