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Know then, I here forget all former griefs,

Cancel all grudge, repeal thee home again,

Plead a new state in thy unrivall’d merit,

To which I thus subscribe: Sir Valentine,

Thou art a gentleman and well deriv’d,

Take thou thy Silvia, for thou hast deserv’d her.

Val.

I thank your Grace; the gift hath made me happy.

I now beseech you (for your daughter’s sake)

To grant one boon that I shall ask of you.

Duke.

I grant it (for thine own) what e’er it be.

Val.

These banish’d men, that I have kept withal,

Are men endu’d with worthy qualities.

Forgive them what they have committed here,

And let them be recall’d from their exile;

They are reformed, civil, full of good,

And fit for great employment, worthy lord.

Duke.

Thou hast prevail’d, I pardon them and thee;

Dispose of them as thou know’st their deserts.

Come, let us go, we will include all jars

With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity.

Val.

And as we walk along, I dare be bold

With our discourse to make your Grace to smile.

What think you of this page, my lord?