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This carol they began that hour,

With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,

How that a life was but a flower,

In spring time, etc.

And therefore take the present time,

With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,

For love is crowned with the prime,

In spring time, etc.

Touch. Truly, young gentlemen, though there was no great matter in the ditty, yet the note was very untuneable.

1. Page. You are deceiv’d, sir, we kept time, we lost not our time.

Touch. By my troth, yes; I count it but time lost to hear such a foolish song. God buy you, and God mend your voices! Come, Audrey.

Exeunt.

¶

Enter Duke Senior, Amiens, Jaques, Orlando, Oliver, Celia.

Duke S.

Dost thou believe, Orlando, that the boy

Can do all this that he hath promised?

Orl.

I sometimes do believe, and sometimes do not,

As those that fear they hope, and know they fear.

Enter Rosalind, Silvius, and Phebe.

Ros.

Patience once more, whiles our compact is urg’d:

You say, if I bring in your Rosalind,

You will bestow her on Orlando here?