No more but that I know the more one sickens, the worse at
ease he is, and that he that wants money, means, and
content is without three good friends; that the property of
rain is to wet, and fire to burn; that good pasture makes fat
sheep; and that a great cause of the night is lack of the sun;
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that he that hath learned no wit by nature nor art may
complain of good breeding or comes of a very dull kindred.
CORIN
Only in that I know that the sicker one gets, the worse one feels, and that the man who lacks money, employment, and happiness is without three good friends. I know that rain makes things wet and fire burns things. I know that a good pasture makes sheep fat, that the main cause of night is the absence of sun, and that the man who isn't smart by nature and hasn't learned anything from his schooling will complain of his lack of good manners, or he comes from very dull parents indeed.
TOUCHSTONE
Such a one is a natural philosopher. Wast ever in court,
shepherd?
TOUCHSTONE
You're a natural-born philosopher! Were you ever at court, shepherd?
CORIN
No, truly.
CORIN
Honestly, no.
TOUCHSTONE
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Then thou art damned.
TOUCHSTONE
Then you are damned.
CORIN
Nay, I hope.
CORIN
I hope not.
TOUCHSTONE
Truly, thou art damned, like an ill-roasted egg, all on one
side.
TOUCHSTONE
Yep, you're damned like a roasted egg:
all on one side.
CORIN
For not being at court? Your reason.
CORIN
I'm damned for not having been at court? Explain.
TOUCHSTONE
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Why, if thou never wast at court, thou never saw'st good
manners; if thou never saw'st good manners, then thy
manners must be wicked, and wickedness is sin, and sin is
damnation. Thou art in a parlous state, shepherd.
TOUCHSTONE
Well, if you were never at court, you were never exposed to good manners; if you never witnessed good manners, your manners must be wicked; wickedness is a sin, and committing sins leads to damnation. You are in a perilous state, shepherd.
