Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-06-03
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As You Like It:
The title strikes the chord Of this
beautiful, gay and graceful play.
Shakespear laughed out the title
one day after reading what he had
written.
"Take it as you like it in what
ever way it pleases you. Take its
mirth or seriousness, its matter Of
thought or fancy, its grave or lively
characters, its youthful love and SELF
conscious melancholy.
Take anything you like out Of it.
There is plenty to please all kinds Of
people. It is written for your pleas
ure. Take it for your pleasure.
In the sweetness and happiest OF
Shakespeare comedies we find the
delightful character Of Rosalind.
Everything about her breathes Of
youth and youths sweet prime. We
see the seriousness, deep feeling, the
solid sense that lie beneath her youth
full brightness.
She has not the impressive elo-
quence of Portia nor the strong viii
Of Lady Macbeth; her wit flutter,
as air over every subject.
She cannot forget her banished
father, even when sheltered and loved
as a member of her uncle's household
she cannot take part in any extra
ordinary pleasure.
The attendants around the cour'
have learned to love and honor her
she holds such complete reign thai
any of them would follow her to thu
worlds end if she wished it.
Celia is panied by her father
Punishment of Rosalird and she pro
poses flight; her love is so great tina
she goes with her into the forest
We have seen the outskirts Of tn
wood where it passes into the meadow
wood, where it passes into the mead
ows and low hills, covered with sheep
And there in the neightorng bot
tom stood the eottsge RDsslind -
rented from the churIish farmer.
AS her vivasity never lcsscna- GU
impression of her sensibility, so sh
wears her mas.a,;re attire withou
the slightest impugnment Of delicacy
"There is no douhiet and hose in ne
disposition" her heart throbs an
flutters under hec pages vest. Sh
assumes the air if a saucy page win
out throwing off her feminine sweet
ness.
Rosalind, Selia and Touchston
| love the forest and Eosalind loves
more when she hears that Orland
has set up his dwelling in one Of It
caves.
It was summer, when Orlando an
Rosalind flashed into the forest o
| Arden like two swallows and tn
wood is altogether fair-a Lowell
place for beautiful people to dwell ir
With her arrival in the forest, he
discovery of Orlando's presence, an
the freedom to play with him, whic
her mans garb gives her, all her sad
ness vanishes, all her nature e,
pands. She opens like q rose in tn
sun.
l Gay delight in life, enrapture
girlhood, made tender by love, AZ
at their height in her, the bubblin
spring is not more happy.
In this exalting Of her nature he
wit and wisdom are also exhalted.
The quintessence Of every sprite
Heaven would in little show.
Therefore Heaven nature charg'd
That one body should be fili'd
With all graces wide and enlarg'd:
Mature presently distilPd
) Helen's cheek, but not her heart,
Cleopatra's majesty,
Atlanta's better part,
, Sad Lucretia's modesty.
Thus Rosalind Of many parts
BY Heavenly synod was devised
OF many faces, eyes and hearts,
To have the touches dearest priz'd
Heaven would that she these gif
should have.
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