Shakespeare
West Yorkshire Shakespeare Playhouse, 2010. As You Like It Enter Corin and Touchstone. CORIN. And how like you this shepherd’s life, Master Touchstone? TOUCHSTONE. Truly, shepherd, in respect of itself, it is a good life, but in respect that it is a shepherd’s life, it is naught. In respect that it is solitary, I like it very well ; but in respect that it is private, it is a very vile life. Now in respect it is in the fields, it pleaseth me well ; but in respect it is not in the court, it is tedious. As it is a spare life, look you, it fits my humour well ; but as there is no more plenty in it, it goes much against my stomach. Hast any philosophy in thee, Shepherd ? CORIN. 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...