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A lion fell, nor else no lion’s dam;
For if I should as lion come in strife
Into this place, ’twere pity on my life.
T HESEUS
A very gentle beast, and of a good conscience.
DEMET RIUS
The very best at a beast, my lord, that e’er I [225] saw.
LY SANDER
This lion is a very fox for his valour.
T HESEUS
True; and a goose for his discretion.
DEMET RIUS
Not so, my lord, for his valour cannot carry his discretion; and the fox
carries the goose. [230]
T HESEUS
His discretion, I am sure, cannot carry his valour; for the goose carries not
the fox. It is well: leave it to his discretion, and let us listen to the moon.
MOONSHINE
This lantern doth the horned moon present-
DEMET RIUS
He should have worn the horns on his head. [235]
T HESEUS
He is no crescent, and his horns are invisible within the circumference.
MOONSHINE
This lantern doth the horned moon present;
Myself the Man i’th’Moon do seem to be.
T HESEUS
This is the greatest error of all the rest; the man [240] should be put into
