William Shakespeare: As You Like It

ACT V. 4. SCENE IV. Another part of the Forest. (continued)

DUKE SENIOR.
He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under the
presentation of that he shoots his wit.

[Enter HYMEN, leading ROSALIND in woman's clothes; and CELIA.]

[Still MUSIC.]

HYMEN.
 Then is there mirth in heaven,
 When earthly things made even
          Atone together.
 Good duke, receive thy daughter;
 Hymen from heaven brought her,
         Yea, brought her hither,
 That thou mightst join her hand with his,
 Whose heart within his bosom is.

ROSALIND.
[To DUKE SENIOR.] To you I give myself, for I am yours.
[To ORLANDO.] To you I give myself, for I am yours.

DUKE SENIOR.
If there be truth in sight, you are my daughter.

ORLANDO.
If there be truth in sight, you are my Rosalind.

PHEBE.
If sight and shape be true,
Why then, my love, adieu!

ROSALIND.
[To DUKE SENIOR.] I'll have no father, if you be not he;--
[To ORLANDO.] I'll have no husband, if you be not he;--
[To PHEBE.] Nor ne'er wed woman, if you be not she.

HYMEN.
  Peace, ho! I bar confusion:
  'Tis I must make conclusion
    Of these most strange events:
  Here's eight that must take hands
  To join in Hymen's bands,
    If truth holds true contents.
[To ORLANDO and ROSALIND.] You and you no cross shall part:
[To OLIVER and CELIA.] You and you are heart in heart;
[To PHEBE.] You to his love must accord,
Or have a woman to your lord:--
[To TOUCHSTONE and AUDREY.] You and you are sure together,
As the winter to foul weather.
Whiles a wedlock-hymn we sing,
Feed yourselves with questioning,
That reason wonder may diminish,
How thus we met, and these things finish.

     SONG
  Wedding is great Juno's crown;
    O blessed bond of board and bed!
  'Tis Hymen peoples every town;
    High wedlock then be honoured;
  Honour, high honour, and renown,
  To Hymen, god of every town!