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Petruchio, Lines 165-179
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Act 4,
Scene 3
Lines 165-179

Petruchio performs lines 165-179 of Act 4, Scene 3 of myShakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. 

myShakespeare | Taming of the Shrew 4.3 Performance: Petruchio, Lines 165-179

Petruchio

Well, come, my Kate, we will unto your father's,
Even in these honest mean habiliments.    
Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor,    
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,    
So honor peereth in the meanest habit.    
What, is the jay more precious than the lark    
Because his feathers are more beautiful?
Or is the adder better than the eel
Because his painted skin contents the eye?    
O no, good Kate, neither art thou the worse
For this poor furniture and mean array.    
If thou account'st it shame, lay it on me,    
And therefore frolic. We will hence forthwith   
To feast and sport us at thy father's house.