“Is not this the hour of the class? and should’st thou not be plying thy Book with diligence, to the end thou mayest obtain knowledge?�

“Nay, but thus also I follow after Learning, by your leave.�

“Learning, quotha! After what fashion, I pray thee? Is it mathematics?�

“No, to be sure.�

“Is it metaphysics?�

“Nor that.�

“Is it some language?�

“Nay, it is no language.�

“Is it a trade?�

“Nor a trade neither.�