Cym. Attend you here the door of our stern daughter? Will he not forth? Clot. I have affail'd her with mufics, but the Vouchsafes no notice. Cym. The exile of her minion is too new ; Queen. You are most bound to the king; Clot. Senfelefs? not fo. Enter a Mefinger. Mef. So like you, fir, ambailadors from Rome; The one is Caius Lucius. Gym. A worthy fellow, Albeit he comes on angry purpose now; But that's no fault of his: We must receive him Lady. How! my good name? or to report of you Clot. Good-morrow, fairelt fifter: Your sweet Clot. Still, I fwear, I love you. Imo. If you but faid fo, 'twere as deep with me: Clot. This is no answer. [filent, Imo. But that you fhall not fay I yield, being I would not speak. I pray you, ipare me: faith, 1 fhall unfold equal difcourtesy To your best kindness: one of your great knowing Clot. To leave you in your madness,'twere my fin: Imo. Fools are not mad folks. Imo. As I am mad, I do : If you'll be patient, I'll no more be mad; And towards himself, his goodness forefpent on us 2, By being fo verbal 3; and learn now, for all, That I, which know my heart, do here pronounce, queen. Clot. You fin against Obedience, which you owe your father. For I know her women are about her; What Than fome, whofe taylors are as dear as yours, Imo. He never can meet more mifchance, than Lady. Ay, to keep her chamber. [report. That ever hath but clip'd his body, is dearer, 1 i. e. regular courtship. 2 i, e. the good offices done by him to us heretofore. bere means fo verbofe, fo full of talk. 4 A felf-figured knot is a knot formed by yourself. Mmm 4 3 Verbal Were Were they all made fuch men.--How now, Pifanio? To their approvers 5, they are people, such Clot. His garment? Now, the devil Imo. To Dorothy my woman hie thee presently :-- Imo. I am íprighted with a fool '; That mend upon the world. Poft. The swifteft harts have pofted you by land Frighted, and anger'd worfe :-Go, bid my woman To make your veffel nimble. Hath left mine arm 2; it was thy master's: fhrew me, If I would lofe it for a revenue Of any king's in Europe. I do think, I faw 't this morning: confident I am, I hope, it be not gone, to tell my lord Pif. Twill not be loft. Phil. Welcome, fir. Poff. I hope, the briefness of your answer made The fpeediness of your return. Jach. Your lady Is one of the fairest that I have look'd upon. Iach. Here are letters for you. Poft. Their tenour good, I trust. Poft. Was Caius Lucius in the Britain court, Iach. He was expected then, But not approach'd. Poft. All is well yet, I fhould have loft the worth of it in gold. [Exit. I'll make a journey twice as far, to enjoy Poft. Fear it not, fir: I would, I were fo fure Phil. What means do you make to him? I barely gratify your love; they failing, Phil. Your very goodness, and your company, Peft. I do believe, A fecond night of fuch sweet shortneis, which Your lady being fo eafy. Peft. Make not, fir, Your lofs your fport: I hope, you know that we lach. Good fir, we must, If you keep covenant: Had I not brought Poft. If you can make it apparent Iach. Sir, my circumstances, Being fo near the truth, as I will make them, (Statift 4 though am none, nor like to be) Poft. Proceed, Iach. Firft, her bed-chamber, (Where, I confels, I flept not; but, profefs, With tapestry of filk and filver; the story 2 i. e. too many chances of lufing it have arifen 4 i. e. ftatefman, 5 i, c. to those who try them, Proud Poft. This is a thing, Which you might from relation likewife reap; Iach. The roof o' the chamber With golden cherubims is fretted: Her andirons (I had forgot them) were two winking Cupids 1 Of filver, each on one foot ftanding, nicely Depending on their brands. Poft. This is her honour !- Let it be granted, you have seen all this, (and praife Iach. Then, if you can, [Pulling out the bracelet. Once more let me behold it: Is it that Iach. Sir, (I thank her) that: She ftripp'd it from her arm; I fee her yet; Poft. May be, the pluck'd it off, To fend it me. And fo, I hope, he came by 't :-Back my ring ;Render to me fome corporal fign about her, More evident than this; for this was ftolen. Iach. By Jupiter, I had it from her arm. Peft. Hark you, he fwears; by Jupiter he fwears. 'Tis true;-nay, keep the ring-'tis true: I am fure, She could not lofe it: her attendants are All fworn, and honourable :--They induc'd to fteal it! And by a ftranger -No; he hath enjoy'd her: The cognizance 3 of her incontinency Is this, he hath bought the name of whore thus dearly. There, take thy hire; and all the fiends of hell Phil. Sir, be patient : This is not ftrong enough to be believ'd Poff. Never talk on't: Iach. If you feek For further fatisfying, under her breast, Poft. Ay, and it doth confirm Iach. Will you hear more? [turns; Pojt. Spare your arithmetick: never count the Once, and a million! Iach. I'll be fworn,— Poft. No fwearing : If you will fwear you have not done 't, you lye ; And I will kill thee, if thou doft deny Thou haft made me cuckold. Iach. I will deny nothing. [meal! Poft. O, that I had her here, to tear her limb I will go there, and do 't; i' the court; before Her father:-I'll do fomething→→ Phil. Quite befides [Exit, The government of patience!-You have won : Let's follow him, and pervert the prefent wrath Kills me to look on't :-Let there be no honour,He hath against himself. Iach. With all my heart. SCENE [Exeunt. V. 1 i. e. fo near to fpeech. The Italians call a portrait, when the likeness is remarkable, afpeaking picture. 2 The meaning is this: The fculptor was as nature, but as nature dumb; he gave every thing that nature gives, but breath and motion. In breath is included Speech. 3 i. e. the token; the visible proof, And And that moft venerable man, which I Ambitions, covetings, change of prides, difdain, All faults that may be nam'd, nay, that hell knows, They are not conftant, but are changing ftill ACT A world by itself; and we will nothing pay Queen. That opportunity, Which then they had to take from us, to refume Cafar made here; but made not here his brag III. As eafily 'gainft our rocks: For joy whereof Clot. Come, there's no more tribute to be paid: Our kingdom is ftronger than it was at that t.me ; and, as I faid, there is no more fuch Cæfars: other of them may have crook'd nofes; but to own fuch ftrait arms, none. Cym. Son, let your mother end. Clot. We have yet many among us can gripe as hard as Caffibelan: I do not fay, I am one; but I have a hand.--Why tribute? why fhould we pay tribute? If Cæfar can hide the fun from us with a blanket, or put the moon in his pocket, we will pay him tribute for light; elfe, fir, no more tribute, pray you now, Cym. You must know, 'Till the injurious Roman did extort [bition, This tribute from us, we were free: Cæfar's am- Shall, by the power we hold, be our good deed, Who was the firft of Britain, which did put Luc. I am forry, Cymbeline, ți. e. unacquainted with the rature of our boisterous feas. Much under him: of him I gather'd honour; Which he, to feek of me again, perforce, O, learn'd indeed were that aftronomer, Let what is here contain'd relish of love, Of my lord's health, of his content,—yet not, For it doth phyfic love 6)—of his content, Behoves me keep at utterance 1. I am perfect 2, (Some griefs are medicinable; that is one of them, 3 Clot. His majefty bids you welcome. Make end. Luc. So, fir. [mine: Cym. I know your mafter's pleasure, and he All the remain is, welcome. vers, And men in dangerous bonds, pray not alike; Juftice, and your father's wrath, should he take me in his dominion, could not be fo cruel to me, as you, O the deareft of creatures, would 6 even renew me with your eyes. Take notice, that I am in Cambria, at Milford-Haven: What your own love will, out of this, advise you, fol[Exeunt.low. So, he wishes you all happiness, that re'mains loyal to his vow, and your, increasing in love, Pif. How! of adultery? Wherefore write you not What monsters her accufe ?-Leonatus! If it be fo to do good service, never So much as this fact comes to? Do't: The letter That I have fent ber, by her own command, LEONATUS POSTHUMUS." O, for a horfe with wings!Hear'ft thou, Pi fanio? He is at Milford-Haven: Read, and tell me For mine's beyond, beyond,) fay, and fpeak thick, 2 i. e. I am well informed. 3 To take 4 A feodary is one who holds his eftate under the tenure of fuit and fer5 i. e. I am unpractised in the arts of murder. 6 That is, grief for ab7 The meaning is, that the bees are not bleft by the man 1 At utterance means to keep at the extremity of defiance. in a town is to conquer it. vice to a fuperior lord. - fence keeps love in health and vigour. who forfeiting a bond is fent to prifon, as they are by the lover for whom they perform the more pleafing office of fealing letters." That |