you bred? :- where were I'll hear you more, to the bottom of your story, And never interrupt you. Mar. You'll scarce believe me; 'twere best I did give o'er. Per. I will believe you by the syllable 18) Of what you shall deliver. Yet, give me leave: How came you in these parts? where were you bred? Mar. The king, my father, did in Tharsus leave me; Till cruel Cleon, with his wicked wife, Did seek to murder me: and having woo'd A villain to attempt it, who having drawn, 19) A crew of pirates came and rescued me; Brought me to Mitylene. But, now, good sir, Whither will you have me? Why do you weep? It may be, You think me an impostor: no, good faith; I am the daughter to king Pericles, If good king Pericles be. Per. Ho, Helicanus! Hel. Calls my gracious lord? Per. Thou art a grave and noble counsellor, Most wise in general: Tell me, if thou canst, What this maid is, or what is like to be, That thus hath made me weep? Hel. What was thy mother's name? tell me but that, What is your title? First, sir, I pray, Per. I am Pericles of Tyre; but tell me now (As in the rest thou hast been godlike perfect,) My drown'd queen's name, thou art the heir of kingdoms, And another life to Pericles thy father. 2") Per. Now, blessing on thee, rise; thou art my child. I embrace you, sir. Give me my robes; I am wild in my beholding. O heavens bless my girl! But hark, what music? Tell Helicanus, my Marina, tell him O'er, point by point, for yet he seems to doubt, How sure you are my daughter. But what music? Hel. My lord, I hear none. Per. None? [The Curtain before the Pavilion of PERICLES So leave him all. Well, my companion-friends, [Exeunt LYSIMACHUS, HELICANUS, MARINA, SCENE II. The same. PERICLES on the Deck asleep; DIANA appearing Dia. My temple stands in Ephesus; hie thee thither, I know not; but Before the people all, Here is the regent, sir, of Mitylene, Per. O Helicanus, strike me, honour'd sir; And drown me with their sweetness. O, come hither, Thou that beget'st him that did thee beget; Thou that was born at sea, buried at Tharsus, And found at sea again! O Helicanus, Down on thy knees, thank the holy gods, as loud As thunder threatens us: This is Marina. Turn our blown sails; 24) eftsoons I'll tell thee why.- || Found there rich jewels; recover'd her, and plac'd her [To HELICANUS. Here in Diana's temple. Per. Shall we refresh us, sir, upon your shore, Lys. With all my heart, sir; and when you come ashore, This, as my last boon, give me, (For such kindness must relieve me,) What pageantry, what feats, what shows, To greet the king. So he has thriv'd, Our king, and all his company. SCENE III. [Exit. The Temple of Diana at Ephesus; THAISA standing near the Altar, as High-priestess; a number of Virgins on each side; CERIMON and other Inhabitants of Ephesus attending. Enter PERICLES, with his Train; LYSIMACHUS, Per. Hail Dian!" to perform thy just command, At sea in child-bed died she, but brought forth Cer. Noble sir, Voice and favour! May we see them? Cer. Great sir, they shall be brought you to my house, Whither I invite you. Look! Thaisa is Thai. O, let me look! If he be none of mine, my sanctity Will to my sense 3o) bend no licentious ear, Per. The voice of dead Thaisa! Thai. That Thaisa am I, supposed dead, And drown'd. 31) Per. Immortal Dian! Thai. Now I know you better. When we with tears parted Pentapolis, The king, my father, gave you such a ring. [Shows a Ring. Per. This, this: no more, you gods! your present kindness I bless thee for thy vision, and will offer Thai. Lord Cerimon hath letters of good credit, Sir, that my father's dead. Virtue preserv'd from fell destruction's blast, A figure of truth, of faith, of loyalty: I THOUGHT, the king had more affected the duke of Albany, than Cornwall. Glo. It did always seem so to us: but now, in the division of the kingdom, ') it appears not which of the dukes he values most; for equalities are so weigh'd, that curiosity in neither 2) can make choice of either's moiety. 3) Kent. Is not this your son, my lord? Glo. His breeding, sir, hath been at my charge: I have so often blush'd to acknowledge him, that now I am brazed to it. Enter LEAR, CORNWALL, ALBANY, Goneril, Regan, CORDELIA, and Attendants. Lear. Attend the lords of France and Burgundy, Gloster. Glo. I shall, my liege. . [Exeunt GLOSTER and EDMUND. Lear. Mean-time we shall express our darker purpose. ") Give me the map there. Know, that we have divided, In three, our kingdom: and 'tis our fast intent ') To shake all cares and business from our age; Conferring them on younger strengths, while we Unburden'd crawl toward death. Our son of Cornwall And you, our no less loving son of Albany, Kent. I cannot conceive you. Glo. Sir, this young fellow's mother could: whereupon she grew round- wombed; and had, indeed, sir, a son for her cradle, ere she had a husband Great rivals in our youngest daughter's love, for her bed. Do you smell a fault? Long in our court have made their amorous sojourn, Kent. I cannot wish the fault undone, the issue And here are to be answer'd. Tell me, my of it being so proper. 4) Glo. But I have, sir, a son by order of law, some year elder than this, 5) who yet is no dearer in my account: though this knave came somewhat saucily into the world before he was sent for, yet was his mother fair; there was good sport at his making, and the whoreson must be acknowledged. Do you know this noble gentleman, Edmund? Edm. No, my lord. Glo. My lord of Kent: remember him hereafter as my honourable friend. Edm. My services to your lordship. Kent. I must love you, and sue to know you better. Edm. Sir, I shall study deserving. Glo. He hath been out nine years, and away he shall again: The king is coming. [Trumpets sound within. - daughters, (Since now we will divest us, both of rule, [Aside. Lear. Of all these bounds, even from this line || So be my grave my peace, as here I give to this, Which the most precious square of sense possesses; 11) In your dear highness' love. [Aside. Lear. To thee, and thine, hereditary ever, Lear. Nothing? Cor. Nothing. Lear. Nothing can come 14) of nothing: speak Cor. Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave Lear. How, how, Cordelia? mend your speech a Lest it may mar your fortunes. Half my love with him, half my care, and duty: Lear. But goes this with thy heart? Lear. So young, and so untender? Ay, good my lord. Cor. So young, my lord, and true. Call France; -- Call Burgundy. - Cornwall, and Albany, That troop with majesty. Ourself, by monthly course, With reservation of an hundred knights, By you to be sustain'd, shall our abode Make with you by due turns. Only we still retain Revenue, execution of the rest, 17) Beloved sons, be yours: which to confirm, This coronet part between you. [Giving the Crown. Whom I have ever honour'd as my king, Kent. Let it fall rather, though the fork invade When majesty stoops to folly. Reverse thy doom; This hideous rashness: answer my life my judgment, Lear. Lear. Out of my sight! Alb. Corn. Dear sir, forbear. Kill thy physician, and the fee bestow Lear. Let it be so, Thy truth then be thy Or, whilst I can vent clamour from my throat, dower: For, by the sacred radiance of the sun; By all the operations of the orbs, From whom we do exist, and cease to be; I'll tell thee, thou dost evil. Hear me, recreant! On thine allegiance hear me! Since thou hast sought to make us break our vow, (Which we durst never yet,) and, with strain'd pride, To come betwixt our sentence and our power; (Which nor our nature nor our place can bear,) Our potency made good, 20) take thy reward. Hold thee, from this, for ever. The barbarous Scy- Five days we do allot thee, for provision |