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| <H3>SCENE I. Pentapolis. An open place by the sea-side.</h3> | |
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| <i>Enter PERICLES, wet</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=1>Yet cease your ire, you angry stars of heaven!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=2>Wind, rain, and thunder, remember, earthly man</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=3>Is but a substance that must yield to you;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=4>And I, as fits my nature, do obey you:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=5>Alas, the sea hath cast me on the rocks,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=6>Wash'd me from shore to shore, and left me breath</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=7>Nothing to think on but ensuing death:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=8>Let it suffice the greatness of your powers</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=9>To have bereft a prince of all his fortunes;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=10>And having thrown him from your watery grave,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=11>Here to have death in peace is all he'll crave.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter three FISHERMEN</i></p> | |
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| <A NAME=speech2><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=12>What, ho, Pilch!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech3><b>Second Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=13>Ha, come and bring away the nets!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech4><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=14>What, Patch-breech, I say!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech5><b>Third Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=15>What say you, master?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech6><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=16>Look how thou stirrest now! come away, or I'll</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=17>fetch thee with a wanion.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech7><b>Third Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=18>Faith, master, I am thinking of the poor men that</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=19>were cast away before us even now.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech8><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=20>Alas, poor souls, it grieved my heart to hear what</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=21>pitiful cries they made to us to help them, when,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=22>well-a-day, we could scarce help ourselves.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech9><b>Third Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=23>Nay, master, said not I as much when I saw the</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=24>porpus how he bounced and tumbled? they say</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=25>they're half fish, half flesh: a plague on them,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=26>they ne'er come but I look to be washed. Master, I</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=27>marvel how the fishes live in the sea.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech10><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=28>Why, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=29>little ones: I can compare our rich misers to</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=30>nothing so fitly as to a whale; a' plays and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=31>tumbles, driving the poor fry before him, and at</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=32>last devours them all at a mouthful: such whales</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=33>have I heard on o' the land, who never leave gaping</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=34>till they've swallowed the whole parish, church,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=35>steeple, bells, and all.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech11><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=36>[Aside] A pretty moral.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech12><b>Third Fisherman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=37>But, master, if I had been the sexton, I would have</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=38>been that day in the belfry.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech13><b>Second Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=39>Why, man?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech14><b>Third Fisherman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=40>Because he should have swallowed me too: and when I</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=41>had been in his belly, I would have kept such a</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=42>jangling of the bells, that he should never have</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=43>left, till he cast bells, steeple, church, and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=44>parish up again. But if the good King Simonides</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=45>were of my mind,--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech15><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=46>[Aside] Simonides!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech16><b>Third Fisherman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=47>We would purge the land of these drones, that rob</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=48>the bee of her honey.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech17><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=49>[Aside] How from the finny subject of the sea</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=50>These fishers tell the infirmities of men;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=51>And from their watery empire recollect</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=52>All that may men approve or men detect!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=53>Peace be at your labour, honest fishermen.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech18><b>Second Fisherman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=54>Honest! good fellow, what's that? If it be a day</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=55>fits you, search out of the calendar, and nobody</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=56>look after it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech19><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=57>May see the sea hath cast upon your coast.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech20><b>Second Fisherman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=58>What a drunken knave was the sea to cast thee in our</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=59>way!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech21><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=60>A man whom both the waters and the wind,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=61>In that vast tennis-court, have made the ball</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=62>For them to play upon, entreats you pity him:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=63>He asks of you, that never used to beg.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech22><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=64>No, friend, cannot you beg? Here's them in our</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=65>country Greece gets more with begging than we can do</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=66>with working.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech23><b>Second Fisherman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=67>Canst thou catch any fishes, then?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech24><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=68>I never practised it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech25><b>Second Fisherman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=69>Nay, then thou wilt starve, sure; for here's nothing</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=70>to be got now-a-days, unless thou canst fish for't.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech26><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=71>What I have been I have forgot to know;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=72>But what I am, want teaches me to think on:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=73>A man throng'd up with cold: my veins are chill,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=74>And have no more of life than may suffice</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=75>To give my tongue that heat to ask your help;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=76>Which if you shall refuse, when I am dead,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=77>For that I am a man, pray see me buried.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech27><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=78>Die quoth-a? Now gods forbid! I have a gown here;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=79>come, put it on; keep thee warm. Now, afore me, a</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=80>handsome fellow! Come, thou shalt go home, and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=81>we'll have flesh for holidays, fish for</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=82>fasting-days, and moreo'er puddings and flap-jacks,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=83>and thou shalt be welcome.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech28><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=84>I thank you, sir.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech29><b>Second Fisherman</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=85>Hark you, my friend; you said you could not beg.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech30><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=86>I did but crave.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech31><b>Second Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=87>But crave! Then I'll turn craver too, and so I</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=88>shall 'scape whipping.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech32><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=89>Why, are all your beggars whipped, then?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech33><b>Second Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=90>O, not all, my friend, not all; for if all your</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=91>beggars were whipped, I would wish no better office</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=92>than to be beadle. But, master, I'll go draw up the</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=93>net.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit with Third Fisherman</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech34><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=94>[Aside] How well this honest mirth becomes their labour!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech35><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=95>Hark you, sir, do you know where ye are?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech36><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=96>Not well.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech37><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=97>Why, I'll tell you: this is called Pentapolis, and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=98>our king the good Simonides.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech38><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=99>The good King Simonides, do you call him.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech39><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=100>Ay, sir; and he deserves so to be called for his</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=101>peaceable reign and good government.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech40><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=102>He is a happy king, since he gains from his subjects</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=103>the name of good by his government. How far is his</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=104>court distant from this shore?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech41><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=105>Marry, sir, half a day's journey: and I'll tell</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=106>you, he hath a fair daughter, and to-morrow is her</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=107>birth-day; and there are princes and knights come</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=108>from all parts of the world to just and tourney for her love.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech42><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=109>Were my fortunes equal to my desires, I could wish</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=110>to make one there.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech43><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=111>O, sir, things must be as they may; and what a man</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=112>cannot get, he may lawfully deal for--his wife's soul.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Re-enter Second and Third Fishermen, drawing up a net</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech44><b>Second Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=113>Help, master, help! here's a fish hangs in the net,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=114>like a poor man's right in the law; 'twill hardly</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=115>come out. Ha! bots on't, 'tis come at last, and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=116>'tis turned to a rusty armour.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech45><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=117>An armour, friends! I pray you, let me see it.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=118>Thanks, fortune, yet, that, after all my crosses,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=119>Thou givest me somewhat to repair myself;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=120>And though it was mine own, part of my heritage,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=121>Which my dead father did bequeath to me.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=122>With this strict charge, even as he left his life,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=123>'Keep it, my Pericles; it hath been a shield</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=124>Twixt me and death;'--and pointed to this brace;--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=125>'For that it saved me, keep it; in like necessity--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=126>The which the gods protect thee from!--may</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=127>defend thee.'</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=128>It kept where I kept, I so dearly loved it;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=129>Till the rough seas, that spare not any man,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=130>Took it in rage, though calm'd have given't again:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=131>I thank thee for't: my shipwreck now's no ill,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=132>Since I have here my father's gift in's will.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech46><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=133>What mean you, sir?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech47><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=134>To beg of you, kind friends, this coat of worth,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=135>For it was sometime target to a king;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=136>I know it by this mark. He loved me dearly,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=137>And for his sake I wish the having of it;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=138>And that you'ld guide me to your sovereign's court,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=139>Where with it I may appear a gentleman;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=140>And if that ever my low fortune's better,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=141>I'll pay your bounties; till then rest your debtor.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech48><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=142>Why, wilt thou tourney for the lady?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech49><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=143>I'll show the virtue I have borne in arms.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech50><b>First Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=144>Why, do 'e take it, and the gods give thee good on't!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech51><b>Second Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=145>Ay, but hark you, my friend; 'twas we that made up</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=146>this garment through the rough seams of the waters:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=147>there are certain condolements, certain vails. I</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=148>hope, sir, if you thrive, you'll remember from</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=149>whence you had it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech52><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=150>Believe 't, I will.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=151>By your furtherance I am clothed in steel;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=152>And, spite of all the rapture of the sea,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=153>This jewel holds his building on my arm:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=154>Unto thy value I will mount myself</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=155>Upon a courser, whose delightful steps</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=156>Shall make the gazer joy to see him tread.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=157>Only, my friend, I yet am unprovided</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=158>Of a pair of bases.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech53><b>Second Fisherman</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=159>We'll sure provide: thou shalt have my best gown to</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=160>make thee a pair; and I'll bring thee to the court myself.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech54><b>PERICLES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=161>Then honour be but a goal to my will,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=162>This day I'll rise, or else add ill to ill.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt</i></p> | |
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