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| <h3>SCENE I. Athens. A hall in Timon's house.</H3> | |
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| <i>Enter Poet, Painter, Jeweller, Merchant, and others, at several doors</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>Poet</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=1>Good day, sir.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech2><b>Painter</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=2> I am glad you're well.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech3><b>Poet</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=3>I have not seen you long: how goes the world?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech4><b>Painter</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=4>It wears, sir, as it grows.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech5><b>Poet</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=5>Ay, that's well known:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=6>But what particular rarity? what strange,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=7>Which manifold record not matches? See,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=8>Magic of bounty! all these spirits thy power</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=9>Hath conjured to attend. I know the merchant.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech6><b>Painter</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=10>I know them both; th' other's a jeweller.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech7><b>Merchant</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=11>O, 'tis a worthy lord.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech8><b>Jeweller</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=12>Nay, that's most fix'd.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech9><b>Merchant</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=13>A most incomparable man, breathed, as it were,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=14>To an untirable and continuate goodness:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=15>He passes.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=16>Jeweller: I have a jewel here--</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech10><b>Merchant</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=17>O, pray, let's see't: for the Lord Timon, sir?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=18>Jeweller: If he will touch the estimate: but, for that--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech11><b>Poet</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=19>[Reciting to himself] 'When we for recompense have</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=20>praised the vile,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=21>It stains the glory in that happy verse</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=22>Which aptly sings the good.'</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech12><b>Merchant</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=23>'Tis a good form.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Looking at the jewel</i></p> | |
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| <A NAME=speech13><b>Jeweller</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=24>And rich: here is a water, look ye.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech14><b>Painter</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=25>You are rapt, sir, in some work, some dedication</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=26>To the great lord.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech15><b>Poet</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=27> A thing slipp'd idly from me.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=28>Our poesy is as a gum, which oozes</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=29>From whence 'tis nourish'd: the fire i' the flint</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=30>Shows not till it be struck; our gentle flame</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=31>Provokes itself and like the current flies</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=32>Each bound it chafes. What have you there?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech16><b>Painter</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=33>A picture, sir. When comes your book forth?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech17><b>Poet</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=34>Upon the heels of my presentment, sir.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=35>Let's see your piece.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech18><b>Painter</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=36>'Tis a good piece.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech19><b>Poet</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=37>So 'tis: this comes off well and excellent.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech20><b>Painter</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=38>Indifferent.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech21><b>Poet</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=39> Admirable: how this grace</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=40>Speaks his own standing! what a mental power</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=41>This eye shoots forth! how big imagination</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=42>Moves in this lip! to the dumbness of the gesture</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=43>One might interpret.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech22><b>Painter</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=44>It is a pretty mocking of the life.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=45>Here is a touch; is't good?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech23><b>Poet</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=46>I will say of it,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=47>It tutors nature: artificial strife</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=48>Lives in these touches, livelier than life.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter certain Senators, and pass over</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech24><b>Painter</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=49>How this lord is follow'd!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech25><b>Poet</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=50>The senators of Athens: happy man!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech26><b>Painter</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=51>Look, more!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech27><b>Poet</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=52>You see this confluence, this great flood</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=53>of visitors.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=54>I have, in this rough work, shaped out a man,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=55>Whom this beneath world doth embrace and hug</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=56>With amplest entertainment: my free drift</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=57>Halts not particularly, but moves itself</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=58>In a wide sea of wax: no levell'd malice</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=59>Infects one comma in the course I hold;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=60>But flies an eagle flight, bold and forth on,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=61>Leaving no tract behind.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech28><b>Painter</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=62>How shall I understand you?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech29><b>Poet</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=63>I will unbolt to you.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=64>You see how all conditions, how all minds,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=65>As well of glib and slippery creatures as</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=66>Of grave and austere quality, tender down</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=67>Their services to Lord Timon: his large fortune</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=68>Upon his good and gracious nature hanging</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=69>Subdues and properties to his love and tendance</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=70>All sorts of hearts; yea, from the glass-faced flatterer</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=71>To Apemantus, that few things loves better</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=72>Than to abhor himself: even he drops down</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=73>The knee before him, and returns in peace</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=74>Most rich in Timon's nod.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech30><b>Painter</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=75>I saw them speak together.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech31><b>Poet</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=76>Sir, I have upon a high and pleasant hill</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=77>Feign'd Fortune to be throned: the base o' the mount</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=78>Is rank'd with all deserts, all kind of natures,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=79>That labour on the bosom of this sphere</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=80>To propagate their states: amongst them all,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=81>Whose eyes are on this sovereign lady fix'd,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=82>One do I personate of Lord Timon's frame,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=83>Whom Fortune with her ivory hand wafts to her;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=84>Whose present grace to present slaves and servants</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=85>Translates his rivals.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech32><b>Painter</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=86>'Tis conceived to scope.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=87>This throne, this Fortune, and this hill, methinks,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=88>With one man beckon'd from the rest below,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=89>Bowing his head against the sleepy mount</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=90>To climb his happiness, would be well express'd</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=91>In our condition.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech33><b>Poet</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=92> Nay, sir, but hear me on.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=93>All those which were his fellows but of late,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=94>Some better than his value, on the moment</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=95>Follow his strides, his lobbies fill with tendance,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=96>Rain sacrificial whisperings in his ear,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=97>Make sacred even his stirrup, and through him</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=98>Drink the free air.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech34><b>Painter</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=99>Ay, marry, what of these?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech35><b>Poet</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=100>When Fortune in her shift and change of mood</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=101>Spurns down her late beloved, all his dependants</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=102>Which labour'd after him to the mountain's top</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=103>Even on their knees and hands, let him slip down,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=104>Not one accompanying his declining foot.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech36><b>Painter</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=105>'Tis common:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=106>A thousand moral paintings I can show</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=107>That shall demonstrate these quick blows of Fortune's</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=108>More pregnantly than words. Yet you do well</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=109>To show Lord Timon that mean eyes have seen</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=110>The foot above the head.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Trumpets sound. Enter TIMON, addressing himself courteously to every suitor; a Messenger from VENTIDIUS talking with him; LUCILIUS and other servants following</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech37><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=111>Imprison'd is he, say you?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech38><b>Messenger</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=112>Ay, my good lord: five talents is his debt,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=113>His means most short, his creditors most strait:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=114>Your honourable letter he desires</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=115>To those have shut him up; which failing,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=116>Periods his comfort.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech39><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=117>Noble Ventidius! Well;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=118>I am not of that feather to shake off</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=119>My friend when he must need me. I do know him</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=120>A gentleman that well deserves a help:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=121>Which he shall have: I'll pay the debt,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=122>and free him.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech40><b>Messenger</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=123>Your lordship ever binds him.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech41><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=124>Commend me to him: I will send his ransom;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=125>And being enfranchised, bid him come to me.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=126>'Tis not enough to help the feeble up,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=127>But to support him after. Fare you well.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech42><b>Messenger</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=128>All happiness to your honour!</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit</i></p> | |
| <p><i>Enter an old Athenian</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech43><b>Old Athenian</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=129>Lord Timon, hear me speak.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech44><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=130>Freely, good father.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech45><b>Old Athenian</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=131>Thou hast a servant named Lucilius.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech46><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=132>I have so: what of him?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech47><b>Old Athenian</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=133>Most noble Timon, call the man before thee.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech48><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=134>Attends he here, or no? Lucilius!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech49><b>LUCILIUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=135>Here, at your lordship's service.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech50><b>Old Athenian</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=136>This fellow here, Lord Timon, this thy creature,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=137>By night frequents my house. I am a man</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=138>That from my first have been inclined to thrift;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=139>And my estate deserves an heir more raised</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=140>Than one which holds a trencher.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech51><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=141>Well; what further?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech52><b>Old Athenian</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=142>One only daughter have I, no kin else,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=143>On whom I may confer what I have got:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=144>The maid is fair, o' the youngest for a bride,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=145>And I have bred her at my dearest cost</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=146>In qualities of the best. This man of thine</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=147>Attempts her love: I prithee, noble lord,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=148>Join with me to forbid him her resort;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=149>Myself have spoke in vain.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech53><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=150>The man is honest.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech54><b>Old Athenian</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=151>Therefore he will be, Timon:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=152>His honesty rewards him in itself;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=153>It must not bear my daughter.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech55><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=154>Does she love him?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech56><b>Old Athenian</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=155>She is young and apt:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=156>Our own precedent passions do instruct us</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=157>What levity's in youth.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech57><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=158>[To LUCILIUS] Love you the maid?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech58><b>LUCILIUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=159>Ay, my good lord, and she accepts of it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech59><b>Old Athenian</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=160>If in her marriage my consent be missing,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=161>I call the gods to witness, I will choose</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=162>Mine heir from forth the beggars of the world,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=163>And dispossess her all.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech60><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=164>How shall she be endow'd,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=165>if she be mated with an equal husband?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech61><b>Old Athenian</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=166>Three talents on the present; in future, all.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech62><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=167>This gentleman of mine hath served me long:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=168>To build his fortune I will strain a little,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=169>For 'tis a bond in men. Give him thy daughter:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=170>What you bestow, in him I'll counterpoise,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=171>And make him weigh with her.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech63><b>Old Athenian</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=172>Most noble lord,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=173>Pawn me to this your honour, she is his.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech64><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=174>My hand to thee; mine honour on my promise.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech65><b>LUCILIUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=175>Humbly I thank your lordship: never may</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=176>The state or fortune fall into my keeping,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=177>Which is not owed to you!</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt LUCILIUS and Old Athenian</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech66><b>Poet</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=178>Vouchsafe my labour, and long live your lordship!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech67><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=179>I thank you; you shall hear from me anon:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=180>Go not away. What have you there, my friend?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech68><b>Painter</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=181>A piece of painting, which I do beseech</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=182>Your lordship to accept.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech69><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=183>Painting is welcome.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=184>The painting is almost the natural man;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=185>or since dishonour traffics with man's nature,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=186>He is but outside: these pencill'd figures are</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=187>Even such as they give out. I like your work;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=188>And you shall find I like it: wait attendance</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=189>Till you hear further from me.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech70><b>Painter</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=190>The gods preserve ye!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech71><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=191>Well fare you, gentleman: give me your hand;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=192>We must needs dine together. Sir, your jewel</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=193>Hath suffer'd under praise.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech72><b>Jeweller</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=194>What, my lord! dispraise?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech73><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=195>A more satiety of commendations.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=196>If I should pay you for't as 'tis extoll'd,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=197>It would unclew me quite.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech74><b>Jeweller</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=198>My lord, 'tis rated</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=199>As those which sell would give: but you well know,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=200>Things of like value differing in the owners</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=201>Are prized by their masters: believe't, dear lord,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=202>You mend the jewel by the wearing it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech75><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=203>Well mock'd.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech76><b>Merchant</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=204>No, my good lord; he speaks the common tongue,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=205>Which all men speak with him.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech77><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=206>Look, who comes here: will you be chid?</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter APEMANTUS</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=207>Jeweller: We'll bear, with your lordship.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech78><b>Merchant</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=208>He'll spare none.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech79><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=209>Good morrow to thee, gentle Apemantus!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech80><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=210>Till I be gentle, stay thou for thy good morrow;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=211>When thou art Timon's dog, and these knaves honest.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech81><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=212>Why dost thou call them knaves? thou know'st them not.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech82><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=213>Are they not Athenians?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech83><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=214>Yes.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech84><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=215>Then I repent not.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=216>Jeweller: You know me, Apemantus?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech85><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=217>Thou know'st I do: I call'd thee by thy name.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech86><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=218>Thou art proud, Apemantus.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech87><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=219>Of nothing so much as that I am not like Timon.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech88><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=220>Whither art going?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech89><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=221>To knock out an honest Athenian's brains.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech90><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=222>That's a deed thou'lt die for.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech91><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=223>Right, if doing nothing be death by the law.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech92><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=224>How likest thou this picture, Apemantus?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech93><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=225>The best, for the innocence.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech94><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=226>Wrought he not well that painted it?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech95><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=227>He wrought better that made the painter; and yet</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=228>he's but a filthy piece of work.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech96><b>Painter</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=229>You're a dog.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech97><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=230>Thy mother's of my generation: what's she, if I be a dog?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech98><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=231>Wilt dine with me, Apemantus?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech99><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=232>No; I eat not lords.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech100><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=233>An thou shouldst, thou 'ldst anger ladies.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech101><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=234>O, they eat lords; so they come by great bellies.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech102><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=235>That's a lascivious apprehension.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech103><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=236>So thou apprehendest it: take it for thy labour.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech104><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=237>How dost thou like this jewel, Apemantus?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech105><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=238>Not so well as plain-dealing, which will not cost a</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=239>man a doit.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech106><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=240>What dost thou think 'tis worth?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech107><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=241>Not worth my thinking. How now, poet!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech108><b>Poet</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=242>How now, philosopher!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech109><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=243>Thou liest.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech110><b>Poet</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=244>Art not one?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech111><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=245>Yes.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech112><b>Poet</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=246>Then I lie not.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech113><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=247>Art not a poet?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech114><b>Poet</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=248>Yes.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech115><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=249>Then thou liest: look in thy last work, where thou</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=250>hast feigned him a worthy fellow.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech116><b>Poet</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=251>That's not feigned; he is so.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech117><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=252>Yes, he is worthy of thee, and to pay thee for thy</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=253>labour: he that loves to be flattered is worthy o'</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=254>the flatterer. Heavens, that I were a lord!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech118><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=255>What wouldst do then, Apemantus?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech119><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=256>E'en as Apemantus does now; hate a lord with my heart.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech120><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=257>What, thyself?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech121><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=258>Ay.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech122><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=259>Wherefore?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech123><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=260>That I had no angry wit to be a lord.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=261>Art not thou a merchant?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech124><b>Merchant</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=262>Ay, Apemantus.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech125><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=263>Traffic confound thee, if the gods will not!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech126><b>Merchant</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=264>If traffic do it, the gods do it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech127><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=265>Traffic's thy god; and thy god confound thee!</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Trumpet sounds. Enter a Messenger</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech128><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=266>What trumpet's that?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech129><b>Messenger</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=267>'Tis Alcibiades, and some twenty horse,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=268>All of companionship.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech130><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=269>Pray, entertain them; give them guide to us.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt some Attendants</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=270>You must needs dine with me: go not you hence</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=271>Till I have thank'd you: when dinner's done,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=272>Show me this piece. I am joyful of your sights.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter ALCIBIADES, with the rest</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=273>Most welcome, sir!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech131><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=274> So, so, there!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=275>Aches contract and starve your supple joints!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=276>That there should be small love 'mongst these</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=277>sweet knaves,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=278>And all this courtesy! The strain of man's bred out</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=279>Into baboon and monkey.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech132><b>ALCIBIADES</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=280>Sir, you have saved my longing, and I feed</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=281>Most hungerly on your sight.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech133><b>TIMON</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=282>Right welcome, sir!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=283>Ere we depart, we'll share a bounteous time</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=284>In different pleasures. Pray you, let us in.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt all except APEMANTUS</i></p> | |
| <p><i>Enter two Lords</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech134><b>First Lord</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=285>What time o' day is't, Apemantus?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech135><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=286>Time to be honest.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech136><b>First Lord</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=287>That time serves still.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech137><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=288>The more accursed thou, that still omitt'st it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech138><b>Second Lord</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=289>Thou art going to Lord Timon's feast?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech139><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=290>Ay, to see meat fill knaves and wine heat fools.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech140><b>Second Lord</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=291>Fare thee well, fare thee well.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech141><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=292>Thou art a fool to bid me farewell twice.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech142><b>Second Lord</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=293>Why, Apemantus?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech143><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=294>Shouldst have kept one to thyself, for I mean to</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=295>give thee none.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech144><b>First Lord</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=296>Hang thyself!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech145><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=297>No, I will do nothing at thy bidding: make thy</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=298>requests to thy friend.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech146><b>Second Lord</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=299>Away, unpeaceable dog, or I'll spurn thee hence!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech147><b>APEMANTUS</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=300>I will fly, like a dog, the heels o' the ass.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech148><b>First Lord</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=301>He's opposite to humanity. Come, shall we in,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=302>And taste Lord Timon's bounty? he outgoes</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=303>The very heart of kindness.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech149><b>Second Lord</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=304>He pours it out; Plutus, the god of gold,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=305>Is but his steward: no meed, but he repays</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=306>Sevenfold above itself; no gift to him,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=307>But breeds the giver a return exceeding</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=308>All use of quittance.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech150><b>First Lord</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=309>The noblest mind he carries</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=310>That ever govern'd man.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech151><b>Second Lord</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=311>Long may he live in fortunes! Shall we in?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech152><b>First Lord</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=312>I'll keep you company.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
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