Has done no more than other knights have done, Has broken a staff or so; so let it pass. Thai. To me he seems like diamond to glass. 35 40 Per. Yon king's to me like to my father's picture, 45 And gives them what he will, not what they crave. Sim. What, are you merry, knights? First Knight. Who can be other in this royal presence? Sim. Here, with a cup that's stor'd unto the brim, As you do love, fill to your mistress' lips, We drink this health to you. Knights. Sim. Yet pause awhile; 50 We thank your grace. Yon knight doth sit too melancholy, As if the entertainment in our court Had not a show might countervail his worth. 55 ai. n. To me, my father? What is it O! attend, my daughter: Who freely give to every one that comes To honour them; And princes not doing so are like to gnats, 60 Which make a sound, but kill'd are wonder'd at. him. hai. Alas! my father, it befits not me Unto a stranger knight to be so bold; Do as I bid you, or you'll move me else. 65 70 hai. [Aside.] Now, by the gods, he could not please me better. im. And furthermore tell him, we desire to know of him, Of whence he is, his name, and parentage. hai. The king my father, sir, has drunk to you. 59-62. Who . at.] Divided as by Dyce; three lines, ending them: . . . nats at. in Qq, Ff 3, 4. 69, 70. Howl... else.] As in Steevens; me line in Qq, Ff 3, 4. ... 61, 62. And princes at] and inces that show no princely virtues e like to noisy gnats; they make great fuss, but when they are o more, every one wonders at the tention which was paid to their pings. 63. entrance] a trisyllable. Dyce dopts Walker's conjecture, entertain, and entrance is certainly suspicious. Compare line 54 above. 64. standing-bowl] a bowl with a foot or pedestal. Compare Heywood, The Silver Age, ii. 1 (stage-direction): "They present him with a standingbowl"; The Iron Age, i. 1 : "Fill me a standing-bowl of Greekish wine", Per. I thank him. Thai. Wishing it so much blood unto your life. 75 Per. I thank both him and you, and pledge him freely. Thai. And further he desires to know of you, Of whence you are, your name and parentage. Per. A gentleman of Tyre; my name, Pericles; 80 Thai. He thanks your grace; names himself Pericles, 85 A gentleman of Tyre, Who only by misfortune of the seas Bereft of ships and men, cast on this shore. Sim. Now, by the gods, I pity his misfortune, And will awake him from his melancholy. Come, gentlemen, we sit too long on trifles, And waste the time which looks for other revels. Even in your armours, as you are address'd, Will very well become a soldier's dance. I will not have excuse, with saying this 90 95 86, 87. A gentleman... seas] Divided as by Collier; one line in Qq, Ff3, 4. Loud music is too harsh for ladies' heads, Since they love men in arms as well as beds. [The Knights dance. So this was well ask'd, 'twas so well perform'd. Come, sir; Here is a lady that wants breathing too: And that their measures are as excellent. . In those that practise them they are, my lord. 2. O! that's as much as you would be denied Of your fair courtesy. 1ΟΟ 105 [The Knights and Ladies dance. Unclasp, unclasp; Thanks, gentlemen, to all; all have done well, [To Pericles.] But you the best. Pages and lights, to conduct These knights unto their several lodgings! Yours, sir, We have given order to be next our own. IIO . I am at your grace's pleasure. 2. Princes, it is too late to talk of love, 9, 110. Yours,... own.] Divided as by Malone; one line in Qq, Ff 3, 4. And that's the mark I know you level at; 115 [Exeunt. SCENE IV.-Tyre. A Room in the Governor's House. Enter HELICANUS and ESCANES. Hel. No, Escanes, know this of me, Antiochus from incest liv'd not free; For which, the most high gods not minding longer 5 Even in the height and pride of all his glory, Of an inestimable value, his daughter with him, A fire from heaven came and shrivell'd up Their bodies, even to loathing; for they so stunk, 10 That all those eyes ador'd them ere their fall Scorn now their hand should give them burial. Esca. 'Twas very strange. Hel. And yet but justice; for though Esca. 'Tis very true. 15 up] 3-6. For ... glory,] Arranged as by Malone. 7-9. When Arranged as by Dyce. 13-15. And... reward.] Divided as by Malone; the lines end great, shaft, reward. in Qq, Ff 3, 4. 115. for speeding] to ensure success. Scene IV. ... 3. minding] being of the mind, proposing. 8. his] I have struck out and before this word as making the metre rougher even than it need be, and as being unnecessary to the sense. 13. justice] Steevens reads "just". 15. his] its. |