Luc. When Julius Cæsar, whose remembrance Lives in men's eyes and will to ears and tongues Than in his feats deserving it—for him Yearly three thousand pounds, which by thee lately A world by itself; and we will nothing pay Queen. That opportunity Which then they had to take from 's, to resume We have again. Remember, sir, my liege, The natural bravery of your isle, which stands Cæsar made here; but made not here his brag shame 6 The first that ever touch'd him-he was carried From off our coast, twice beaten; and his shipping Poor ignorant baubles !—on our terrible seas, 18. bravery, state of defiance. 20. rocks, Seward's conjecture for Ff oakes. ΙΟ 20 27. ignorant baubles, toys, such as only those ignorant of our 'terrible seas' could launch there. Like egg-shells moved upon their surges, crack'd Clo. Come, there's no more tribute to be paid: our kingdom is stronger than it was at . that time; and, as I said, there is no moe such Cæsars other of them may have crook'd noses, but to owe such straight arms, none. Cym. Son, let your mother end. 30 Clo. We have yet many among us can gripe 40 as hard as Cassibelan: I do not say I am one; but I have a hand. Why tribute? why should we pay tribute? If Cæsar can hide the sun from us with a blanket, or put the moon in his pocket, we will pay him tribute for light; else, sir, no more tribute, pray you now. Cym. You must know, Till the injurious Romans did extort This tribute from us, we were free: Cæsar's am bition, Which swell'd so much that it did almost stretch Clo. and Lords. We do. Say, then, to Cæsar, Our ancestor was that Mulmutius which 30. at point, on the point of. 54. This line reads in Ff Ourselves to be. We do. Say, then, to Cæsar. The present use the sword of Cæsar 50 arrangement was proposed by Dyce and adopted by the Globe and Camb. edd. 56. whose use, the practice of which. Hath too much mangled; whose repair and franchise Shall, by the power we hold, be our good deed, Who was the first of Britain which did put Luc. I thank thee for myself. Thus defied, Cym. I am perfect That the Pannonians and Dalmatians for Luc. 60 Let proof speak. Clo. His majesty bids you welcome. Make pastime with us a day or two, or longer: if you seek us afterwards in other terms, you shall find 80 us in our salt-water girdle: if you beat us out of it, it is yours; if you fall in the adventure, our crows shall fare the better for you; and there's an end. 57. franchise, exercise. unrestricted 73. at utterance, à out rance,' to the death. Luc. So, sir. Cym. I know your master's pleasure and he mine : All the remain is 'Welcome!' [Exeunt. SCENE II. Another room in the palace. Enter PISANIO, with a letter. Pis. How! of adultery? Wherefore write you not What monster's her accuser? Leonatus! O master! what a strange infection Is fall'n into thy ear! What false Italian, Thy fortunes. How that I should murder her? Upon the love and truth and vows which I Have made to thy command? I, her? her blood? If it be so to do good service, never Let me be counted serviceable. How look I, That I should seem to lack humanity So much as this fact comes to? 'Do't: the letter That I have sent her, by her own command 2. What monster's her accuser? For Ff What monsters her accuse? 17. as this fact comes to, as the crime enjoined upon me implies. 17-19. 'Do't... opportunity.' These words agree only in sub ΤΟ stance with the letter quoted in full in iii. 4. 21 f. Pisanio may be supposed to summarise the essential purport. Ff print the words in vv. 18, 19 in italics, but the stage-direction 'Reading' was added by Rowe, and is best omitted. Shall give thee opportunity.' O damn'd paper! bauble, Senseless 20 Art thou a feodary for this act, and look'st Enter IMOGEN. Imo. How now, Pisanio! Pis. Madam, here is a letter from my lord. That knew the stars as I his characters; He 'ld lay the future open. You good gods, Blest be Lovers 30 [Reads] Justice, and your father's wrath, 40 should he take me in his dominion, could not be so cruel to me, as you, O the dearest of creatures, would even renew me with your eyes. Take notice that I am in Cambria, at Milford 21. feodary, ally. 23. I am ignorant, I must feign ignorance. 37. in dangerous bonds, who have entered into bonds entailing a penalty if broken or 'forfeited.' The seal was essential to the VOL. IV 177 validity of the bond. The 'forfeiter' of a bond does not therefore bless the bees who furnished its seal, as the lover does those whose wax 'clasps' his lady's billets. 42. as, but that. N |