I have express commandment. Paul. Here's ado, To lock up honesty and honour from The access of gentle visitors!Is it lawful, Keep. So please you, madam, to put Paul. Keep. I pray now, call her. [Exeunt Attend. And, madam, [Exit Keeper. I must be present at your conference. Here's such ado to make no stain a stain, As passes colouring. Re-enter Keeper, with EMILIA. Dear gentlewoman, how fares our gracious lady? Emil. 1 am innocent as you. Paul. I dare be sworn : These dangerous unsafe lunes o' the king!" beshrew them! • These dangerous unsafe lunes o' the king!] I have no where, but in our author, observed this word adopted in our tongue, to signify frenzy, lunacy. But it is a mode of expression with the French.-Il y a de la lune: (i, e. he has got the moon in his head; he is frantick.) Cotgrave. "Lune, folie. Les femmes ont des lunes dans la tete. Richelet." THEOBALD. He must be told on't, and he shall: the office The trumpet any more:-Pray you, Emilia, queen; Emil. Most worthy madam, Your honour, and your goodness, is so evident, That your free undertaking cannot miss A thriving issue; there is no lady living, So meet for this great errand: Please your ladyship queen of your most noble offer; Paul. Tell her, Emilia, I'll use that tongue I have: if wit flow from it, As boldness from my bosom, let it not be doubted, I shall do good. Emil. Now be you blest for it! I'll to the queen: Please you, come something nearer. Keep. Madam, if't please the queen to send the babe, I know not what I shall incur, to pass it, Paul. You need not fear it, sir: The child was prisoner to the womb; and is, The anger of the king; nor guilty of, Paul. Do not you fear: upon Mine honour, I will stand 'twixt you and danger. [Exeunt. SCENE III. The same. A Room in the Palace. Enter LEONTES, ANTIGONUS, Lords, and other Attendants. Leon. Nor night, nor day, no rest: It is but weakness To bear the matter thus; mere weakness, if Leon. How does the boy? 1 Atten. My lord? [Advancing. He took good rest to-night; 'Tis hop'd, his sickness is discharg'd. Leon. His nobleness! To see, Conceiving the dishonour of his mother, And downright languish'd.-Leave me solely:-go, See how he fares. [Exit Attend.]-Fye, fye! no thought of him;— The very thought of my revenges that way Laugh at me; make their pastime at my sorrow: 1 Lord. Enter PAULINA, with a Child. You must not enter. Paul. Nay, rather, good my lords, be second to me: Fear you his tyrannous passion more, alas, Ant. That's enough. 1 Atten. Madam, he hath not slept to-night; commanded None should come at him. Paul. Not so hot, good sir; I come to bring him sleep. "Tis such as you,That creep like shadows by him, and do sigh At each his needless heavings,-such as you Nourish the cause of his awaking: I Do come with words as med'cinal as true; Honest, as either; to purge him of that humour, That presses him from sleep. Leon. What noise there, ho? Paul. No noise, my lord; but needful conference, About some gossips for your highness. Leon. How? · Leave me solely:] That is, leave me alone. Away with that audacious lady: Antigonus, I charg'd thee, that she should not come about me; I knew, she would. Ant. I told her so, my lord, On your displeasure's peril, and on mine, Leon. What, canst not rule her?" Paul. From all dishonesty, he can: in this, (Unless he take the course that you have done, Commit me, for committing honour,) trust it, He shall not rule me. Ant. Lo you now; you hear! Paul. Good my liege, I come, And, I beseech you, hear me, who profess Leon. Paul. Good Good queen! queen, my lord, good queen: I say, good queen; And would by combat make her good, so were I Leon. Force her hence. Paul. Let him, that makes but trifles of his eyes, First hand me: on mine own accord, I'll off; But, first, I'll do my errand.—The good queen, For she is good, hath brought you forth a daughter; Here 'tis; commends it to your blessing. [Laying down the Child. in comforting your evils,] Comforting is here used in the legal sense of comforting and abetting in a criminal action. 2 the worst about you.] Were I the weakest of your servants, I would yet claim the combat against any accuser. VOL. III. Оо |