Riding, her fortunes brought the maid aboard us, Where, by her own most clear remembrance, she Made known herself my daughter. Thai. Voice and favour! You are you are-O royal Pericles!-[She faints. Per. What means the woman? she dies! help, gentlemen! I threw her o'erboard with these very arms. Per. 'Tis most certain, Cer. Look to the lady ;-O, she's but o'erjoy'd. Early, one blust'ring morn, this lady was Thrown on this shore. I op'd the coffin, and Found there rich jewels; recover'd her, and plac'd her Here in Diana's temple. Per. May we see them? Cer. Great sir, they shall be brought you to my house, Whither I invite you. Look! Thaisa is Thai. O, let me look! If he be none of mine, my sanctity 4 Sensual passion. Per. The voice of dead Thaisa! Thai. That Thaisa am I, supposed dead, And drown'd. Per. Immortal Dian! Thai. Now I know you better. When we with tears parted Pentapolis, The king, my father, gave you such a ring. [Shows a Ring. Per. This, this: no more, you gods! your present kindness Makes my past miseries sport: You shall do well, Melt, and no more be seen. O come, be buried Mar. Leaps to be My heart gone into my mother's bosom, [Kneels to THAISA. Per. Look, who kneels here! Flesh of thy flesh, Thaisa; Thy burden at the sea, and call'd Marina, For she was yielded there. Thai. Bless'd and mine own! I know you not. Hel. Hail, madam, and my queen! Thai. Per. You have heard me say, when I did fly from Tyre, I left behind an ancient substitute. Can you remember what I call'd the man? I have nam'd him oft. Thai. 'Twas Helicanus then. Per. Still confirmation : Embrace him, dear Thaisa; this is he. Now do I long to hear how you were found; Thai. Lord Cerimon, my lord; this man Through whom the gods have shown their power; that can From first to last resolve you. Per. Reverend sir, The gods can have no mortal officer More like a god than you. Will you deliver How this dead queen re-lives? Cer. I will, my lord. Beseech you, first go with me to my house, Where shall be shown you all was found with her; How she came placed here within the temple; No needful thing omitted. Per. Pure Diana! I bless thee for thy vision, and will offer My night oblations to thee. Thaisa, This prince, the fair-betrothed of your daughter, To grace thy marriage-day, I'll beautify. Thai. Lord Cerimon hath letters of good credit, Sir, that my father's dead. Per. Heavens make a star of him! Yet there, my queen, We'll celebrate their nuptials, and ourselves 3 i. e. His beard. Our son and daughter shall in Tyrus reign. To hear the rest untold.-Sir, lead the way. [Exeunt. Enter GoWER. Gow. In Antioch,4 and his daughter, you have Of monstrous lust the due and just reward: A figure of truth, of faith, of loyalty: That him and his they in his palace burn. The gods for murder seemed so content To punish them; although not done, but meant. New joy wait on you! Hear our play has ending. [Exit GoWER. 4 i. e. The king of Antioch. 5 Ever. That this tragedy has some merit, it were vain to deny; but that it is the entire composition of Shakspeare, is more than can be hastily granted. I shall not venture with Dr. Farmer, to determine that the hand of our great poet is only visible in the last act, for I think it appears in several passages dispersed over each of these divisions. I find it difficult, however, to persuade myself that he was the original fabricator of the plot, or the author of every dialogue, chorus, &c. STEEVENS. The story is of great antiquity and is related by various an cient authors in Latin, French, and English. |