Bawd. Boult, take her away; use her at thy pleasure: crack the glass of her virginity, and make the rest malleable. Boult. An if she were a thornier piece of ground than she is, she shall be ploughed. Mar. Hark, hark, you gods! Bawd. She conjures: away with her! Would she had never come within my doors!—Marry, hang you!-She's born to undo us. ---Will you not go the way of women-kind? Marry, come up, my dish of chastity with rosemary and bays! [Exit. Boult. Come, mistress; come your ways with 178 Coystril1 that comes inquiring for his Tib; To the choleric fisting of every rogue Thy ear is liable; thy food is such As hath been belch'd on by infected lungs. Boult. What would you have me do? go to the wars, would you? where a man may serve seven years for the loss of a leg, and have not money enough in the end to buy him a wooden one? Mar. Do any thing but this thou doest. Empty Old receptacles, or common shores,2 of filth; Serve by indenture to the common hang man: Any of these ways are yet better than this; For what thou professest, a baboon, could he speak, 1895 Would own a name too dear.-O, that the gods Would safely deliver me from this place!— Here, here's gold for thee. If that thy master would gain by me, Proclaim that I can sing, weave, sew, and dance, 200 Mar. Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house. Boult. Well, I will see what I can do for thee: if I can place thee, I will. Mar. But amongst honest women. Boult. Faith, my acquaintance lies little amongst them. But since my master and mistress have bought you, there's no going but by their consent: therefore I will make them acquainted with your purpose, and I doubt not but I shall find them tractable enough. Come, I'll do for thee what I can; come your [Exeunt. ] ways. [PROLOGUE. Enter GOWER. ACT V. Gow. Marina thus the brothel scapes, and chances Into an honest house, our story says. composes Nature's own shape, of bud, bird, branch, or berry, That even her art sisters the natural roses; 9 Her inkle, silk, twin with the rubied cherry: That pupils lacks she none of noble race, Who pour their bounty on her; and her gain She gives the cursed bawd. Here we her place; And to her father turn our thoughts again, Where we left him, on the sea. We there him lost: Whence, driven before the winds, he is arriv'd Herewherehisdaughterdwells; and on thiscoast Suppose him now at anchor. The city striv'd God Neptune's annual feast to keep: from whence Lysimachus our Tyrian ship espies, His3 banners sable, trimm'd with rich expense; And to him in his barge with fervour hies. 20 In your supposing once more put your sight Of heavy Pericles; think this his bark: Where what is done in action, more, if might, Shall be discover'd;5 please you, sit, and hark. Being on shore, honouring of Neptune's triumphs, Seeing this goodly vessel ride before us, I made to it, to know of whence you are. 19 Of this place you lie before. Our vessel is of Tyre, in it the king; To any one, nor taken sustenance Lys. Is his distemp'rature? Hel. Upon what ground 'T would be Too tedious to repeat; but the main grief Springs from the loss Of a beloved daughter and a wife. Lys. May we not see him? Hel. You may; 30 But bootless is your sight: he will not speak To any. "Tis well bethought. She, questionless, with her sweet harmony And other chosen attractions, would allure, And make a battery through his deafen'd parts, Which now are midway stopp'd: She is all happy as the fairest of all; 50 [Whispers First Lord; who descends to the barge of Lysimachus. Hel. Sure, all's effectless; yet nothing we'll omit That bears recovery's name. But, since your kindness We have stretch'd thus far, let us beseech you Lys. Hel. Sit, sir; I will recount it to you:— But, see, I am prevented. Re-enter, from the barge, First Lord, with Who stood equivalent with mighty kings: Per. My fortunes-parentage-good parentage To equal mine!-was it not thus? what say you? Mar. I said, my lord, if you did know my parentage, You would not do me violence. 100 2 Prosperous artificial feat, felicitous and skilful doing. 3 Did malign, dealt malignantly with. 4 Awkward casualties, adverse chances. |