SCENE IV. Romeo's last Speech over Juliet, in : the Vault. (10) O, my love, my wife! From this world-weary'd flefh. Eyes, look your last! (10) O my, &c.] I have given the reader this last speech of Romeo, rather to let him into the plot, and convince him of the merit of the alterations made in it, than for any fingular beauty of its own; Romeo's surviving till Juliet awakens, is certainly productive of great beauties, particularly in the acting. And, indeed, this play of our author's hath met with better fuccefs, than any other which has been attempted to be altered;" whoever reads Qtqvay's Caius Marius, will foon be convinc'd of this; and it is to be wish'd, none would prefume to build upon Shakespear's foundation, but such as are equal masters with Otway. Arms L2 Arms, take your last embrace! and lips, oh you [Drinks the poison. Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die. T Timon of Athens. ACT I. SCENE II. PAINTING. H E painting is almost the natural man : He is but outside: pencil'd figures are SCENE V. The Pleasure of doing good. Oh, you gods, (think I,) what need we have any friends, if we should never have need of 'em? they would most resemble sweet instruments hung up in cafes, that keep their founds to themselves. Why, I have often wish'd myself poorer, that I might come nearer to you: we are born to do benefits. And what better or properer can we call our own, than the riches of our friends? O, what a precious comfort 'tis to have so many, like brothers, commanding one another's fortunes ? ACTII. SCENEIV. A faithful Steward. So the gods blefs me, When all our offices have been oppreft. With riotous feeders; when our vaults have wept SCENE V. The Ingratitude of Timon's Friends. They answer in a joint and corporate voice, After distasteful looks, and these hard (2) fractions, Tim. You gods reward them! ACT III. SCENE VI. Against Duelling. Your Words have took fuch pains, as if they labour'd To bring man-flaughter into form, fet quarrelling Upon (1) Cock, i. e. a cockloft, a garret and, a quafteful cock fignifies, a garret lying in waste, neglected, put to no ufe. Oxford editor, (2) Fractions) i, e. These breaks in speech; fuch as are exprest above. Upon the head of valour; which, indeed, i The worst that man can breathe, (3) and make his wrongs His out-fides, wear them like his rayment, carelesly, And ne'er prefer his injuries to his heart, To bring it into danger. ACT IV. SCENE I. Without the Walls of Athens. Timon's Execrations on the Athenians. Let me look back upon thee, O, thou wall, That girdlest in those wolves! dive in the earth, And fence not Athens! Matrons, turn incontinent; Obedience fail in children; flaves and fools Pluck the grave wrinkled fenate from the bench, And minister in their steads: to general filths Convert o'th' inftant, green virginity! Do't in your parents eyes. Bankrupts, hold faft; Rather than render back, out with your knives, And cut your trusters throats. Bound servants, steal; Large-handed robbers your grave masters are, And pill by law. Maid, to thy master's bed; Thy mistress is o'th' brothel. Son of fixteen, Pluck the lin'd crutch from thy old limping fire, And with it beat his brains out! Fear and piety, Religion to the gods, peace, justice, truth, Domestic awe, night-reft, and neighbourhood, Instruction, manners, mysteries and trades, (3) And make, &c.] The first part of the sentence is explained by the latter, "He's truly valiant, &c. that can make his wrongs his outsides, & e. wear them like his raiment carelesly. |