Who shall tell Priam so, or Hecuba?

Let him, that will a screech-owl aye be call'd,
Go in to Troy, and say there-Hector's dead:
There is a word will Priam turn to stone;
Make wells and Niobes of the maids and wives,
Cold statues of the youth; and, in a word,
Scare Troy out of itself. But, march, away:
Hector is dead; there is no more to say.
Stay yet;-You vile abominable tents,

Thus proudly pight upon our Phrygian plains,
Let Titan rise as early as he dare,

I'll through and through you!-And thou, great-
siz'd coward!

No space of earth shall sunder our two hates;
I'll haunt thee like a wicked conscience still,
That mouldeth goblins swift as frenzy thoughts.-
Strike a free march to Troy!--with comfort go:
Hope of revenge shall hide our inward woe.
[Exeunt Eneas, and Trojans.

-

As Troilus is going out, enter, from the other side,
Pandarus.

Pan. But hear you, hear you!

Tro. Hence, broker lackey! ignomy and shame Pursue thy life, and live aye with thy name!

[Exit Troilus.

Pan. A goodly medicine for my aching bones!— O world! world! world! thus is the poor agent despis'd! O traitors and bawds, how earnestly are you set a' work, and how ill requited! Why should our endeavour be so lov'd, and the performance so

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loath'd? what verse for it? what instance for it?

Let me see:—

Full merrily the humble-bee doth sing, Till he hath lost his honey, and his sting: And being once subdu'd in armed tail, Sweet honey and sweet notes together fail.— Good traders in the flesh, set this in your painted cloths.

As many as be here of pander's hall,

Your eyes, half out, weep out at Pandar's fall:
Or, if
you cannot weep, yet give some groans,
Though not for me, yet for your aching bones.
Brethren, and sisters, of the hold-door trade,
Some two months hence my will shall here be made?
It should be now, but that my fear is this,-
Some galled goose of Winchester would hiss:
Till then I'll sweat, and seek about for eases;
And, at that time, bequeath you my diseases.

[Exit.

Timon of Athens.

A

COMEDY,

BY

WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE.

ACCURATELY PRINTED

FROM THE TEXT OF

MR. STEEVENS'S LAST EDITION.

PERSONS REPRESENTED.

Timon, a noble Athenian.

Lucius,

Lucullus,
Sempronius,

Ventidius, one of Timon's false Friends.
Apemantus, a churlish Philosopher.
Alcibiades, an Athenian General.

Flavius, Steward to Timon.

Flaminius,

Lucilius,

Servilius,

Caphis,

Philotus,

Titus,

Lucius,

Hortensius,

Lords, and flatterers of Timon.

Timon's Servants.

Servants to Timon's Creditors.

Two Servants of Varro, and the Servant of Isidore;

two of Timon's Creditors.

Cupid and Maskers. Three Strangers.
Poet, Painter, Jeweller, and Merchant.
An old Athenian. A Page. A Fool.

Phrynia,

Tymandra,} Mistresses to Alcibiades.

Other Lords, Senators, Officers, Soldiers, Thieves, and
Attendants.

SCENE, Athens; and the Woods adjoining.