As my Antigonus to break his grave, Leo. Good Paulina, Who haft the memory of Hermione, I know, in honour: O, that ever I Had fquar'd me to thy counfel! then, even now Pau. And left them More rich, for what they yielded. Leo. Thou speak'st truth: No more fuch wives, therefore no wife; one worfe Pau. Had the fuch power, She had juft caufe. Leo. She had, and would incenfe me Pau. I fhould fo: Were I the ghost that walk'd, I'd bid you mark Her eye, and tell me, for what dull part in't You chofe her; then I'd fhriek, that even your ears Leo. Stars, ftars, And all eyes elfe, dead coals: fear thou no wife: [(a) offend ber. Mr. Theobald-Vulg. offenders. Pau. Pau. Will you fwear Never to marry, but by my free leave? Leo. Never, Paulina; fo be blefs'd my spirit! Pau. Unless another, As like Hermione as is her picture, Cleo. Good Madam, pray, have done. Pau. Yet, if my lord will marry; if you will, Sir; No remedy, but you will; give me the office To chufe you a Queen; the fhall not be so young As was your former; but the fhall be fuch, As, walk'd your firft Queen's ghost, it should take joy To fee her in your arms. Leo. My true Paulina, We shall not marry, 'till thou bid'ft us. Pau. That Shall be, when your firft Queen's again in breath: Gent. One that gives out himself prince Florizel, Leo. What with him? he comes not And those but mean. Leo. His princefs, fay you, with him? Gent. Gent. Yes; the most peerless piece of earth, I think, That e'er the fun fhone bright on. Pau. Oh Hermione, As every present time doth boaft itself Gent. Pardon, Madam; The one I have almoft forgot, (your pardon) Of who fhe but bid follow. Pau. How? not women? Gent. Women will love her, that fhe is a woman More worth than any man: men, that the is The rareft of all women. Leo. Go, Cleomines; Yourself (affifted with your honour'd friends) Bring them to our embracement. Still 'tis ftrange He thus fhould fteal upon us. Pau. Had our prince [Exit Cleo. (Jewel of children) feen this hour, he had pair'd Well with this lord; there was not full a month Between their births. Leo. Pr'ythee, no more; ceafe; thou know'ft, He dies to me again, when talk'd of fure, When I fhall fee this gentleman, thy fpeeches Will bring me to confider that which may Unfurnish me of reafon. They are come. 2fo must thy grave] Grave for Epitaph. VOL. III. Bb SCENE SCENE III. Enter Florizel, Perdita, Cleomines, and others. His very air, that I fhould call you brother, Once more to look on. Flo. Sir, by his command Have I here touch'd Sicilia, and from him Which waits upon worn times, hath fomething feiz'd The lands and waters 'twixt your throne and his Leo. Oh, my brother! Good gentleman, the wrongs I have done thee stir Of my behind-hand flackness. Welcome hither, (At (At least, ungentle) of the dreadful Neptune, Flo. Good my lord, She came from Libya. Leo. Where the warlike Smalus, That noble honour'd lord, is fear'd, and lov'd? From thence; from him, whofe daughter His tears proclaim'd his parting with her; thence Leo. The bleffed Gods Purge all infection from our air, whilst you For which the heavens, taking angry note, Worthy his goodness. What might I have been, Lord. Moft noble Sir, That, which I fhall report, will bear no credit, Were not the proof fo high. Please you, great Sir, Bb 2 Bohemia |