For faucinefs.I pray you, let us hence. 6 Baf. The King my brother fhall have note of this. Lav. Ay, for thefe flips have made him noted long. Good King, to be fo mightily abus'd! Tam. Why have I patience to endure all this? Enter Chiron and Demetrius. Dem. How now, dear Sovereign and our gracious Why does your Highnefs look fo pale and wan? Should straight fall mad, or elfe die fuddenly. But straight they told me, they would bind me here, Unto the body of a difmal yew; And leave me to this miferable death: And then they call'd me foul adulterefs, -noted long.] He had yet X faid in fabulous phyfiology of those that hear the groan of the mandrake torn up. That That ever ear did hear to fuch effect. [Stabs Baffianus. Chi. And this for me, ftruck home to fhew my [Stabbing him likewife. Lav. I come, Semiramis ;-nay, barbarous Tamora! For no name fits thy nature but thy own. strength. Tam. Give me thy poinard; you fhall know, my boys, Your mother's hand fhall right your mother's wrong. Dem. Stay, Madam, here is more belongs to her; First, thrash the corn, then after burn the ftraw: This minion ftood upon her chastity, Upon her nuptial vow, her loyalty, And with that painted Hope fhe braves your mightinefs; And shall she carry this unto her grave? Chi. An if the do, I would I were an Eunuch. yours. Lav. O Tamora, thou bear'ft a woman's faceTam. I will not hear her fpeak. Away with her. Lav. Sweet Lords, intreat her hear me but a wordDem. Liften, fair Madam. Let it be your glory To fee her tears; but be your heart to them, As unrelenting flints to drops of rain. Lav. When did the tyger's young ones teach the dam? O, do not teach her wrath; fhe taught it thee; The milk, thou fuck'dit from her, did turn to marble; Even at thy teat thou hadft thy tyranny. Yet every mother breeds not fons alike; Do thou intreat her fhew a woman pity. [To Chiron. Chi. What! wouldst thou have me prove myself a baftard? Lev. 'Tis true the raven doth not hatch the lark: Yet have I heard, Oh could I find it now! The lion mov'd with pity did endure To have his princely paws par'd all away. Some fay that ravens fofter forlorn children, The whilft their own birds famifh in their nefts: Oh, be to me, tho' thy hard heart fay no, Nothing fo kind, but fomething pitiful. Tam. I know not what it means. Away with her. Lav. Oh, let me teach thee, For my father's fake, That gave thee life, when well he might have flain thee, Be not obdurate, open thy deaf ears. Tam. Hadft thou in perfon ne'er offended me, Remember, boys, I pour'd forth tears in vain, The worse to her, the better lov'd of me. Lav. [Laying hold on Tamora.] O Tamora, be call'd a gentle Queen, And with thine own hands kill me in this place; Poor I was flain, when Baffianus dy'd. Tam. What begg'st thou then? Fond woman, let me go. Lav. 'Tis prefent death I beg; and one thing more, That womanhood denies my tongue to tell; O, keep me from their worfe than killing luft, And tumble me into fome loathfome pit; Where never man's eye may behold my body; Do this, and be a charitable murderer. Tam. So fhould I rob my fweet fons of their fee. No; let them fatisfy their luft on thee. Dem. Away! for thou haft ftaid us here too long. Lav. No grace? no woman-hood? ah beaftly crea ture! The blot and enemy of our general name! Confufion fall Chi. Nay, then I'll ftop your mouth-bring thou her husband; [Dragging off Lavinia. This is the hole where Aaron bid us hide him. [Exeunt. Tam. Farewel, my fons. See, that you make her fore. Ne'er let my heart know merry chear indeed, Now will I hence to feek my lovely Moor, [Exit. Enter Aaron, with Quintus and Marcus. Aar. Come on, my Lords, the better foot before; Strait will I bring you to the loathsome pit, Where I efpied the Panther faft afleep. Quin. My fight is very dull, whate'er it bodes. Mar. And mine, I promise you; wer't not forfhame, Well could I leave our fport to fleep awhile. [Marcus falls into the pit. Quin. What, art thou fallen? what fubtle hole is this, Speak, brother, haft thou hurt thee with the fall? here; That he thereby may have a likely guefs, How these were they, that made away his Brother. SCENE [Exit Aaron, VII. Mar. Why doft not comfort me, and help me out From this unhallow'd and blood-ftained hole? Quin. I am furprized with an uncouth fear; A chilling fweat o'er-runs my trembling joints; My heart fufpects, more than mine eye can fee. Mer. To prove thou haft a true-divining heart, Aaron and thou, look down into the den, And see a fearful fight of blood and death, Quin. Aaron is gone; and my compaffionate heart Will not permit my eyes once to behold The thing, whereat it trembles by furmife. O, tell me how it is; for ne'er till now Was I a child, to fear I know not what... Mar. Lord Baffianus lies embrewed here, All on a heap, like to a flaughter'd lamb, In this detefted, dark, blood-drinking pit. Quin. If it be dark, how doft thou know 'tis he? Mar. Upon his bloody finger he doth wear 3 A precious ring, that lightens all the hole, 3 A precious ring,-] There is fuppofed to be a gem called a carbuncle, which emits not re X 3 flected but native light. Mr. Boyle believes the reality of its existence. Which, T |