Enter TROILUS. Even with the vail and dark'ning of the sun, Hect. I am unarm'd; forego this vantage, Greek. [A Retreat sounded. Hark! a retreat upon our Grecian part. Myr. The Trojan trumpets sound the like, my lord. Frown on, you heavens, effect your rage with speed! I Ene. My lord, you do discomfort all the host. Tro. You understand me not, that tell me so: I do not speak of flight, of fear, of death; Achil. The dragon wing of night o'erspreads the But dare all imminence, that gods and men, earth, And, stickler 7 like, the armies separates. Come, tie his body to my horse's tail; [Exeunt. Address their dangers in. Hector is gone! 1 Thus proudly pight upon our Phrygian plains, No space of earth shall sunder our two hates : [Exeunt ENEAS and Trojans. As TROILUS is going out, enter, from the other side, PANDARUS. It tutors nature: artificial strife 5 Trumpets sound. Lives in these touches, livelier than life. Enter certain Senators, and pass over. Tim. Pain. How this lord's follow'd! Poet. The senators of Athens: - Happy men! Enter TIMON, attended; the Servant of VENTIDIUS talking with him. Imprison'd is he, say you? Ven. Serv. Ay, my good lord: five talents is his debt; His means most short, his creditors most strait : Poet. You see this confluence, this great flood of To those have shut him up; which failing to him, visitors. I have, in this rough work, shap'd out a man, Pain. How shall I understand you? Periods his comfort. Tim. Noble Ventidius! Well; I am not of that feather, to shake off Tim. Commend me to him: I will send his ran- And, being enfranchis'd, bid him come to me : — You see how all conditions, how all minds, Pain. Pain. Poet. Make sacred even his stirrop, and through him Pain. Ay, marry, what of these? Tim. Well; what further? Tim. It must not bear my daughter. Old Ath. She is young Does she love him? and apt: Poet. When fortune in her shift and change of Our own precedent passions do instruct us As those, which sell, would give: But you well know, Tim. Well mock'd. Mer. No, my good lord; he speaks the common tongue, Which all men speak with him. Tim. Look, who comes here? Will you be chid? Enter APEMANTUS. Jew. We will bear, with your lordship. Mer. He'll spare none. Tim. Good morrow to thee, gentle Apemantus! Apem. Till I be gentle, stay for thy good morrow; When thou art Timon's dog, and these knaves honest. Tim. Why dost thou call them knaves? thou know'st them not. Apem. Are they not Athenians? Tim. Yes. Apem. Then I repent not. Jew. You know me, Apemantus. Apem. Thou knowest, I do; I call'd thee by thy name. Tim. Thou art proud, Apemantus. Apem. Of nothing so much, as that I am not like Timon. Tim. Whither art going? Apem. To knock out an honest Athenian's brains. Tim. That's a deed thou'lt die for. Apem. Right, if doing nothing be death by the law. Tim. How likest thou this picture, Apemantus? Apem. The best, for the innocence. Tim. How dost thou like this jewel, Apemantus? 9 Ruin. Trumpets sound. Enter a Servant. Tim. What trumpet's that? us. Serv. 'Tis Alcibiades and Some twenty horse, all of companionship. Tim. Pray, entertain them; give them guide to [Exeunt some Attendants. You must needs dine with me:- Go not you hence, Till I have thank'd you; and when dinner's done, Show me this piece. — I am joyful of your sights.— Enter ALCIBIADES, with his Company. Most welcome, sir! [They salute. Apem. So, so; there! Aches contract and starve your supple joints! That there should be small love 'mongst these sweet knaves, 2 Lord. Why, Apemantus? They say, my lords, that ira furor brevis est 1, Apem. Shouldst have kept one to thyself, for I But yond' man's ever angry. mean to give thee none. 1 Lord. Hang thyself. Apem. No, I will do nothing at thy bidding; make thy requests to thy friend. 2 Lord. Away, unpeaceable dog, or I'll spurn thee hence. Apem. I will fly like a dog, the heels of the ass. And taste lord Timon's bounty? he outgoes 2 Lord. He pours it out; Plutus the god of gold 1 Lord. Go, let him have a table by himself; Apem. Let me stay at thine own peril, Timon; Tim. I take no heed of thee; thou art an Athe- I wonder men dare trust themselves with men : That ever govern'd man. 2 Lord. Long may he live in fortunes! Shall we in? 1 Lord. I'll keep you company. [Exeunt. A Room of State in Timon's House. Hautboys playing loud Musick. A great Banquet served in; FLAVIUS and others attending; then enter TIMON, ALCIBIADES, LUCIUS, LUCULLUS, SEMPRONIUS, and other Athenian Senators, with VENTIDIUS, and Attendants. Then comes, dropping after all, APEMANTUS, discontentedly. Is the readiest man to kill him: it has been prov'd. Were a huge man, I should fear to drink at meals; throats. Tim. My lord, in heart 7; and let the health go 2 Lord. Let it flow this way, my good lord. Ven. Most honour'd Timon, 't hath pleas'd the Those healths will make thee, and thy state, look ill. gods remember My father's age, and call him to long peace. Then, as in grateful virtue I am bound Το your free heart, I do return those talents, Doubled with thanks, and service, from whose help Tim. O, by no means, Honest Ventidius: you mistake my love; I gave it freely ever; and there's none If our betters play at that game, we must not dare [They all stand ceremoniously looking on TIMON. Here's that which is too weak to be a sinner, APEMANTUS'S GRACE. Tim. Fye, thou art a churl; you have got a bid me to 'em. humour there Does not become a man, 'tis much to blame : 2 Meed here means desert. Anger is a short madness. 5 The allusion is to a pack of hounds trained to pursuit, by being gratified with the blood of an animal which they kill; and the wonder is, that the animal, on which they are feeding, 7 With sincerity. 8 Foolish. e. All the customary returns made in discharge of ob- cheers them to the chase. ligations. 6 Armour. |