a man that 's better than A beast I will fall down and worship him Tim. Thou art an Athenian and I bear with thee Is the Masque ready Poet. 'T is my noble Lord. Apem. What odd and childish folly Slaves find out To please and court all thy distemper'd Appetites They spend their flatteries to devour those men Upon whose Age they 'l void it up agen With poysonous spite and envy Who lives that 's not deprav'd or else depraves Who die that bear not some spurns to their Graves Of their friends giving I should fear that those Who now are going to dance before me Should one day stamp on me it has been done Tim. Nay if you rail at all Society I 'll hear no more be gone Apem. Thou may'st be sure I will not stay to see Thy folly any longer fare thee well remember Thou would'st not hear me thou wilt curse thy self for 't Tim. I do not think so fare thee well Exit Apemantus Enter Servant Serv. My Lord there are some Ladies masqu'd desire admittance Tiâ—… Have not my doors been always opento Ev'ry Athenian They do me hoâ—…ur Wait on 'em in were I not bound to do My duty here I would Chloe I have not had the opportunity To deliver this till now it is a Letter From Alâ—…ibiades Mel. Dear Alcibiades Oh how shall I love him When he 's restor'd to his Estate and Country He will be richer far than Timon is And I shall chuse him first of any man How lucky 't is I should put off my Wedding Enter Evandra with Ladies masqu'd Tim. Ladies you do my house and me great honour I should be glad you would unmask that I Might see to whom I owe the Obligation 1. Lad. We ask your pardon we are stoln out upon Curiosity and dare not own it Tim. Your pleasure Ladies shall be mine Evan. This is the fine gay thing so much admir'd That 's born to rob me of my happiness And of my life her face is not her own Nor is her love nor speech nor motion so Her smiles her amorous looks she puts on all There 's nothing natural She always acts And never shews her self How blind is Love That cannot see this Vanity Masque begins Enter Shepherds and Nymphs A Symphony of Pipes imitating the chirping of Birds Nymph Hark how the Songsters of the Grove Sing Anthems to the God of Love Hark how each am'rous winged pair With Loves great praises fill the Air. Chorus On ev'ry side the charming sound Does from the hollow Woods rebound Retornella Nymph Love in their little veins inspires Their cheerful Notes their soft Desires While Heat makes Buds or Blossoms spring These pretty couples love and sing Chorus with Flutes But Winter puts out their desire And half the year they want Loves fire Retornella Full Chorus But Ah how much are our delighâ—…s more dear For only Humane Kind love all the year Enter the Maenades and Aegipanes 1 Bach. Hence with your trifling Deitie A greater we adore Bacchus who always keeps us free From that blind childish power 2 Bach. Love makes you languish and look pale And sneak and sigh and whine But over us no griefs prevail While we have lusty Wine Chorns with Hout-boys Then hang the dull Wretch who has care in his soul Whom Love or whom Tyrants or Laws can controul If within his right hand he can have a full Bowl Nymph Go drivel and snore with your fat God of Wine Your swell'd faces with Pimples adorning Soak your Brains over night and your senses resign And forget all you did the next Morning Nymph With dull aking Noddles live on in a mist And never discover true Joy Would Love tempt with Beauty you could not resist The Empire he slights he 'd destroy 1 Bach. Better our heads than hearts should ake His childish Empire we despise Good Wine of him a Slave can make And force a Lover to be wise Better c. 2 Bach. Wine sweetens all the cares of Peace And takes the Terrour off from War To Loves affliction it gives ease And to its Joy does best prepare It sweetens c. Nymph 'T is Love that makes great Monarchs fight The end of Wealth and Power is Love It makes the youthful Pâ—…0ets write And does the Old to Youth improve Retornella of Hout-boys Bach. 'T is Wine that Revels in their Veins Makes Cowards valiant Fools grow wise Provokes low Pens to lofty strains And makes the young Loves Chains despise Retornella Nymphs and Shepherds Love rules the World Maenades and Aegipanes 'T is Wine 't is Wine Nymphs and Shepherds 'T is Love 't is Love Maenades and Aegipanes 'T is Wine 't is Wine Enter Bacchus and Cupid Bacchus Hold Hold our Forces are combin'd And we together rule Mankind General Chorus Then we with our Pipes and our Voices will join To sound the loud praises of Love and good Wine Wine gives vigour to Love Love makes Wine go down And by Love and good Drinking all the World is our own Tim. 'T is well design'd and well perform'd and I 'll Reward you well let us retire into my next Apartment where I 've devis'd new pleasures for you And where I will distribute some small Presents To testifie my Love and Gratitude Phaeax A noble Lord AElius Bounty it self Tim. Thus my Melissa will we always spend Our time in Pleasures but who e're enjoys Thee has all this life affords sum'd up in that Evan. These words did once belong to me but Oh! My stubborn heart wilt thou not break at this Tim. Ladies I hope you 'l honour me with you presence And accept of a Collation 1 Lady We ask your pardon and must leave you Tim. Demetrius wait on them Evan. My Lord I 'd speak with you alone Tim Be pleased Madam to retire with your father I 'l wait on you instantly to Melissa Exeunt all but Timon and Evandra Who are you Madam Evan. One who is come to take her last leave of you Tim. Evandra What confusion am I in Evan. I am sorry in the midst of all your joys I should disturb you thus I had a mind To see you once before I dy'd I ne'r Shall trouble you again Tim. Let me not hear these killing words Evan. They 'l be my last and therefore give 'em room I am hastning to my death then you 'l be happy I ne'r shall interrupt your joys again Unless the Memory of me should make You drop some tears upon my dust I know Your noble Nature will remember that Evandra was and once was dear to you And lov'd you so that she cou'd dye to make You happy Tim. Ah dear Evandra that would make Me wretched far below all misery I 'd rather kill my self than hear that news I call the gods to witness there 's not one On Earth I more esteem Evan. Esteem alas It is too weak a Cordial to preserve My fading life I see your passion 's grown Too headstrong for you Oh
must shun him I hope your Lord is well 2 Serv. Yes my Lord and has sent me Thra. To invite me to Dinner I am in great hast But I 'll wait on him if I can possible Ex. Thra. Apem. Good Fool go home Dost think to find a grateful Man in Athens 3 Serv. If my Lord's occasions did not press him very much I would not urge it Aelius Why would he send to me I am poor There 's Phaeax Cleon Isodore Thrasillus and Isander and many Men that owe their fortunes to him 3 Serv They have been toucht and found base mettle Aelius Have they deny'd him and must you come to me Must I be his last refuge 't is a great slight Must I be the last sought to he might have Consider'd who I am 3 Serv. I see he did not know you Aelius I was the first that e're receiv'd gift from him And I will keep it for his honours sake But at present I cannot possibly supply him Besides my Fâ—…ther made me swear upon His Death I never should lend money I 've kept the Oath e're since Fare thee well Ex. Aelius 3 Serv. They all fly us Apem. The barbarous Herd of mankind shun One in affliction and turn him out as Deer do one that 's hunted go go home To thy fond Lord and bid him Curse himself That would not hear me bid him live on root And water and know himself he had better Have shun'd Mankind than be deserted by them Ex. Omnes Enter Melissa and Chloe Mell. Who could have thought Timon so lost i' th' world With what amazement will the news of this So sudden alteration be receiv'd by all Athenians Chloe Is it for certain true Mel. Certain as death or fate my father has assur'd me Of it that he is a Bankrupt his Credit gone and all His ravenous Creditors with open Jaws will swallow him T is well I am inform'd I 'll stand upon my guard Enter Page Page Madam a Gentleman below desires admittance Mel. See Chloe if it be Lord Timon or any one from him â—…ay I am not well I will not be seen be sure I Be not Chlo. I warrant you Ex. Chloe Mel. Seen by a Bankrupt no base poverty Shall never enter here Oh were my Alcibiades Recall'd he would adore me still and wou'd be Rich too Enter Alcibiades in disguise and Chloe Chloe It is a Gentleman in disguise I know him not Alcib But my Melissa does Pulls off his Disgâ—…ise Mel. My Alcibiades my Hero Tâ—…e Gods have hearkn'd to my vows for thee And have Crown'd all my wishes Thou' rt more welcome To me than the return of the Suns heat Is to the frozen Region of the North That 's cover'd half the year with Snow and Darkness Alcib My Joy my life my blood my soul my liberty And all that 's pretious in the earth I have Within my arms This treasure far outweighs The joys of Conquest or deliverance From banishment or slavery Mel. How proud am I of all thy victories 'T was thou that Conquer'd but I triumph'd for thee All day I sigh'd and wisht and pray'd for thee And in the night thou entertain'dst my sleeps And whensoe're I dreamt thou wert in danger I cry'd out my Alcibiades and in my dreams I was valiant and methought I fought for thee Alcib Oh my Divine Melissa the Cordial of thy love Is of so strong a spirit 't will overcome me One kiss and take my soul another and 'T will sally out Oh I could fix whole ages on Thy tender lip and pity all the Fools That keep a senseless pother in the world for pow'r And pomp and noise and lose substantial bliss Mel. There is no bliss but love and but for that The world would fall in pieces Oh with what a grief Have I sustain'd thy absence had not my Father Prevented my escape I had come to thee Alcib 'T was well for Athens safety that thou did'st not I had neglected all my Conquests which Preserved this base ungrateful town for I In thee shou'd have all that I fought for Thou Would'st have been life liberty Country and Estate to me Mel. I have the end of all my hopes and wishes If the ungrateful Senate will let me keep thee Alcib 'T was I that made them what they are in hopes They soon would call me home to thee It was the thought of that which fir'd my Soul At every stroke the memory of Melissa Gave vigour to my arm and made me conquâ—…r Mel. Oh let ambition never more disturb Thy noble mind let love in peace possess it Let not the noise of Drums and Trumpets clangor Clashing of armâ—… and neighing Steeds and groans Of bleeding men entice thee from me Alcib The Senaâ—…e shall not dare remove me from thee Should they once offer it I 've an Army will Toss their usurious bags about their ears Rifle their Houses deflour their Wives and Daughters And dash their brains out of their doating heads But dear Melissa since our hearts so long Have been united let 's not stay for friends For ceremony but come compleat our joys True love 's above senseless formalities Mel. If any thing from you could anger me This would but know none shall invade my vertue Without my life but on my knees I vow No other man though Crown'd the Emperour Of all the World should ever have my love And though thy Country basely should desert thee I would continue firm Alcib And here I swear that could I conquer all the Universe I 'd lay the Crowns and Scepters at thy feet For thee to tread on By thy self I swear An Oath more sacred far to me than all Mock Deities which knavish Priests invent Are to the poor deluded Rabble Chloe Madam Your Father is come in Mel. Let us retire my Father has not yet Forgotten his enmity the breaking of the Peace with the Lacedemonians and his foil Which he thinks you caus'd in Sicily Hee 'l not forgive Alcib Had he injur'd me beyond all sufferance I would have forgiven him for begetting thee Exeunt Enter Timon and Servant Tim. Is' t possible deserted thus what large professions Did all these make but yesterday did they all refuse to lend Say you 1 Serv. The rumour of your borrowing was soon Disperst and then at sight of one of us They would stop start turn short pass by or seem To overlook us and avoided us As if we had been their mortal Enemies And who suspected not when they were mov'd Came off with base excuses Tim. Ye Gods what will become of Timon I 'll go to 'em My self they will not have the face to use me so Enter Demetrius Oh Demetrius what news bring'st thou from the Senate Dem. I am return'd no richer than I went Tim. Just Gods it cannot be Dem. They answer in a joint and corporate voice That now they are at ebb want Treasure cannot Do what thâ—…y would are sorry you are Honourable But yet they could
agaiâ—… Tim. If there were nothing living but thy self Thou should'st not even then be welcoâ—…e to me I hâ—…d râ—…ther be a Beggars Dog tâ—…an 〈◊〉 Apem. Thoâ—… art a 〈◊〉 Fool. Tim. Would thou wert clean enough to spit upon Apem. Thou art too â—…d to Curse no miâ—…ry That I could wiâ—… thee but thou hast already Tim. Be gone thou Issue of a Mangy Dog I swoun to see thee Apem. Would thou would'st burst Tim. Away thou tedious Rogue or I will cleave thy scull Apem. Farewel Beast Tim. Be gone Toad Apem. The Athenians report thou hast found a Mass Of Treasure they 'll find thee out The plague Of Company light on thee Tim. Slave Dog Viper out of my sight Ex. Apem. Choler will kill me if I see mankind Come forth Evandra Thou art kind and good Enter Evandra Canst thou eat roots and drink at that fresh spring Our feasting's come to this Evan. Whate're I eat Or drink with thee is feast enough to me Would'st thou compose thy thoughts and be content I shou'd be happy Tim. Let 's quench ouâ—… thirst at yonder murmuring Brook And then repose a while Exeunt Enter Poet Painter and Musician Poet. As I took note o' the place it cannot be far off Where he abides Mus. Does the rumour hold for certain that he 's so full of Gold Poet. 'T is true H' has found an infinite store of Gold He has sent a Pattern of it to the Senate You will see him a Palm again in Aâ—…hens And flourish with the highest of 'em all Therefore 't is fit in this suppos'd distress We tender all our services to him Paint If the report be true we shall succeed Mus. If we shou'd not Re-enter Timon and Evandra Poet. Wee 'll venture our joint labours Yoâ—… is he I know by the description Mus. Let 's hide our selves and see how he will take it A Symphony Evan. Here 's Musick in the Woods whence comes it Tim. From flattering Rogues who have heard that I Have Gold but that their disappointment would be greater In taking pains for nought I 'd send 'em back Poet. Hail-worthy Timon Mus. Our most noble Master Paint My most excellent Lord. Tim. Have I once liv'd to see three honest men Poet. Having so often tasted of your bounty And hearing you were retir'd your friends faln off For whose ungrateful natures we are griev'd We come to do you service Mus. We are not of so base a mold we should Desert our noble Patron Tim. Most honest men oh how shall I requite you Can you eat roots and drink cold water Poet. Whate're we can we will to do you service Tim. Good men come you are honest you have heard That I have gold enough speak truth y' are honest Poet. So it is said but therefore came not we Mus. Not we my Lord. Paint We thought not of it Tim. You are good men but have one monstrous fault Poet. I beseech your honour what is it Tim. Each of you trusts a damn'd notorious Knave Paint Who is that my Lord Tim. Why one another and each trusts himself Ye base Knaves Tripartite begone make haste Or I will use you so like Knaves He stones ' em Poet. Fly fly All run out Tim. How sick am I of this false World I 'll now Prepare my Grave to lie where the light foam Of the outragious Sea may wash my Corps Evan. My dearest Timon do not talk of Death My Life and thine together must determine Tim. There is no rest without it prithee leave My wretched Fortunâ—… and live long and happy Without thy Timon There is wealth enough Evan. I have no wealth but thee let us lie down to rest I am very faint and heavy They lie down Enter Melissa and Chlâ—…e Mel. Let the Chariot stay there It is most certain he has found a Mass of money And he has sent word to the Senate he 's richer than ever Chlo. Sure were he rich he would appear again Mel. If he be I doubt not but with my love I 'll charm Him back to Athenâ—… 't was my dâ—…serting him has Made him thus Melancholy Chlo. If he be not you 'l promise love in vain Mel. â—…f he be not my promise shall be vain For I 'll be sure to break it Thus you saw When Alcibiades was baâ—…ish'd last I would not see him I am always true To interest and to my self There Lord Timon lies Tim. What wretch aâ—…t thou come to disturb me Mel. I am one that loves thee so I cannot lose thee I am gotten from my Father and my Friends To call thee back to Athens and her arms Who caâ—…not live without thee Evan. It is Melissa priâ—…hee listen not To her dâ—…structive Syrens voiâ—… Tim. Fear not Mel. Doâ—…t thou not know thy dear Melissa To whom thou maâ—…'st such vows Tim. O yes I know that piece of vanity That frail proud inconstant foolish thing I do remember once upon a time She swore eternal love to me soon after She would not see me shun'd me sâ—…ghted me Mel. Ah now I see thou never lov'dâ—…t me Timon That was a tryal which I made of thee To find if thou didst love me if thou hadst Thou 〈◊〉 â—…ave 〈◊〉 â—… lov'd thee â—…hen â—…ch more Thaâ—…â—…ll the World buâ—… tâ—…ou 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I 〈◊〉 And any little change can drive thee from me And thou wilt leave me miserable Evan. Mind not that Crocodiles tears She would betray thee Mel. Iâ—… there no truth among Mankind had I So much ingratitude I had left Thy fallen fortune and ne're seen thee more Ah Timon could'st thou have been kind I â—…ould Rather haâ—…e beg'd with thee than have enjoy'd With any other all the Pomp of Grâ—… But thou â—…rt lost â—…d hast forgotten all thy Oaths Evan. Why shou'd you strive to invâ—…de anothers right He 's mine for ever mine Tâ—…e 〈◊〉 Shall keep him from thee Mel. Thine poor mean Fool â—…s marriage made him so No Thou art his Coâ—… diâ—…st thing I would enjoy him honestly Tim. Peace screech Owl There is much more hoâ—…y In this one woman 〈◊〉 in all thy Sex Blended togetheâ—… our hearts are onâ—… And she is mine for ever wert thou the Queen Of all the Universe I would â—…ot change her for thee Evan. Oh my dear Lord this is a better â—…ordial Than all the World câ—… give Tim. False proâ—…d affecâ—…d vaiâ—… fantastick thing Be goâ—…e I would not see thee uâ—…less I were A Basil 〈◊〉 thou â—…st'st that thou art honest of thy Body As if the Body made one honest Thou hast a vile Corrupted filthy mind Mel. I am no Whore as she is Tim. Thou ly'st she 's none But thou aâ—…t one in thy Soul Be gone or thou'â—… prâ—…ke me to do a thing 〈◊〉 And beat thee 〈◊〉 Mel. Farewel Beast Ex. Mâ—…l â—…d Chlo. Evan. Let me kiss thy hand my â—…st Lord If it were possible more 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ever Tim. Let 's now go seek some rest within my Cave If any
we can have without the Grave Exeunt ACT V. Enter Timon and Evandra Tim. NOW after all the â—…ollies of this life Timon has made his everlasting Mansion Upon the beached Verge of the Salt Flood Where every day the swelling Surge shall wash him There he shall rest from all the Villainies Betraying smiles or th'oppressiâ—…g frowns Of proud and impotent Man Evan. Speak not of death I cannot lose thee yet Throw off this dire consuming Melancholy Oh could'st thou love as I do thou 'd'st not have Another wish but me There is no state on Earth Which I can envy while I've thee within These Arms take comfort to thee think not yet Of Death leave not Evandra yet Tim. Thinkst thou in Death we shall not think And know and love better than we can here Oh yes Evandra There our Happiness Will be without a wish I feel my long sickness Of health and living now begin to mend And nothing will bring me all things thou Evandra Art the thing alone on Earth would make me wish To play my part upon the troublesome Stage Where folly madness â—…alshood and cruelty Are the only actions represented Evan That I have lov'd my Tiâ—… faithfully Without one erring thought the Gods can witness And as my life was true my death shall be If I one minute after thee survive The scorn and infamy of all my Sex Light on me and may I live to be Melissa's Slave Tim. Oh my ador'd Evandra Thy kindness covers me with shame and grief I have deserv'd so little from thee Wer 't not for thee I 'd wish the World on Fire Enter Nicias Phaeax Isidore Isander Cleon Thrasillus and Aelius More Plagues yet Nici How does the Worthy Timon It grieves our hearts to see thy low condition And we are come to mend it Phaeax We and the Athenians cannot live without thee Cast from thee this sad grief most noble Timon The Senators of Athens greet thee with Their love and do with one consenting voice Intreat thee back to Athens Tim. I thank 'em and would send 'em back the Plague Could I but catch it for ' em Aelius The Gods forbid they love thee most sincerely Tim. I will return 'em the same love they bear me Nic. Forget most noble Timon they are sorry They shou'd deny thee thy request they do Confess their fault the publick body Which seldom does recant confesses it Cleon. And has sent us Tim. A very scurvy sample of that Body Phaeax Oh my good Lord we have ever lov'd you best Of all mankind Thras. And equal with our selves Isid. Our hâ—…arts and souls were ever fixt upon thee Isan We would stake our lives for you Phae. We are all griev'd to think you should So mis-interpret our best loves Cleon. Which shall continue ever firm to you Tim. Good men you much surprise me even to tears Lend me a Fools heart and Womens eyes And I 'll beweep these Comforts worthy Lords Nic. We beg your honour will interpret fairly Phae. The Senate has reserv'd some special dignities Now vacant to confer on you They pray You will return and be their Captain Allow'd with absolute Command Nic. Wild Alcibiades approaches Athens With all his force and like a Savage Bear Roots up his Countries peace we humbly beg Thy just assistance Phae. We all know thou' rt worthy And hast oblig'd thy Country heretofore Beyond return Aelius Therefore good noble Lord. Tim. I tell you Lords If Alcibiades kill my Country-men Let Alcibiades know this of Timon That Timon cares not But if he sack fair Athens And take our goodly aged men by th' Beards Giving up purest Virgins to the stain Of beastly mad-brain'd War Then let him know In pity of the aged and the young I cannot chuse but tell him that I care not And let him take 't at worst for their Swords care not While you have throats to answer for my self There 's not a Knife in all the unruly Camp Bâ—…t I do love and value more than the Most reverent Throat in Athens tell 'em so Be Alcibiades your Plague ungrateful Villains Phae. Oh my good Lord you think too hardly of us Aelius Hang him there 's no hopes of him Nic. Hee 'll ne'r return he truly is Misanthropos Phae. You have gold my Lord will you not serve Your Country with some of it Tim. Oh my dear Country I do recant â—…ommend me kindly to the Senate tell 'em 〈◊〉 they will come all in one Body to me And follow my advice they shall be welcome Nic. I am sure they will my noble Lord. Tim. I will instruct 'em how to ease their griefs Their fears of Hostile strokes their Aches Losses Their covetous pangs with other incident throes That Natures fragil Vessels must sustain In lifes uncertain Voyage Phae. How my good Lord this kind care is noble Tim. Why even thus I will point out the most convenient Trees In all this Wood to hang themselves upon And so farewel ye Covetous fawning Slaves be gone Let me not see the face of man more I Had rather see a Tiger fasting Nic. He 's lost to all our purposes Phae. Let 's send a party out of Athens to him To force him to confess his Treasure And put him to the torture if he will not Nic. It will do well let 's away Drums Aelius What Drums are those Phae. They must belong to Alcibiades To Horse and fly or we shall chance be taken Exeunt Tim. Go fly Evandra to my Cave or thou Maist suffer by the rage of lustful Villains Enter Alcibiades with Phryne and Thais two Whores Alâ—…i Command a halt and send a Messenger To summon Athens from me What art thou there speak Tim. A two leg'd Beast as thou art Cankers gnaw thee For shewing me the face of man again Alci Is man so hateful to thee what art thou Tim. I am Misanthropos I hate Mankind And for thy part I wish thou wer 't a Dog That I might love thee something But now I think on 't thou art going Against yoâ—… Cursed Town go on it is A worthy cause Alci Oh Timon now I know thee I am sorry For thy misfortunes and hope a little time Will give me occasion to redress ' em Tim. I will not alter my condition For all you e're shall Conquer no go on Paint with man's blood the Earth die it well Religious Canons civil laws are cruel What then must War be Alcib How came the noble Timon by this change Tim. As the Moon does by wanting light to give And then renew I could not like the Moon There were no Suns to borrow of Alcib What friendship shall I do thee Tim. Why promise me friendship and perform none If thou wilt not promise thou art no man If thou dost perform thou art none neither Alcib I am griev'd to see thy misery Tim. Thou saw'st it when I was rich Alcib Then was a happy time Tim. As thine is now abus'd by a brace of