in Heroick Poet. Oh very well Sir That black and dreadful fate-denouncing fowl Dem. An excellent sound But let me see your Piece Poet. I 'le read it 'T is a good morrow to the Lord Timon Dem. Do you make good morrow sound loftily Poet. Oh very loftily The fringed Vallance of your eyes advance Shake off your Canopy'd and downie trance Phoebus already quaffs the morning dew Each does his daily lease of life renew Now you shall hear description 't is the very life of Poetry He darts his beams on the Larks mossie-house And from his quiet tenement does rouze The little charming and harmonious Fowl Which sings its lump of Body to a Soul Swiftly it clambers up in the steep air With warbling throat and makes each noat a stair There 's rapture for you hah Dem. Very fine Poet. This the sollicitous Lover straight alarms Who too long slumber'd in his Coelia's arms And now the swelling Spunges of the night With aking heads stagger from their delight Slovenly Taylors to their needles hast Already now the moving shops are plac'd By those who crop the treasures of the fields And all those Gems the ripening Summer yields Who d' ye think are now Why Nothing but Herb-women there are fine lofty expressions for Herb-women ha Already now c. Dem. But what 's all this to my Lord Poet. No that 's true 't is description though Dem. Yes in twenty lines to describe to him that 't is about The fourth hour in the morning I 'le in and let Him know in three words 't is the seventh Exit Demetrius Enter Musician Poet. Good morning Sir whither this way Mus. To present his Honour with a piece of Musiek Enter Demetrius Dem. My Lord will soon come out Poet. He 's the very spirit of Nobility And like the Sun when ever he breaks forth His Universal bounty falls on all Enter Merchant Jeweller Painter and several others Jewell Good morrow Gentlemen Paint Save you all Dem. Now they begin to swarm about the house Poet. What confluence the worthy Timon draws Maâ—…ick of bounty These familiar Spirits Are conjur'd up by thee Merch. 'T is a splendid Jewel Jewel 'T is of an excellent water Poet. What have you there Sir Paint It is a Picture Sir a dumb piece of Poetry but you present a speaking Poem Poet. I have a little thing slipt idly from me The fire within the flint shews not it self Till it be struck our gentle flame provokes It self Dem. You write so scurvily the Devil 's in any man that provokes You but your self Poet. It is a pretty mocking of the life Paint So so Dem. Now must these Rascals be presented all As if they had sav'd his honour or his life And I must have a feeling in the business Enter certain Senators going in to Timon Poet. How this Lord is follow'd Enter more who pass over Paint See more well he 's a noble spirit Jewel A most worthy Lord Poet. What a flood of Visitors his bounty draws Dem. You see how all conditions how all minds As well of glib and slippery Creatures as Of grave and austere quality present Their services to Lord Timons prosp'rous fortune He to his good and gracious nature does subdue All sorts of tempers from the smooth fac'd flatterer To Apemantus that Philosophical Churle Who hates the world and does almost abhor Himself Paint He is a most excellent Lord and makes the finest Picture Poet. The joy of all mankind deserves a Homer for his Poet. Jewel A most accomplisht person Poet. The Glory of the Age Paint Above all parallel Dem. And yet these Rogues were this man poor would â—…ly him As I would them if I were he Soft Musick Poet. Here 's excellent Musick In what delights he melts his hours away Enter Timon and Senators Timon addressing himself courteously to all Tim. My Lord you wrong your self and ' bate too much Of your own merits 'T is but a trifle Aelius With more than common thanks I must receive it Isidore Your Lordship has the very soul of bounty Phaeax You load us with too many Obligations Tim. I never can oblige my friends too much My Lord I remember you the other day Commended a Bay Courser which I rode on He 's yours because you lik'd him Phaeax I beseech your Lordship pardon me in this Tim. My word is past is there ought else you like I know my Lord no man can justly praise But what he does affect and I must weigh My Friends affections with my own So kindly I receive your visits Lords My heart is noâ—… enough to give me thinks I could deal Kingdoms to my Friends and ne're be weary Aelius We all must stand amaz'd at your vast bounty Cleon. The spirit of Magnificence reigns in you Phoeax Your Bounty 's as diffusive as the Sea Tim. My Noble Lords you do me too much honour Isand There lives not such a Noble Lord on Earth Thrasil None but the Sun and He oblige without A prospect of Return Enter a Messenger and whispers Timon Tim. Lampridius imprison'd say you Mess. Yes my good Lord five Talents is his debt His Means are short his Creditors most strict He begs your Letter to those cruel men That may preserve him from his utter ruine Tim. I am not of that temper to shake off My Friend when most he needs me I know him A Gentleman that well deserves my help Which he shall have I 'le pay the debt and free him Mess. Your Lordship ever binds him to your service Tim. Commend me to him I will send his Ransom And when he 's free bid him depend on me T is not enough to help the feeble up But to support him after tell him so Mess. All happiness to your honour Exit Messenger Enter an Old Athenian Old Man My Lord pray hear me speak Tim. Freely good Father Old Man You have a Servant nam'd Diphilus Tim. I have so that is he â—…ld Man That fâ—…llow there by night frequents my house I am a man that from my first have been Inclin'd to thrift and my Estate deserves A nobler Heir than one that holds a trencher Tim Go on Old Man I have an only Daughter no Kin else On whom I may confer what I have got The Maâ—…d is fair o' th' youngest for a Bride And I have bred her at my dearest cost This man attempts her love pray my good Lord Joyn with me to forbid him I have often Told him my mind in vain Tim. The man is honest Old Man His honesty rewards him in himself It must not bear my Daughter Tim. Does she love him Old Man She is young and apt Tim. Do you love her Diffil Yes my good Lord and she accepts of mine Old Man If to her marriage my consent be wanting I call the gods to witness I will make The Beggars of the street my Heirs e're she Shall have a drachma Tim. This Gentleman of mine has serv'd me long There is
calamities that plague of Love That most unmanly madness of the mind That specious cheat as false as friendship is Did'st thou but see how like a sâ—…iveling thing Thou look'st and talk'st thou would'st abhor or laugh at Thy own admir'd Image Tim. Peace I will hear no railing on this subject Apem. Oh vile corrupted time that men should be Deaf to good Counsel not to Flatterie Tim. Come my dear friends let us now visit our gardeâ—…s 〈◊〉 â—…resh our selves with some cool Wines and Fruit I am transported with your Visits There is not now a Prince whom I can envy 〈◊〉 it be in that he can more bestow Upon â—…he men he loves 〈◊〉 My Noble Lord who would not wed your friendâ—… though without a Dowrie Isodor Most worthy Timon who has a life you may not 〈◊〉 your own Phaeax We are all your slaves Poet. The joy of all Mankind Jewel Great spirit of Nobleness Tim. We must not part tâ—…is day my Friends Apem. So so crouching slaves aches contract and make your supple Joynts to wither that there should be so little Love among these Knaves yet all this courtesie They hate and scorn each other yet they kiss As if they were of different Sexes Villains Villains Exeunt Omnes Enter Evandra Re-enter Timon Tim. Hail to the fâ—…ir Evandra methinks your looks are chang'd And clouded with some grief that misbecomes ' em Evan. My Lord my ears this morning were saluted with Tâ—…e most unhappy news the dismal'st story The only one cou'd have afflicted me My dream foretold it and I wak'd affâ—…ighted With a cold sweat o're all my limbs Tim. What was it Madam Evand You speak not with the kindness you were wont I have been us'd to tenderer words than these It is too true and I am miserable Tim. What is' t disturbs you so too well I guess Aside 〈◊〉 I hear I am to lose your Love which was The only earthly blâ—…ssing I enjoy'd Aâ—…d that on which my life depended Tim. No I must ever love my Excellent Evandra Evan. Melissa will not suffer it Oh cruel Timon Thou well may'st blush at thy ingratitude Had I so much towards thee I ne're shou'd show My face without confusion Such a guilt As if I had destroy'd thy Race and ruin'd All thy Estate and made thee infamous Thy Love to me I cou'd prefer before All cold respâ—…cts of Kindred Wealth and Fame Tim. You have been kind so far above return That 't is beyond expression Evan. Call to mind Whose Race I sprung from that of great Alcides Though not my Fortune my Beauty and my Youth And my unspotted Fame yielded to none You on your knees a thousand times have sworn That they exceeded all and yet all these The only treasures a poor Maid possest I sacrific'd to you and rather chose To throw my self away than you shou'd be Uneasie in your wishes since which happy And yet unhappy time you have been to me My Life my Joy my Earth my Heaven my All I never had one single wish beyond you Nay every action every thought of mine How far soe're their large circumference Stretcht out yet center'd all in you You were My End the only thing could fill my mind Tim. She strikes me to the heart I would I had Not seen her Aside Evan. Ah Timon I have lov'd you so that had My eyes offended you I with these fingers Had pluckt 'em by the roots and cast them from me Or had my heart contain'd one thought that was Not yours I with this hand would rip it open Shew me a Wife in Athens can say this And yet I am not one but you are now to marry Tim. That I have lov'd you you and Heav'n can witness By many long repeated acts of Love And Bounty I have shew'd you Evan. Bounty ah Timon I am not yet so mean but I contemn Your transitory dirt and all rewards But that of Love your person was the bound Of all my thoughts and wishes in return You have lov'd me Oh miserable sound I would you never had or alwayes would Tim. Man is not master of his appetites Heav'n swayes our mind to Love Evan. But Hell to falseshood How many thousand times y' have vow'd and sworn Eternal Love Heav'n has not yet absolv'd You of your Oaths to me nor can I ever My Love 's as much too much as yours too little Tim. If you love me you 'l love my happiness Melissa Beauty and her Love to me Has so inflam'd me I can have none without her Evan. If I had lov'd another when you first My dear false Timon swore to me would you Have wisht I might have found my happiness Within anothers armes No no it is To love a contradiction Tim. 'T is a truth I cannot answer Evan. Besides Melissa's beauty Is not believ'd to exceed my little stock Even modesty may praise it self when 't is Aspers'd But her Love is mercenary Most mercenary base 't is Marriage Love She gives her person but in vile exchange She does demand your liberty But I Could generously give without mean bargaining I trusted to your honour and lost mine Lost all my Friâ—…nds and Kindred but little thought I should have lost my Love and cast it on A barren and ungrateful soil that would return no fruit Tim. This does perplex me I must break it off Aside Evan. The first storm of your Love did shake me so It threw down all my leaves my hopeful blossoms Pull'd down my branches but this lat'er tempest of your hate Strikes at my root and I must wither now Like a desertless sapless tree must fall Tim. You are secure against all injuries While â—… have breath Evan. And yet you do the greatest Timon You shall be so much partner of my fortune As will secure you full respect from all And may support your quality in what pomp You can desire Evan. I am not of so course a Mould or have So gross a mind as to partake of ought That 's yours without you But oh thou too dear perjur'd man I could With thee prefer a dungeon a low and loathsome dungeon Before the stately guilded fretted Roofs The Pomp the noise the show the revelling And all the glittering splendour of a Palace Tim. I by resistless fate am hurry'd on Evan. A vulgar mean excuse for doing ill Tim. If that were not my honour is engag'd Evan. It had a pre-engagement Tim. All the great men of Athens urge me on To marry and to preserve my Race Evan. Suppose your Wife be false as 't is not new In Athens and suffer others to graft upon Your stock where is your Race weak vulgar reason Tim. Her honour will not suffer her Evan. She may do it cunningly and keep her honour Tim. Her love will then secure her which is as fervent Evan. As yours was once to me and may continue Perhaps as long and yet you cannot know She loves you Since that base Cecropian Law Made
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