(Yet who than he, more mean?) to knit their fouls Imo. Prophane fellow ! Wert thou the fon of Jupiter, and no more Clot. The fouth-fog rot him! Imo. He never can meet more mifchance, than come To be but nam'd of thee. His meanest garment, Were they all made fuch men. How now, Pifanio? Clot. His garment? now, the devil Imo. To Dorothy, my woman, hye thee presently. Clot. His garment? Imo. I am fprighted with a fool. Frighted, and angred worse-go, bid my woman 8 in SELF-FIGUR'D knot;] This is nonsense. We fhould read, SELF-FINGER'D knot. i. e. a knot folely of their own tying, without any regard to parents, or other more public confiderations. Search Search for a jewel, that too cafually Hath left mine arm-it was thy mafter's. 'Shrew me, Of any King in Europe. I do think, Pif. 'Twill not be loft. Imo. I hope fo; go, and fearch. His meaneft garment? Imo. Ay, I faid so, Sir; If you will make't an action, call witness to❜t. Imo. Your mother too; She's my good lady; and will conceive, I hope, But the worft of me. So I leave you, Sir, To th' worst of discontent. Clot. I'll be reveng'd, His meaneft garment?-well. 9 a jewel, that too cafually [Exit. [Exit. Hath left my arm. ] i. e. too many chances of lofing it have arisen from my careleínefs. 'Shrew me, If, &c.] i.e. may I fall under an evil tongue, if, &c. 2 I hope, it be not gone, to tell lord my That Ikifs aught but him. This is fine. It was gone on that errand. And we are to confider this paffage as alluding to those ominous fpeeches concerning which the ancients were fo fuperftitious. See another inftance of this kind in the foregoing play, A& I. Scene II. SCENE Poft. SCEN NE V. Changes to Rome. Enter Pofthumus, and Philario. EAR it not, Sir; I would, I were fo fure To win the King, as I am bold, her honour Will remain hers. Phi. What means do you make to him? Poft. Not any, but abide the change of time; Quake in the present winter's ftate, and wish, That warmer days would come; in these fear'd hopes, I barely gratifie your love; they failing, I muft die much your debtor. Phi. Your very goodness, and your company, Poft. I do believe, (Statift though I am none, nor like to be,) Now mingled with their courages, will make known As mend upon the world. SCEN E VI. Enter Iachimo. Phil. See, Iachimo. Poft. Sure, the fwift harts have pofted you by land, And winds of all the corners kiss'd your fails, To make your veffel nimble." Poft. Welcome, Sir. Phi. I hope, the briefness of your answer made The speediness of your Return. lach. Your lady Is of the faireft I e'er look'd upon. Poft. And, therewithal, the beft; or let her beauty Look through a cafement to allure false hearts, And be falfe with them. Jach. Here are letters for you. Poft. Their tenour good, I truft. Iach. 'Tis very like. Poft. Was Caius Lucius in the Britain Court, When you were there? Iach. He was expected then, But not approach'd. Poft. All is well yet. Sparkles this stone as it was wont, or is't not Iach. If I've lost it, I should have loft the worth of it in gold; Your lady being fo cafie. Poft. Make not, Sir, Your lofs your fport; I hope, you know, that we Must not continue friends, If lach. Good Sir, we muft, you keep covenant; had I not brought Poft. If you can make❜t apparent That you have tasted her in bed; my hand, Iach. Sir, my circumftances Being fo near the truth, as I will make them, Poft. Proceed. lach. Firft, her bed-chamber (Where, I confess, I flept not; but profefs, Had That was well worth watching) it was hang'd With tapestry of filk and filver; the story "Proud Cleopati, when she met her Roman, "4And Cydnus fwell'd above the banks, or for The prefs of boats, or pride,--A piece of work 4 And Cydnus fwell'd above the banks, or for So The prefs of boats, or pride,] This is an agreeable ridicule on poetical exaggeration, which gives human paffions to inanimate things and particularly, upon what he himself writes in the foregoing play on this very fubject, -And made The water, which they beat, to follow fafter, As amorous of their itrokes. But the fatire is not only agreeably turned, but very artfully employed; as it is a plain indication, that the fpeaker is fecretly VOL. VII. T mocking |