To have it added to the faults of mine,
And nothing of your, anfwer1.

Ang. Nay, but hear me :

Your fente parfues not mine: either you are ignorant;
Or feem fo, craftily: and that's not good.

Ifab. Let me be ignorant, and in nothing good,
But graciously to know I am no better.

Ang. Thus wildom wishes to appear most bright,
When it doth tax itself: as thefe black marks
Proclaim an enthield 2 beauty ten times louder
Than beauty could difplayed.—But mark me;
To be received plain, I'll fpeak more grois:

Your brother is to die.

Ifab. So.

Ang. And his offence is fo, as it appears
Accounted to the law upon that pain 3.
Ifab. True.

deg. Admit no other way to fave his life,
(As i fubfcribe 4 not that, nor any other,
Put in the lots of queftion) that you, his sister,
Fadh, yourself defir'd of fuch a perfon,
Whole Credit with the judge, or own great place,
Could ferca yo a brother from the manales
Or the all-binding law; and that there were
No earthly man to lave him, but that either
You must lay down the treafures of your body
To this fuppofed, or elíc let him suffer;
Wi..t would you do?

ij.b. As much for my poor brother, as myfelf:
That is, Were I under the terms of death,
The impreffion of keen whips I'd wear as rubies,
And furip myfeli to death, as to a bed

That longing i have been fick for, ere I'd yield
My body up to shame.

ng. Then muft your brother die.
Ifab. And 'twere the cheaper way:
Better it were, a brother dy'd at once,
Than that a fiter, by redeeming him,
Should die for ever.

zing. Were not you then as cruel as the fentence That you have flander'd so?

Ijab. Ignominy in ranfom, and free pardon,
Are of two houtes: lawful mercy
Is nothing kin to foul redemption.

Ang. You feem'd of late to make the law a tyrant;
And rather prov'd the fliding of your brother
A merriment than a vice.

Ifab. O pardon me, my lord; it oft falls out,
To have what we would have, we fpeak not what

we mean:

I fomething do excute the thing I hate,
For his advantage that I dearly love.

Ang. I think it well:

And from this teftimony of your own fex,
(Sinte, I fuppofe, we are made to be no stronger,
Than faults may shake our frames) let me be bold,—
I do arreft your words: Be that you are,
That is, a woman; if you be more, you're none;
If you be one (as you are well exprefs'd
By all external warrants) fhew it now,
By putting on the deftin'd livery.

Ijab. I have no tongue but one: gentle, my lord,
Let me intreat you, fpeak the former language.
Ang. Plainly conceive, I love you.
Ifub. My brother did love Juliet ;
And you tell me, that he thali die for it.

ng. He shall not, If:bel, if you give me love.
Ifab. I know your virtue hath a licence in 't,
Which feems a little fouler than it is,
To pluck on others.

Ang. Believe me, on mine honour,
My words exprefs my purpose.

Ifal. Ha! little honour to be much believ'd,
And moit pernicious purpofe!-Seeming, feem-

ing 10!

I will proclaim thee, Angelo; look for 't:
Sign me a prefent pardon for my brother,

Or, with an out-firetch'd throat, I'll tell the world
Aloud, what man thou art.

Ang. Who will believe thee, Ifabel?

My unfoil'd name, tie auftercrets of my life,
My vouch 1 againit you, and my place i' the state,
Will to your accufation over-weigh,

That you fhall ftifle in your own report,
And fmell of calumny. I have begun;
And now I give my fenfual race the rein:
Fit thy content to my sharp appetite;
Lay by all nicety, and prolixious blushes,
That banish what they fue for; redeem thy brothes
By yielding up thy body to my will;

Or elfe he must not only die the death,
But thy unkindness fhall his death draw out
To lingering fufferance: anfwer me to-morrow,

2 That is 3 Psz

1 Meaning, the faults of mine anfwer are the faults which I am to anfwer for. beauty covered as with a hield. Thefe mofks probably mean, the masks of the audience. here means penalty, punishment. 4 To fubfcribe, here fignifies, to agree to. 5 Dr. Warburto obferves, this paffage is to obscure, but the allufion fo fine, that it deferves to be explained. feedary was one who in the times of vaffalage held lands of the chief lord, under the tenure of payin ren, and fervice: which tenures were call'd feuda amongst the Goths. Now, fays Angelo, are all frail." "Yes, replies Ifabella; if all mankind were not feedaries, who owe what they are t this tenure of imbecility, and who fucceed each other by the fame tenure, as well as my brother, would give him up." The comparing mankind, lying under the weight of original fin, to a feodar who owes fuit and fervice to his lord, is, I think, not ili imagined. 6 To owe, in this place, f nifies to own, to heve poffeflion. 7 Perhaps we should read, take forms. 8 That is, in imitating ther 9 That is, take any impreflion. 10 That is, Hypocrify, hypocrify. Vouch is the teftimony on aman bears for another.

O, then you hope of pardon from lord
Angelo ?

Claud. The miferable have no other medicine,
But only hope :

I have hope to live, and am prepar'd to die.

either death or life
Reafon thus with
[life:

[art,

Dakr. Be abfolute for death 2;
Shall thereby be the fweeter.
If I do lofe thee, I do lofe a thing,
That none but fools would keep 3: a breath thou
Serv le to all the skiey influences
Tet do this habitation, where thou keep it,
Hurly afflict: merely, thou art death's fool;
For him thou labour it by thy flight to shun,
And yet runnest toward him ftill 4: Thou art not
noble ;

For all the accommodations, that thou bear'ft,
Are nar'd by bafenefs: Thou art by no means

valiant ;

For thon doft fear the foft and tender fork
Of a poor worm 5: Thy beft of reft is fleep,
And that thou oft provok'ft; yet grofly fear st
The death, which is no more. Thou art not thyfelf;
For thou exift ft on many a thousand grains
That iffue out of duft; Happy thou art not;
For what thou haft not, ftill thou striv'st to get;
And what thou hait, forget'it: Thou art not certain,
For the complexion fhifts to strange effects 6,
After the moon: If thou art rich, thou art poor;
For, like an afs, whofe back with ingots bows,
Thru bear it thy heavy riches but a journey,
And death unloads thee; Friend haft thou none;

III.

For thy own bowels, which do call thee fire,
The mere effufion of thy proper foins,

Do curfe the gout, ferpigo 7, and the rheum,
For ending thee no fcner: Thou haft nor youth,
But, as it were, an after-dinner's fleep, [nor age;
Dreaming on both: for all thy bieffed youth
Becomes as aged, and doth beg the alms

8

Of palfied eld 9; and when thou art old, and rich,
Thou haft neither heat, affection, limb, nor beauty
To make thy riches pleafant. What's yet in this,
That bears the name of life? Yet in this life
Lye bid more thousand deaths 10: yet death we fear,
That makes these odds all even.

Claud. I humbly thank you.

To fue to live, I find, I feek to die;
And, feeking death, find life: Let it come on.
Enter Ifabella.

[ceal'd,

Ifab. My bufinefs is a word or two with Claudio.
Prov. And very welcome. Look, fignior, here's
Duke. Provolt, a word with you. [your lifter.
Prov. As many as you pleafe.
Duke. Bring them to speak where I may be con-
Yet hear them.
[Exeunt Duke and Provoft.
Claud. Now, fifter, what's the comfort?
Ifab. Why, as all comforts are, moft good in
Lord Angelo, having affairs to heaven, [deed:
Intends you for his fwift embassador,

Where you shall be an everlafting leiger 11: [fpeed
Therefore your best appointment 12 make with
To-morrow you fet on.

That is, temptation, inftigation. 2 Meaning, be determined to die, without any hope of life. 3 Keep in this place fignifies to care for. 4 In the old farces called Moralities, the fool of the piece, order to fhew the inevitable approaches of death, is made to employ all his ftratagemns to avoid m; which, as the matter is ordered, bring the fool at every turn into his very jaws. s Worm is here fabibtuted for any creeping thing or ferpent. 6 For effects we should read affes, hat is, 7 A kind of tetter. 8 The drift of this period is to prove, that neither yuh nor age en be faid to be really enjoyed, which, in poetical language, is, We have neither youth nor age. ⚫ Ed is here used for old age, or perfons worn out with years. 10 Meaning a thousand deaths beides thofe which have been mentioned. 11 Leiger is the fame with refident, 12 Appointment means preparation.

Claud

That thus can make him bite the law by the nofe?

Ifab. None, but fuch remedy, as, to fave a head, When he would force it, fure it is no fin:

1 To emmew is a term in falconry. The meaning of the paffage is, In whofe prefence the follies of youth are afraid to fhew themfelves. 2 To caft a pond is to empty it of mud. 3 That is, in the ornaments of royalty. 4 That is, tranfgrefs or violate, fure it is no fin in me. 5 Laftingly. That is, the spirit accuftomed here to cafe and delights. This was properly urged as an aggrava-, tion to the fharpness of the torments fpoken of. 7 Wilderness is here ufed for wildness. is refufal. 9 An established habit.

be fulen out of other affairs; but I will attend you afwas affianc'd to her by oath, and the nuptial appointed: between which time of the contract, and

wreck'd at fe, having in that perith'd vefiel the dowry of his fifter. Bat mark, how heavily this befel to the poor gentlewoman: there fhe loit a noble and renowned brother, in h's love tow and her ever moit kind and natural; with him the portion and finew of her fortune, her marriage-dowry ; with both, her combinates huiband, this well-feeming Angelo.

Pub. [Te Claudio afid.] Son, I have overheard limit of the folemnity, her brother Frederick was w'aneh pat between you and your fifter. Angon had never the purpose to corrupt her; only he at made an ally of her virtue, to practife his grant with the difpofition of natures: the, hine the truth of honour in her, hath made him tagious denial, which he moft glad to reLeve: I am comfetior to Angelo, and I know this thue; therefore prepare yourself to death:--1 not fathify your refolution with hopes that are be: to-morrow you muit die; go to your knees,

Cd. Let me alk my fifter pardon. I am fo out love with life, that I will fue to be rid of it.

fat. Can this be fo? Did Angelo fo leave her?

Duke. Left her in her tears, and dry'd not one of them with his comfort; fwallow'd his vows whole, pretending, in her, difcoveries of difhonour: in few, beftow'd her on her own lamentation, which yet the wears for his fake; and he, a marble to her tears, is

[Exit Claudio. Re-enter Provoft. 1. Hold you there!: Farewell. Provott, awathed with them, but relents not.

WI you.

e. What's your will, father?

Dver. Tht now you are come, you will be me: Leave me a while with the maid; my mind pa mila with my habit, no lofs fhall touch her by La company.

fab. What a merit were it in death, to take this poor maid from the world! What corruption in this life, that it will let this man live!--But how out of this can the avail?

Duke. It is a rupture that you may eafly heal: and the cure of it not only faves your brother, but keeps you from difh/nour in doing it.

jab. Shew me how, good father.

Fres. In good time 2. [Exit Prov. 14. The hand, that hath made you fair, hath I we juu good: the grodaeis, that, is cheap in Duke. This fore-named maid hath yet in her the busty, makes beauty brief in goodness; but grace, continuance of her first attection; h's unjust un¬ e foul of your complexion, hould keep kindncfs, that in all reafon fhould have quenched by of it ever fair. The altuit, that Angelo her love, hath, like an impediment in the current, mue to you, fortune hath convey'd to my made it more violent and unruly. Go you to AnLa stundling; and, but that frailty hath examples so; aufwer his requiring with a plausible obeforvi falling, Ifhould wonder at Angelo: Howdience; agree with his demands to the point; only w you do to content this fubititute, and to fave (refer yourself to this advantage,-firft, that your Der rottur? tay with him may not be long; that the time may have all thadow and filence in it; and the place aniwer to convenience: this being granted in courte, now follows all. We fhall advile this wronged maid to ftead up your appointment, go in your place; if the encounter acknowledge tfelf Thereafter, it my compel him to her recompence: and here, by this, is your brother faved, your honour untainted, the poor Marina advantaged, and the corrupt deputy caled 4. The maid will I frams and make fit for his attempt. If you think well to , a remedy prefents itself. I do make myself carry this as you may, the doubleness of the benefit buleve, that you may mott uprighteously do a poor defends the deceit from reproof. What think wronged lady a merited benefit; redeem your bro-you of it?

I am now going to refolve him: I had rather my brother die by the law, than my fon fhould be mlerinis bom. But oh, how much is the good dus: d.ceived in Angelo! If ever he returns, and I fufpenx to him, I will open my lips in vain, or er his government.

Pake. That thall not be much amifs: yet, as the mitter now ftands, he will avoid your accufation; be male trial of you only.--Therefore faften your ear on my advifings; to the love I have in doing

t from the angry law; do no stain to your own Ifab. The image of it gives me content already; provos períon; and much pleate the abfent duke, and, I truít, it will grow to a mott profperous per perals enture, he shall ever return to have hearing fection, of 12 - Dužineis.

Duke. It lies much in your holding up: Hafte ab. Let me hear you speak further: I have fpirit you fpeedily to Angcio; if for this night he intreat do any thing, that appears not foul in the truth of you to his bed, give him promife of farisfaction. I By Spirit. will prefently to St. Luke's; there, at the moated Dr. Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.grange 5 refides this dejected Mariana: at that place Have you not heard speak of Mariana, the fifter of call upon me; and difpatch with Angelo, that it F. derick, the great foldier, who mifcarried at fea? may be quickly. as. I have heard of the lady, and good words Tt with her name.

Dake. Her thould this Angelo have marry'd;}

Ifab. I thank you for this comfort: Fare you well, good father.

[Exeunt f.verally.

• Perlevere in that refolution. 2 i. e. Very well. 3 Combinate means betrothed. panies, to dijfencert, to put into confufion. Á grange is a folitary farm-house,

4 To fiale

SCENE

SCENE II.

The Street.

there none of Pigmalion's images, newly made woman, to be had now, for putting the hand in the pocket and extracting it clutch'd What reply? ha?

Re-enter Duke as a Friar, Elbow, Clown, and Officers.what fav'ft thou to this tune, matter, and method?

Elb. Nay, if there be no remedy for it, but that you will needs buy and fell men and women like beafts, we fhall have all the world drink brown and white baftard 1.

Duke. Oh, heavens! what stuff is here?

Clown. 'Twas never merry world, fince, of two ufuries, the merrieft was put down, and the worier allow'd by order of law a furr'd gown to keep him warm; and furr'd with fox and lamb-fkins too, to fignify, that craft, being richer than innocency, ftands for the facing.

Elb. Come your way, fir:-Blefs you, good father friar.

Duke. And you, good brother father: What offence hath this man made you, fir?

Elb. Marry, fir, he hath offended the law; and, fir, we take him to be a thief too, fir; for we have found upon him, fir, a ftrange pick-lock, which we have fent to the deputy.

Duke. Fie, firrah; a bawd, a wicked bawd!
The evil that thou caufeft to be done,

That is thy means to live: Do thou but think
What 'tis to cram a maw, or cloath a back,
From fuch a filthy vice: fay to thyself,—
From their abominable and beatly touches
I drink, I eat, array myfelf, and live.
Canft thou believe thy living is a life,
So ftinkingly depending? Go, mend, go, mend.
Clown. Indeed, it does flink in fome fort, fir:
but yet, fir, I would prove-

Is't not drown'd i' the last rain? ha? What fay'it thou, trot 3? is the world as it was, man? Which is the way? is it fad, and few words? or how? the trick of it?

Duke. Still thus, and thus! ftill worfe!

Lucio. How doth my dear moriel, thy mistress? procures the ftill? ha?

Clown. Troth, fir, fhe hath eaten up all her beef, and fhe is herself in the tub 4.

Lucio. Why, 'tis good; it is the right of it; it muft be fo: ever your fresh whore, and your powder'd bawd: an unfhunn'd confequence; it muft be fo: Art going to prifon, Pompey? Clown. Yes, faith, fir.

Lucio. Why 'tis not amifs, Pompey: farewell: go; fay, I fent thee thither. For debt, Pompey ? or how?

Elb. For being a bawd, for being a bawd.

Lucio. Well, then imprison him; if imprisonment be the due of a bawd, why, 'tis his right: Bawd is he, doubtlefs, and of antiquity too; bawdborn. Farewell, good Pompey: Commend me to the prifon, Pompey: You will turn good hufband now, Pompey; you will keep the houfe. Clown. I hope, fir, your good worship will be my bail.

Lucio. No, indeed, will I not, Pompey; it is not the wear 5. I will pray, Pompey, to encrease your bondage: if you take it not patiently, why, [fin, your mettle is the more: Adieu, trufty Pompey.

Duke. And you.

Duke. Nay, if the devil hath given thee proofs for-Bless you, friar.
Thou wilt prove his. Take him to prifon, officer;
Correction and instruction must both work,
Ere this rude beaft will profit.

Elb. He muft before the deputy, fir; he has given him warning: the deputy cannot abide a whore-mafter if he be a whore-monger, and comes before him, he were as good go a mile on his errand.

Duke. That we were all as fome would feem to be, Free from all faults, as faults from seeming free! Enter Lucio.

Elb. His neck will come to your waist 2, a cord, fir.

-What

Lucio. Does Bridget paint ftill, Pompey? ha
Elb. Come your ways, fir; come.
Clown. You will not bail me then, fir?
Lucio. Then, Pompey? nor now.→→
news abroad, friar? what news?
Elb. Come your ways, fir, come.
Lucio. Go, to kennel, Pompey,-go.

[Exeunt Elbow, Clown, and Officer What news, friar, of the duke?

Duke. I know none; Can you tell me of any? Lucio. Some fay, he is with the emperor of Ruffia: other fome, he is in Rome: But where is

Clown. I fpy comfort; I cry, bail: here's a gen-be, think you? tleman, and a friend of mine.

Lucis. How now, noble Pompey? what, at the heels of Cafar? art thou led in triumph? What, is

Duke. I know not where: but wherefoever, I with him well.

Lucio. It was a mad fantastical trick of him, to

A kind of fweet wine, then much in vogue. Meaning, his neck will be tied, like your waift, with a rope. 3 Trot is a familiar addrels to a man, among the provincial vulgar. 4 Dr. Warburton fays, the author here alludes to the lues venerea, and its effects. At that time the cure of it was performed either by guaiacum, or mercurial unctions: and in both cafes the patient was kept up very warm and clofe; that in the fift application the fweat might be promoted; and left, in the other, he fhould take cold, which was fatal. The regimen for the courle of guaiacum (tays Dr. Freind in his Hiftory of Phyfick, vol. II. p. 380.) was at fift ftrangely circumftantial; and fo rigorous, that the patient was put into a dungeon in order to make him fweat; and in that manner, as Fallopius expreffes it, the bones, and the very man himself was macerated." Wilenan fays, in England they ufe a tub for this purpofe, as abroad, a cave, or oven, or dungeon. A perlon under cure for a vencreal complaint, is now grollly faid to be in the pickling or powdering tak. > That is, it is not the Safhion.