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
my dearest Timon I while I have any breath must call you so Had you once struggled for my sake And striven to oppose the raging fury of Your fatal Love I should have dy'd contented But Oh! false to your self to all my hopes And me you suckt the subtile poyson in So greedily you would not stay to taste it Tim. She moves me strongly I have found from her The truest and the tenderest Love that e'r Woman yet bore to Man Evan. I find you 're gone too far in the disease T' admit a Cure I will perswade no longer Death is my remedy and I 'll embrace it Tim. Oh talk not of Death I 'll love you still I can love two at once trust me I can Evan. No Timon I will have you whole or nothing I love you so I cannot live to see That dear that most ador'd person in anothers arms My Love 's too nice 't will not be fed with crumbs And broken meat that falls from your Meâ—…issa No dear false Man you soon shall be at rest I came but to receive a parting Kiss You 'l not deny me that Tim. I will not part with you we 'l be friends for ever Evan. No no it cannot be forgive this trouble Since 't is the last I 'll never see you more And may Melissa ever love you as The Excellence of your form deserves and may She please you longer than th' unfortunate Evandra could Tim. Gods Why should I not love this Woman best She has deserv'd beyond all measure from me She 's beautiful and good as Angels are Aside But I have had her Love already Oh most accursed Charm that thus perverts me To Her Y' have made a Woman of me Evan. I 'l have but one last look of that Bewitching Face that ruin'd me Oh I could devouâ—… it with my eyes but I 'll Remove it from thee I ne're Shall die contented while I look on thee Tim. Be patient till I give thee satisfaction Evand No dearest Enemy I 'll remove the guilt From thee and thus I 'll place it on my self Offers to stab her self Tim. Hold dear Evandra if thou lov'st my life Preserve thy own for here I swear that minute When thou attemptst thy life I will lose mine Where 's Diphilus Enter Diphilus Diph. Here my Lord. Tim. Wait on Evandra home and take a care Sh' attempts not any mischief on her self Sh 'is agitated by a dang'rous passion My dear let Diphilus wait on thee home As soon as ever my Company is gone I 'll see thee and convince thee that I love thee Evand No no I cannot hope farewel for ever Ex. Diph. and Evand Tim. I must resolve on something for her comfort For the Empire of the Earth I wou'd not lose her There is not one of all her Sex exceeds her In Love or Beauty O miserable state of humane life We slight all the injoyments which we have And those things only value which we have not Where is Demetrius Dem. My Lord Tim. Where is the Casket which I spoke for Dem. It is here my Lord I beg your Lordship hear me speak I have business that concerns you nearly Tim. Some other time of late thou dost perplex me Each moment with the hateful â—…me of business That mortal Foe to pleasure I 'll not hear it Ex. Timon Dem. So all now is at an end He does command us to provide great gifts And all out of an empty Coffer His promises fly so beyond his ' state That what he speaks is all in Debt He owes For every word His Land is all engag'd His money gone would I were gently turn'd Out of my Office lest he shou'd borrow all I have gotten in his service Well! Happier is he that has no friend to feed Than such who do ev'n Enemies exâ—…eed Ex. Demet. ACT III. Enter Timon and Demetrius Tim. DEmetrius How comes it that I have been thus incounter'd With clamorous demands of broken Bonds And the unjust detention of money long since due I knew I was in debt but did not think I had gone so far wherefore before this time Did you not lay my state fully before me Dem. You would not hear me At many times I brought in my accounts Laid 'em before you you would throw 'em off And say you found 'em in my Honesty I have beyond good manners pray'd you often To hold your hand more close and was rebuk't for 't Tim. You should have prest it further Dem. What e're I durst I did it was my interest For if my Lord be poor what then must I be Call me before the exactest Auditors And let my life lie on the proof Oh my good Lord the world is but a world If it were yours to give it in a breath How quickly were it gone Tim. Have you no money in the Treasury Dem. Not enough to supply the riot of two meals Tim. Let all my Land be sold. Dem. 'T is all engag'd And some already 's forfeited and gone That which remains will scarce pay present dues The future comes apace Tim. To Lacedaemon did my Land extend Dem. How many times have I retiâ—…'d and wept To think what it would come to Tim. Prithee no more I know thou' rt honest Dem. It grieves me to consider 'mongst what Parasites And trencher Friends your wealth has been divided I cannot but weep at the sad reflection When every word of theirs was greedily Attended to as if they'd been pronounc'd From Oracles I never could be heard Tim. Come preach no more thou soon shall find that I Have not misplac'd my Bounty why dost weep I am rich in friends and can use all their wealth Freely as I can bid thee speak Dem. I doubt it Tim. You soon shall see how you mistake my fortune Now I shall try my friends Who waits there Enter three Servants 1 Ser. My Lord Tim. Go you to Phaeax and to Cleon you to Isandâ—… And Aelius you to Isodore and Thrasillus Commend me to their loves and let them know I 'm proud that my occasions make me use 'em For a supply of money Let the request Be fifty Talents from each man 1 Serv. We will my Lord. Tim. Thou Demetrius shalt go to the Senate from whom Even to the States best health I have deserv'd This hearing Petition them to send me 500 Talents Dem. I must obey The next room 's full of Importunate slaves and hungry Creditors go not to ' em Ex. Dem. Tim. What! must my doors b' oppos'd against my passage Have I been ever free and those been open For all Athenians to go in and out At their own pleasure My Porter at my Gate Ne're kept man out but smil'd and did invite All that past by it in and must he be My Gaoler and my House my Prison no I 'll not despair my friends will never fail me Exit Scene is the Porch or Cloister of the Stoicks Apemantus speaking to the people and several Senators Apem. 'Mongst
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
Love a merchandize to traffick hearts For marriage and for Dowry who 's secure Now her great sign of Love is she 's content To bind you in the strongest chains and to A slavery nought can manumize you from But death And I could be content to be A slave to you without those vile conditions Tim. Why are not our desires within our power Or why should we be punisht for obeying them But we cannot create our own affections They 're mov'd by some invisible active Pow'r And we are only passive and whatsoever Of imperfection follows from th' obedience To our desires we suffer not commit And 't is a cruel and a hard decree That we must suffer first and then be punish't for 't Evan. Your Philosophy is too subtle but what Security of Love from her can be like mine Is Marriage a bond of Truth which does consist Of a few trifling Ceremonies Or are those Charms or Philters 'T is true my Lord I was not First lifted o're the Threshold and then Led by my Parents to Minerva's Temple No young unyok'd Heifers blood was offer'd To Diana no invocation to â—…uno or the Parcae No Coachman drove me with a lighted torch Nor was your house adorn'd with Garlands then Nor had I Figs thrown on my head or lighted By my dear Mothers torches to your bed Are these slight things the bonds of truth and constancy I came all Love into your arms unmixt With other aims and you for this will cause My death Tim. I 'de sooner seek my own Evandra Evan. Ah my Lord if that be true then go not to Melissa For I shall die to see another have Possession of all that e're I wisht for on earth Tim. I would I had not seen Melissa Evan. Ah my dear Lord there is some comfort left Cherish those noble thoughts and they 'l grow stronger Your lawful gratitude and Love will rise And quell the other rebel-passion in you Use all the endeavours which you can and if They fail in my relief I 'le die to make you happy Tim. You have moved me to be womanish pray retire I will love you Evan. Oh happy word Heav'n ever bless my Dear Farewell but will you never see Mellissa more Tim. Sweet Excellence Retire Evan. I will will you remember your Evandra Tim. Yes I will How happy were Mankind in Constancy 'T would equal us with the Celestial Spirits O could we meet with the same tremblings still Those panting joyes those furious desires Those happy trances which we found at first But oh Unhappy man whose most transporting joy Feeds on such luscious food as soon will cloy And that which shou'd preserve does it destroy Exit Timon ACT II. Enter Melissa and Chloe WHat think'st thou Chloe will this dress become me Chlo. Oh most exceedingly This pretty curle Does give you such a killing Grace I swear That all the Youth at the Lord Timon's Mask Will die for you Mel. No But dost thou think so Chloe I love To make those Fellows die for me and I All the while look so scornfully and then with my Head on one side with a languishing eye I do so Kill 'em again Prithee what do they say of me Chloe Chlo. Say That you are the Queen of all their hearts Their Goddâ—…ss their Destiny and talk of Cupids flames And darts and Wounds Oh the rarest language 'T would make one die to hear it and ever now And then steal some gold into my hand And then commend me too Mel. Dear Soul do they and do they die for me Chlo. Oh yes the finest properest Gentlemen Mel. But there are not many that die for me humh Chlo. Oh yes Lamachus Theodorus Thessalus Eumolpides Memnon and indeed all that see your Ladiship Mel. I 'le swear how is my complexion to day ha Chloe Chlo. O most fragrant 't is a rare white wash this Mel. I think it is the best I ever bought had I not best Lay on some more red Chloe Chlo. A little more would do well it makes you look So pretty and so plump Madam Mel. I have been too long this morning in dressing Chlo. Oh no I vow you have been but bare three hours Mel. No more well if I were sure to be thus pretty but seven Years I 'de be content to die then on that condition Chlo. The gods forbid Mel. I 'le swear I would but dost thou think Timon will Like me in this dress Chlo. Oh he dies for you in any dress Madam Mel. Oh this vile tailor that brought me not home my new Habit to day he deserves the Ostracisme a Villain To disorder me so I am afraid it has done harm To my complexion I have dreamt of it these two nights And shall not recover it this week Chlo. Indeed Madam he deserves death from your eyes Mel. I think I look pretty well will not Timon Perceive my disorder hah Chlo. Oh no but you speak as if you made this killing Preparation for none but Timon Mel. O yes Chloe for every one I love to have all thâ—… Young Blades follow kiss my hand admire adore me And die for me but I must have but one favour'd Servant it is the game and not the quarry I Must look after it in the rest Chlo. Oh Lord I would have as many admirers as I could Mel. Ay so would I but favour one alone No I am resolv'd nothing shall corrupt my honesty Those admirers would make one a whore Chloe And that undoes us 't is our interest to be honest Chlo. Would they No I warrant you I 'de fain see Any of those admirers make me a Whore Mel. Timon loves me honestly and is rich Chlo. You have forgot your Alcibiades He is the rarest person Mel. No no I could love him dearly oh he was the beautiful'st man The finest wit in Athens the best companion fullest of mirth And pleasure and the prettiest wayes he had to please Ladies He would make his enemies rejoyce to see him Chlo. Why he is all this and can do all this still Mel. Ay but he has been long banish'd for breaking Mercuries Images and profaning the mysteries of Proserpine Besides the people took his Estate from him And I hate a poor Fellow from my heart I swear I vow methinks I look so pretty to day I could Kiss my self Chloe Chlo. Oh dear Madam I could look on you for ever oh What a world of murder you 'l commit to day Mel. Dost thou think so ha ha no no Enter a Servant Serv. The Lord Timon's come to wait on you and begs Admittance Enter Timon Mel. Desire his presence Tim. There is enchantment in her looks A fresh I am wounded every time I see her All happiness to beautiful Melissa Mel. I shall want none in you my dearest Lord. Tim. Sweetest of Creatures in whom all th' excellence Of heav'nly Woman-kind is seen unmixt Nature has wrought thy mettle up without allay Mel. I have no value but my love
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
us my good Lord. Aelius We are full of shame and guilt Cleon. Pardon us good Alcibiades Thras. We heartily repent Isid. Wee 'l kiss thy feet good Lord. Isan Do with us what thou wilt Alcib You six of the foremost here must meet me In the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 where I 'll order the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To Assemble all the people And on your Knees present your selves With Halters 'bout your necks Phae. Oh my good Lord Alcib Dispute it not for by the Gods if you Fail in this point I 'll hang ye all Rifle your Houses and extirpate all Your race March on Give order that not a man shall break his ranks Or shall offend the regular course of Justice On penalty of Death March on Ex. Omnes Enter Timon and Evandra coming out of the Cavâ—… Evan. Oh my dear Lord why do you stoop and bend Like Flowers ore-charg'd with dew who 's yielding stalks Cannot support ' em I have a Cordial which Will much revive thy Spirits Tim. No sweet Evandra I have taken the best Cordial Death which now Kindly begins to work about my Vitals I feel him he comforts me at heart Evan. Oh my dear Timon must we then part That I should live to see this fatal day Had death but seiz'd me first I had been happy Tim. My poor Evandra lead me to my Grave Lest Death o'retake me he pursues me hard He 's close upon me 'T is the last office thou Can'st do for Timon Evan. Hard stubborn Heart Wilt thou not break yet Death why art thou coy To me that court thee Tim. Lay me gently down In my last tenement Death 's the truest Friend That will not flatter but deals plainly with us So now my weary Pilgrimage on Earth Is almost fiâ—…isht Now my best Evandra I charge thee by our loves our mutual loves Live and live happy after me and if A thought of Timon comes into thy mind And brings a tear from thee let some diversion Banish it quickly strive to forget me Evan. Oh! Timon Thinkst thou I am such a Coward I will not keep my word Death shall not part us Tim. If thou 'lt not promise me to live I cannot Resign my life in peace I will be with thee After my Death my soul shall follow thee And hover still about thee and guard thee from All harm Evan. Life is the greatest harm when thou art dead Tim. Can'st thou forgive thy Timon who involv'd Thee in his sad Calamities Evan. It is a blessing to share any thing With thee oh thou look'st pale thy countenance changes Oh whither art thou going Tim. To my last home I charge thee live Evandra Thou lov'st me not if thou wilt not obey me Thou only dearest kind constant thing on earth Farewel Dies Evan. He 's gone he 's gone would all the world were so I must make haste or I shall not o're-take Him in his flight Timon I come stay for me Farewel base World Stabs her self Dies Enter Alcibiades Phrinias and Thais his Officers and Souldiers and his Train the Senators The PeÌ„ople by degrees assembling Enter Melissa Mel My Alâ—…ibiades welcome doubly welcome The Joys of Love and Conquest ever bless thee Wonder and terrour of Mankind and Joy Of Woman kind now thy 〈◊〉 happy She has liv'd to see the utmost day she wisht for Her Alcibiades return with Conquest O're this ungrateful City and but that I every day heard thou wert marching hither I had been with thee long e're this Alcib What gay vain prating thing is this Mel. How my Lord do you question who Melissa is And give her such foul Titles Alcib I know Melissa and therefore give her such Titles for when the Senate banisht me She would not see me tho' upon her knees Before she had sworn eternal love to me I see thy snares too plain to be caught now Mel. I ne'r refus'd to see you Heav'n can witness Who ever told you so betray'd me basely Not see you sure there 's not a sight on earth I 'd chuse before you You make me astonish'd Alcib All this you swore to Timon and next day Despis'd him I have been inform'd Of all your falsehood and I hate thee for 't I have Whores good honest faithful Whores Good Antidotes against thy poison Love Thy base false love and tell me is not one Kind faithful loving Whore better than A thousand base ill-natur'd honest Women Mel. I never thought I should have liv'd to hear This from my Alcibiades Alcib Do not weep Since I once lik'd thee I 'll do something for thee I have a Câ—…oral that has serv'd me well I will prefeâ—…â—…ou to him Mel. How have I merited this scorn Farewel I 'll never see you more Exit Alcib I hope you will not Enter Souldiers with drawn Swords haling in Apemantus How now what means this violence 1 Sould. My Lord this snarling Villainous Philosopher With open mouth rail'd at the Army He said the General was a Villain shall we Cut his throat Alcib No! touch him not unhand him Why Apemantus didst thou call me Villain Apem I always speak my thoughts not all The Swords o' th' Army bent against my throat Can fright me from the truth Alcib Why dost thou think I am one Apem. 'T is true this base Town deserves thy scourge And all the Terror and the punishment Thou can'st inflict upon it the deed is good But yet thou dost it ill private revenge Base passion headstrong lust incite thee to it Had they not banish'd thee thou wou'dst have suffer'd Wrong still to prosper and th' insulting Tyrants To thrive swell and grow fat with their oppression And wouldst have join'd in them Alcib Thou rail'st too much for a Philosopher Apem. Nay frown not Lord I fear thee not nor love thee All thy good parts thou drown'st in vice and riot In passion and vain-glory how proud art thou Of all thy Conquests when a poor rabble Of idle Rogues who else had been in Jails Perform'd 'em for thee How false is Souldiers honour With Drums and Trumpets and in the face of day With daring impudence Men go to murther Mankind but in the greatest actions of their Lives The getting men they sneak and hide themselvâ—…â—…'th ' dark I scorn your folly and your madness Alcib Thou art a snarling Cur. 1 Sould. Shall I run him through Alcib Hold. Apem. I fear thee not Alcib My ever honoured Socrates favour'd thee And for his sake I spare thee Apem. How much did Socrates lose his pains in thee Hadst thou observ'd his principles thou 'd'st been honest Enter Nicias Thrafillus Phaeax Isidore Isander Aeliâ—…s and Cleon with Halters about their necks Nicias We come my noble Lord at thy Command And thus we humbly kneel before thy mercy Phae. Spare our lives and wee 'l employ 'em in Thy service worthy Alcibiades Alcib Do you acknowledge you are ungrateful Knaves All. We do Alcib And that you have used me basely