Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Quarto)

Pericles Prince of Tyre.
 1410Might stand peerlesse by this slaughter.
 1411The sooner her vile thoughts to stead,
 1412Lichorida our nurse is dead,
 1413And cursed Dioniza hath
 1414The pregnant instrument of wrath.
 1415Prest for this blow, the vnborne euent,
 1416I doe commend to your content,
 1417Onely I carried winged Time,
 1418Post one the lame feete of my rime,
 1419Which neuer could I so conuey,
 1420Vnlesse your thoughts went on my way,
 1421Dioniza does appeare,
 1422With Leonine a murtherer. Exit.
 
 1423Enter Dioniza, with Leonine.
 
 1424Dion. Thy oath remember, thou hast sworne to doo't,
 1425tis but a blowe which neuer shall bee knowne , thou
 1426canst not doe a thing in the worlde so soone to yeelde
 1427thee so much profite: let not conscience which is but
 1428cold, in flaming, thy loue bosome, enflame too nicelie,
 1429nor let pittie which euen women haue cast off, melt thee,
 1430but be a souldier to thy purpose.
 1431Leon. I will doo't, but yet she is a goodly creature.
 1432Dion. The fitter then the Gods should haue her.
 1433Here she comes weeping for her onely Mistresse death,
 1434Thou art resolude.
 1435Leon. I am resolude.
 
 1436Enter Marina with a Basket of flowers.
 
 1437Mari. No: I will rob Tellus of her weede to strowe
 1438thy greene with Flowers, the yellowes, blewes, the purple
 1439Violets, and Marigolds, shall as a Carpet hang vpon thy
 1440graue, while Sommer dayes doth last: Aye me poore maid,
borne
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Quarto)