1708a generrall prayse to her, and care in vs at whose expence

1709tis done.

1710Cle. Thou art like the Harpie,

1711Which to betray, doest with thine Angells face ceaze with

1712thine Eagles talents.

1713Dion. Yere like one that supersticiously,

1714Doe sweare too'th Gods, that Winter kills

1715The Fliies, but yet I know, youle

1716doe as I aduise.

1717Gower. Thus time we waste, & long leagues make short,

1718Saile seas in Cockles, haue and wish but fort,

1719Making to take our imagination,

1720From bourne to bourne, region to region,

1721By you being pardoned we commit no crime,

1722To vse one language, in each seuerall clime,

1723Where our sceanes seemes to liue,

1724I doe beseech you

1725To learne of me who stand with gappes

1726To teach you.

1727The stages of our storie Pericles

1728Is now againe thwarting thy wayward seas,

1729Attended on by many a Lord and Knight,

1730To see his daughter all his liues delight.

1731Old Helicanus goes along behind,

1732Is left to gouerne it, you beare in mind.

1733Old Escenes, whom Hellicanus late

1734Aduancde in time to great and hie estate.

1735Well sayling ships, and bounteous winds

1736Haue brought

1737This king to Tharsus, thinke this Pilat thought

1738So with his sterage, shall your thoughts grone

1739To fetch his daughter home, who first is gone

1740Like moats and shadowes, see them

1741Moue a while,

1742Your eares vnto your eyes Ile reconcile.