Author: William ShakespeareEditor: Tom BishopNot Peer Reviewed
Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Quarto)
1966 Marina thus the Brothell
scapes, and chaunces
1967Into an
Honest-house our Storie
sayes:
1968Shee
sings like one immortall, and
shee daunces
1969As Godde
sse-like to her admired layes.
1970Deepe clearks
she dumb's, and with her neele compo
-(
ses,
1971Natures owne
shape, of budde, bird, branche, or berry.
1972That euen her art
sisters the naturall Ro
ses
1973Her Inckle, Silke Twine, with the rubied Cherrie,
1974That puples lackes
she none of noble race,
1975Who powre their bountie on her: and her gaine
1976She giues the cur
sed Bawd, here wee her place,
1977And to hir Father turne our thoughts againe,
1978Where wee left him on the Sea, wee there him left,
1979Where driuen before the windes, hee is arriu'de
1980Heere where his daughter dwels, and on this coa
st,
1981Suppo
se him now at
Anchor: the Citie
striu'de
1982God
Neptunes Annuall fea
st to keepe, from whence
1983Lysimachus our
Tyrian Shippe e
spies,
1984His banners Sable, trim'd with rich expence,
1985 And to him in his Barge with former hyes,
1986In your
suppo
sing once more put your
sight,
1987Of heauy
Pericles, thinke this his Barke:
1988Where what is done in a
ction, more if might
1989Shalbe di
scouerd, plea
se you
sit and harke
. Exit.