2030To euerie purpose: O thou touch of hearts,

2031Thinke thy slaue-man rebels, and by thy vertue

2032Set them into confounding oddes, that Beasts

2033May haue the world in Empire.

2034Ape. Would 'twere so,

2035But not till I am dead. Ile say th'hast Gold:

2036Thou wilt be throng'd too shortly.

2037Tim. Throng'd too?

2038Ape. I.

2039Tim. Thy backe I prythee.

2040Ape. Liue, and loue thy misery.

2041Tim. Long liue so, and so dye. I am quit.

2042Ape. Mo things like men,

2043Eate Timon, and abhorre then. Exit Apeman.

20451 Where should he haue this Gold? It is some poore

2046Fragment, some slender Ort of his remainder: the meere

2047want of Gold, and the falling from of his Friendes, droue

2048him into this Melancholly.

20492 It is nois'd

2050He hath a masse of Treasure.

20513 Let vs make the assay vpon him, if he care not for't,

2052he will supply vs easily: if he couetously reserue it, how

2053shall's get it?

20542 True: for he beares it not about him:

2055'Tis hid.

20561 Is not this hee?

2057All. Where?

20582 'Tis his description.

20593 He? I know him.

2060All. Saue thee Timon.

2061Tim. Now Theeues.

2062All. Soldiers, not Theeues.

2063Tim. Both too, and womens Sonnes.

2064All. We are not Theeues, but men

2065That much do want.

2066Tim. Your greatest want is, you want much of meat:

2067Why should you want? Behold, the Earth hath Rootes:

2068Within this Mile breake forth a hundred Springs:

2069The Oakes beare Mast, the Briars Scarlet Heps,

2070The bounteous Huswife Nature, on each bush,

2071Layes her full Messe before you. Want? why Want?

20721 We cannot liue on Grasse, on Berries, Water,

2073As Beasts, and Birds, and Fishes.

2074Ti. Nor on the Beasts themselues, the Birds & Fishes,

2075You must eate men. Yet thankes I must you con,

2076That you are Theeues profest: that you worke not

2077In holier shapes: For there is boundlesse Theft

2078In limited Professions. Rascall Theeues

2079Heere's Gold. Go, sucke the subtle blood o'th'Grape,

2080Till the high Feauor seeth your blood to froth,

2081And so scape hanging. Trust not the Physitian,

2082His Antidotes are poyson, and he slayes

2083Moe then you Rob: Take wealth, and liues together,

2084Do Villaine do, since you protest to doo't.

2085Like Workemen, Ile example you with Theeuery:

2086The Sunnes a Theefe, and with his great attraction

2087Robbes the vaste Sea. The Moones an arrant Theefe,

2088And her pale fire, she snatches from the Sunne.

2089The Seas a Theefe, whose liquid Surge, resolues

2090The Moone into Salt teares. The Earth's a Theefe,

2091That feeds and breeds by a composture stolne

2092From gen'rall excrement: each thing's a Theefe.

2093The Lawes, your curbe and whip, in their rough power

2094Ha's vncheck'd Theft. Loue not your selues, away,

2095Rob one another, there's more Gold, cut throates,

2096All that you meete are Theeues: to Athens go,

2097Breake open shoppes, nothing can you steale

2098But Theeues do loose it: steale lesse, for this I giue you,

2099And Gold confound you howsoere: Amen.

21003 Has almost charm'd me from my Profession, by per-

2101swading me to it.

21021 'Tis in the malice of mankinde, that he thus aduises

2103vs not to haue vs thriue in our mystery.

21042 Ile beleeue him as an Enemy,

2105And giue ouer my Trade.

21061 Let vs first see peace in Athens, there is no time so

2107miserable, but a man may be true. Exit Theeues.

2109Stew. Oh you Gods!

2110Is yon'd despis'd and ruinous man my Lord?

2111Full of decay and fayling? Oh Monument

2112And wonder of good deeds, euilly bestow'd!

2113What an alteration of Honor has desp'rate want made?

2114What vilder thing vpon the earth, then Friends,

2115Who can bring Noblest mindes, to basest ends.

2116How rarely does it meete with this times guise,

2117When man was wisht to loue his Enemies:

2118Grant I may euer loue, and rather woo

2119Those that would mischeefe me, then those that doo.

2120Has caught me in his eye, I will present my honest griefe

2121vnto him; and as my Lord, still serue him with my life.

2122My deerest Master.

2123Tim. Away: what art thou?

2124Stew. Haue you forgot me, Sir?

2125Tim. Why dost aske that? I haue forgot all men.

2126Then, if thou grunt'st, th'art a man.

2127I haue forgot thee.

2128Stew. An honest poore seruant of yours.

2129Tim. Then I know thee not:

2130I neuer had honest man about me, I all

2131I kept were Knaues, to serue in meate to Villaines.

2132Stew. The Gods are witnesse,

2133Neu'r did poore Steward weare a truer greefe

2134For his vndone Lord, then mine eyes for you.

2135Tim. What, dost thou weepe?

2136Come neerer, then I loue thee

2137Because thou art a woman, and disclaim'st

2138Flinty mankinde: whose eyes do neuer giue,

2139But thorow Lust and Laughter: pittie's sleeping:

2140Strange times y^t weepe with laughing, not with weeping.

2141Stew. I begge of you to know me, good my Lord,

2142T'accept my greefe, and whil'st this poore wealth lasts,

2143To entertaine me as your Steward still.

2144Tim. Had I a Steward

2145So true, so iust, and now so comfortable?

2146It almost turnes my dangerous Nature wilde.

2147Let me behold thy face: Surely, this man

2148Was borne of woman.

2149Forgiue my generall, and exceptlesse rashnesse

2150You perpetuall sober Gods. I do proclaime

2151One honest man: Mistake me not, but one:

2152No more I pray, and hee's a Steward.

2153How faine would I haue hated all mankinde,

2154And thou redeem'st thy selfe. But all saue thee,

2155I fell with Curses.

2156Me thinkes thou art more honest now, then wise:

2157For, by oppressing and betraying mee,