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Timon of Athens (Folio 1, 1623)
98Timon of Athens.
2542(Shame that they wanted, cunning in excesse)
2543Hath broke their hearts. March, Noble Lord,
2544Into our City with thy Banners spred,
2545By decimation and a tythed death;
2546If thy Reuenges hunger for that Food
2547Which Nature loathes, take thou the destin'd tenth,
2548And by the hazard of the spotted dye,
2549Let dye the spotted.
2552On those that are, Reuenge: Crimes, like Lands
2553Are not inherited, then deere Countryman,
2554Bring in thy rankes, but leaue without thy rage,
2555Spare thy Athenian Cradle, and those Kin
2558Approach the Fold, and cull th'infected forth,
2559But kill not altogether.
25602 What thou wilt,
2562Then hew too't, with thy Sword.
25631 Set but thy foot
2565So thou wilt send thy gentle heart before,
2566To say thou't enter Friendly.
25672 Throw thy Gloue,
2568Or any Token of thine Honour else,
2570And not as our Confusion: All thy Powers
2571Shall make their harbour in our Towne, till wee
2573Alc. Then there's my Gloue,
2574Defend and open your vncharged Ports,
2575Those Enemies of Timons, and mine owne
2577Fall and no more; and to attone your feares
2578With my more Noble meaning, not a man
2580Of Regular Iustice in your Citties bounds,
2581But shall be remedied to your publique Lawes
2585 Enter a Messenger .
2586Mes. My Noble Generall, Timon is dead,
2587Entomb'd vpon the very hemme o'th'Sea,
2590Interprets for my poore ignorance.
2591Alcibiades reades the Epitaph.
2592Heere lies a wretched Coarse, of wretched Soule bereft,
2593Seek not my name: A Plague consume you, wicked Caitifs left:
2594Heere lye I Timon, who aliue, all liuing men did hate,
2597Though thou abhorrd'st in vs our humane griefes,
2599From niggard Nature fall; yet Rich Conceit
2600Taught thee to make vast Neptune weepe for aye
2601On thy low Graue, on faults forgiuen. Dead
2602Is Noble Timon, of whose Memorie
2603Heereafter more. Bring me into your Citie,
2604And I will vse the Oliue, with my Sword:
2605Make war breed peace; make peace stint war, make each
2606Prescribe to other, as each others Leach.
2608FINIS.