of Titus Andronicus.
477469Tamora. My worthy Lord, if euer T
amora,
478470Were gratious in tho
se Princelie eies of thine,
479471Then heare me
speake indi
fferently for all:
480472And at my
sute (
sweete) pardon what is pa
st.
481473Saturnine. What Madam be di
shonoured openly,
482474And ba
selie put it vp without reuenge.
483475Tamora. Not
so my Lord, the Gods of Rome forfend.
485476I
should be Authour
to di
shonour you.
486477But on mine honour dare I vndertake,
487478For good Lord
Titus innocence in all,
488479Who
se furie not di
ssembled
speakes his griefes:
489480Then at my
sute looke gratiou
slie on him,
490481Loo
se not
so noble a friend on vaine
suppo
se,
491482Nor with
sowre looks a
ffli
ct his gentle hart.
492483 My Lord: Be rulde by me, be wonne at la
st,
493484Di
ssemble all your griefes and di
scontents,
494485You are but newlie planted in your Throne,
495486Lea
st then the people, and Patricians too,
496487Vpon a iu
st suruay take
Titus part,
497488And
so
supplant you for ingratitude,
498489Which Rome reputes to be a hainous
sinne.
499490Yeeld at intreats: and then let me alone,
500491Ile
find a day to ma
ssacre them all,
501492And race their fa
ction and their familie,
502493The cruell father, and his traiterous
sonnes,
503494To whom I
sued for my deare
sonnes life.
504495And make them know what tis to let a Queene,
505496Kneele in the
streets and begge for grace in vaine.
506497Come, come
sweete Emperour, (come
Andronicus:)
507498Take vp this good old man, and cheare the hart,
508499That dies in tempe
st of thy angrie frowne.
509500Saturnine. Ri
se
Titus ri
se, my Empre
sse hath preuaild.
511501Titus. I thanke your Maie
stie, and her my Lord,
513502The
se words, the
se looks, infu
se new life in me.
515503Tamora. T
itus I am incorporate in Rome,
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