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Works. The Text Carefully Restored According to the First Editions
Works The Text Carefully Restored According to the First Editions Author:William Shakespeare Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PERSONS REPRESENTED. Timor, a joble Athenian. Lucius, ) Lucullus, V Lords, and Flatterers of Tiinon. Sempronics, ) Ventidius, one of Timon's false... more » Friends. Apemantus, a churlish Philosopher. Alcibiades, an Athenian General. Flatius, Steward to Timon. Flaminius, ) Lucilius, Timon's Servants. Servilius, ) Caphis, Philotus, I Titus, Servants to Timon's Creditors. Lucius, HORTENSIUS, ) Servants of Varro, Ventidius, and Isidore, three of Timon'f Creditors. Cupid and Maskers. Three Strangers. Poet, Painter, Jeweller, and Merchant. An old Athenian. A Page. A Fool. Mistresses toAlcibiades. Other Lords, Senators, Officers, Soldiers, Thieves, and Attendants. SCENE, Athens ; and the Woods adjoining. chapter{Section 4TIMON OF ATHENS. ACT I. SCENE I. Athens. A Hall in Timon's House. Enter Poet, Painter, Jeweller, Merchant, and Others, at several Doors. Poet. Good day, sir. Pain. I am glad y' are well. Poet. I have not seen you long : How goes the world ? Pain. It wears, sir, as it grows. Poet. Ay, that's well known: But what particular rarity ? what strange, Which manifold record not matches ? — See, Magic of bounty! all these spirits thy power Hath conjur'd to attend. I know the merchant. Pain. I know them both: th' other's a jeweller. Mtr. O, 'tis a worthy lord ! Jew. Nay, that's most fix'd. Mc.r. A most incomparable man; breath'd, as it were, To an untirable and continuate goodness : He passes.1 Jew. I have a jewel here, — Breath'd is exercised, inured by constant practice, so as not to be wearied. To breathe a horse is to exercise him for the course. Continuate for continued. Pass was oftgn used for Sut pass. Mer. O ! pray, let's see't. For the lord Timon, s...« less