And her pale fire fhe fnatches from the fu
The fea's a thief, whofe liquid furge refol
The moon into falt tears: the earth's a th
That feeds and breeds by a compofture fto
From general excrement: each thing's a t
The laws, your curb and whip, in their r
Have uncheck'd theft. Love not yoursel
Rob one another. There's more gold:
All that you meet are thieves: To Ather
Break open shops; nothing can you steal,
But thieves do lofe it: Steal not lefs, for
I give you; and gold confound you how
Amen.
[TIMON
3 Thief. He has almost charm'd me fro
by perfuading me to it.

Thief. 'Tis in the malice of manki advifes us; not to have us thrive in our 2 Thief. I'll believe him as an enemy, a trade.

Thief. Let us first fee peace in Ather time fo miferable, but a man may be t

Flav. O you gods!

Enter FLAVIUS.

Is yon despis'd and ruinous man my lord?
Full of decay and failing? O monument
And wonder of good deeds evilly bestow'd!
What an alteration of honour has
Defperate want made!

What viler thing upon the earth, than friends,
Who can bring noblest minds to basest ends !
How rarely does it meet with this time's guife,
When man was wish'd to love his enemies :
Grant, I may ever love, and rather woo

Thofe that would mifchief me, than thofe that do!
He has caught me in his eye: I will present

My honest grief unto him; and, as my lord,
Still ferve him with my life.-My dearest master!

TIMON comes forward from his cave.

Tim. Away! what art thou?

Have you forgot me,

fir?

Flav. Tim. Why doft ask that? I have forgot all men; Then, if thou grant'st thou'rt man, I have forgot thee. Flav. An honest poor servant of yours.

Tim.

I know thee not: I ne'er had honeft man
About me, I; all that I kept were knaves,
To ferve in meat to villains.

Flav.

Then

The gods are witness

eyes for you.

Ne'er did poor steward wear a truer grief
For his undone lord, than mine

My dangerous nature wild. Let me beho Thy face. Surely, this man was born of Forgive my general and exceptlefs rafhne Perpetual-fober gods! I do proclaim

One honeft man,-mistake me not,-but
No more, I pray,-and he is a steward.-
How fain would I have hated all mankind
And thou redeem'st thyself: But all, fave
I fell with curfes.

Methinks, thou art more honest now, tha
For, by oppreffing and betraying me,
Thou might'ft have fooner got another fe
For many fo arrive at fecond mafters,
Upon their first lord's neck.
But tell me
(For I muft ever doubt, though ne'er fo
Is not thy kindness fubtle, covetous,
If not a ufuring kindness; and as rich m
Expecting in return twenty for one?

Flav. No, my most worthy master, in v Doubt and fufpect, alas, are plac'd too la You should have fear'd false times, when Sufpe&t ftill comes where an estate is leaft

That which I fhow, heaven knows, is merely love,

Duty and zeal to your unmatched mind,

Care of your food and living: and, believe it,
My moft honour'd lord,

For any benefit that points to me,

Either in hope, or present, I'd exchange

For this one wish, That you had power and wealth
To requite me, by making rich yourself.

Tim. Look thee, 'tis fo!-Thou fingly honest man,
Here, take the gods out of my mifery

Have fent thee treasure. Go, live rich, and happy:
But thus condition'd; Thou shalt build from men ;
Hate all, curfe all: fhow charity to none;

But let the famifh'd flesh flide from the bone,
Ere thou relieve the beggar: give to dogs

What thou deny'ft to men; let prisons swallow them,
Debts wither them: Be men like blasted woods,

And may diseases lick up their falfe bloods!

And fo, farewell, and thrive.

Flav.

And comfort you, my mafter.

O, let me stay,

If thou hat'ft

Tim.
Curses, ftay not; fly, whilst thou'rt bless'd and free:
Ne'er fee thou man, and let me ne'er see thee.

[Exeunt feverally.

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