✓ faction shall repent this rape.

aws of Rome determine all;

othed love, and now my wife?

call you it, my lord, to seize my own,

less; and so I take my leave.

or, if Rome have law, or we have power,

re, we 'll be as sharp with you.

I am possess'd of that is mine.
good, sir: You are very short with us;

Field at

I'll find

And raz

ust, and shall do with my life.

ord, what I have done, as best I may,

The cru

To who

And ma

Kneel in

n hand did slay his youngest son,

That die

Sat. F

Tit. L

These v

xpress'd himself, in all his deeds,

Tam.

d a friend, to thee, and Rome.
Le Bassianus, leave to plead my deeds;
ad those, that have dishonour'd me:

A Roma

And mu

ne speak indifferently for all;

ne righteous heavens be my judge,
lov'd and honour'd Saturnine!

worthy lord, if ever Tamora
us in those princely eyes of thine,

uit, sweet, pardon what is past.

t! madam! be dishonour'd openly,

put it up without revenge?

so, my lord; The gods of Rome forefend,

author to dishonour you!

This da

And let

That I I

For you

My wor

That vo

And fea

By my a

You sha

Luc.

That, w

d your prize;] A technical term in the ancient fen See Vol. IV, p. 346, n. 4. Steevens.

5

e power,

y own,

thus;

may,

1s;

efend,

ent fen

an your griers

You are but newly planted in your thron
Lest then the people, and patricians too,
Upon a just survey, take Titus' part,
And so supplant us for ingratitude,
(Which Rome reputes to be a heinous si
Yield at entreats, and then let me alone:
I 'll find a day to massacre them all,
And raze their faction, and their family,
The cruel father, and his traitorous sons,
To whom I sued for my dear son's life;
And make them know, what 'tis to let a qu
Kneel in the streets, and beg for grac

vain.

Come, come, sweet emperor, come, An
Take up this good old man, and cheer the
That dies in tempest of thy angry frown
Sat. Rise, Titus, rise; my empress ha
Tit. I thank your majesty, and her, my
These words, these looks, infuse new life
Tam. Titus, I am incorporate in Rome
A Roman now adopted happily,
And must advise the emperor for his goo
This day all quarrels die, Andronicus ;-
And let it be mine honour, good my lord
That I have reconcil'd your friends and y
For you, prince Bassianus, I have pass'd
My word and promise to the emperor,
That you will be more mild and tractable
And fear not, lords, and you, Lavinia ;-
By my advice, all humbled on your knees
You shall ask pardon of his majesty.

Luc. We do; and vow to heaven, and t
That, what we did, was mildly, as we mig

5 supplant us - Edition 1600:-suppl

And fas

s here,

cus, for thy sake,

lovely Tamora's entreats,
these young men's heinous faults.

ugh you left me like a churl,
iend; and sure as death I swore,

part a bachelor from the priest. e emperor's court can feast two brides, - guest, Lavinia, and your friends: Lall be a love-day, Tamora.

morrow, an it please your majesty, e panther and the hart with me,

and hound, we 'll give your grace bon-jour.

t so, Titus, and gramercy too.

Than is

thy

[Exeunt.

And ma

Chi. 1

And so i

Tis not

Makes r

I am as

ACT II.....SCENE 1.6

The same. Before the Palace.

Enter AARON.

v climbeth Tamora Olympus' top,
fortune's shot; and sits aloft,
under's crack, or lightning's flash;
Dove pale envy's threat'ning reach.
e golden sun salutes the morn,
gilt the ocean with his beams,
zodiack in his glistering coach,
oks the highest-peering hills;

arto, the direction is, Manet Aaron, and he is beenter with Tamora, though he says nothing. This to continue the first Act. Johnson.

To serv

}

T

t. 1600, the stage-direction is " Sound trumpets, "Todd.

Away with slavish weeds, and idle though
I will be bright, and shine in pearl and go
To wait upon this new-made emperess.
To wait, said I? to wanton with this queen
This goddess, this Semiramis; - this quee
This syren, that will charm Rome's Satur
And see his shipwreck, and his commonw
Holla! what storm is this?

Enter CHIRON and DEMETRIUS, b
Dem. Chiron, thy years want wit, thy w
And manners, to intrude where I am grac
And may, for aught thou know'st, affected

Chi. Demetrius, thou dost over-ween in
And so in this to bear me down with brav
'Tis not the difference of a year, or two,
Makes me less gracious, thee more fortur
I am as able, and as fit, as thou,
To serve, and to deserve my mistress' gra

7 Upon her wit-] We should read-Upon h I think wit, for which she is eminent in the d The wit of Tamora is again mentioned in thi "Come, come, our empress with her sac

8 idle thoughts!] Edit. 1600:-servile th ter reading, I think. Todd.

9

this queen,] The compositor probab word queen inadvertently; [see the preceding the poet's word, it is hardly worth while to con

This goddess, this Semiramis;-this queen,] tices the inadvertent repetition of queen, but t word not worth a conjecture. The edition 160 ble, as it reads:

This goddesse, this Semerimis, this nymph VOL. XVII.

D

It is to

boy, grow ye so brave?

rate grow.

t your

e your lath glued within your sheath, ow better how to handle it.

n while, sir, with the little skill I have, alt thou perceive how much I dare.

Why, how now, lords?

[They draw.

What, i
Or Bass
That for
Withou
Young 1
This dis

for a million of gold,

wot the ground of all this grudge;

Dem.

nour'd in the court of Rome.

vere known to them it most concerns: your noble mother, for much more,

I tell vo

By this

n his bosom, and, withal,

e reproachful speeches down his throat, h breath'd in my dishonour here.

that I am prepar'd and full resoly'd,

bs!] So in King Henry VIII: “ — and hit that woed out, clubs !"

ne usual outcry for assistance, when any riot in the ed.

Steevens.

ncing-rapier by your side,] So, in Greene's Quip for artier: "-one of them carrying his cutting-sword e other his dancing-rapier of delight." Again, in

at Ends Well:

- no sword worn,
One to dance with." Steevens.

. p. 197, n. 3. Malone.

l I have sheath'd &c.] This speech, which has been In to Demetrius, as the next to Chiron, were both wrong speaker; for it was Demetrius that had Le reproachful speeches on the other. Warburton. reproachful-] Edition 1600:---those reproachful.

1

Todd.

Dem.

She is a She is