Luc. Make no collection of it: let him show Sooth. Here, my good lord. Philarmonus! Luc. Read, and declare the meaning. Sooth. [Reads] 'When as a lion's whelp shall, to himself unknown, without seeking find, and be embraced by a piece of tender air, and when from a stately cedar shall be lopped branches, which, being dead many years, shall after revive, be jointed to the old stock and freshly grow, 440 then shall Posthumus end his miseries, Britain be fortunate and flourish in peace and plenty.' Cym. Thou, Leonatus, art the lion's whelp; Being Leo-natus, doth import so much. [To Cymbeline] The piece of tender air, thy virtuous daughter, Which we call 'mollis aer'; and 'mollis aer' We term it 'mulier': which 'mulier' I divine Unknown to you, unsought, were clipp'd about This hath some seeming. Sooth. The lofty cedar, royal Cymbeline, Cym. Personates thee: and thy lopp'd branches point Well; 450 My peace we will begin. And, Caius Lucius, To pay our wonted tribute, from the which Sooth. The fingers of the powers above do tune Cym. Which shines here in the west. Laud we the gods; And let our crooked smokes climb to their nostrils Friendly together: so through Lud's town march; Our peace we 'll ratify; seal it with feasts. Ere bloody hands were wash'd, with such a peace. 460 470 480 [Exeunt. Glossary. Abode; "desire my man's a.," i.e. bid my servant to stay; I. vi. 53. Absolute, absolutely certain, positive; IV. ii. 106. Abuse, deceive; I. vi. 131; IV. ii. 351. Abused, deceived; I. iv. 120; III. iv. 105. Act, action, operation; I. v. 22. Action, state, course; V. iv. 150. Adjourn'd, deferred; V. iv. 78. Admiration, wonder, astonishment; I. iv. 5; I. vi. 38. veneration and wonder; After, according to; IV. ii. 334. After-eye, look after; I. iii. 16. Air's from, air there is away from; III. iii. 29. Albeit, although; II. iii. 60. Allow'd, acknowledged; III. iii. 17. Amazed, confused; IV. iii. 28. Amend, make better; V. v. 216. Ancient, old, aged; V. iii. 15. Andirons, irons at the side of the fire-place; II. iv. 88. as if; IV. ii. 50; V. ii. 16; V. iv. 116. Assumed, put on; V. v. 319. At, on; III. iv. 193. Atone, reconcile; I. iv. 41. Attemptable, open to temptation; I. iv. 63. Attended, listened to; I. vi. 142. Attending, doing service; III. iii. 22. awaiting; V. iv. 38. Averring, alleging; V. v. 203. Avoid! begone! away! I. i. 125. Basilisk. From an illuminated MS. of XIVth cent. Bate, beat down, deduct; III. ii. 56. Bay, bark at; V. v. 223. Beastly, like beasts; III. iii. 40; V. iii. 27. Becomed, become; V. v. 406. Behalf; "in the clock's b.," i.e. doing the service of a clock; III. ii. 75. Belch from, vomit from; III. v. 137. Bent, cast, look; I. i. 13. Beseech, I beseech; I. i. 153. Beseeming, appearance; V. v. 409. Betid, happened (Folios, "betide"); IV. iii. 40. |