Pand. So mak'st thou faith an enemy to faith; Thy tongue against thy tongue. O, let thy vow For that, which thou hast sworn to do amiss, And being not done, where doing tends to ill, And falsehood falsehood cures; as fire cools fire, By what thou swear'st, against the thing thou swear'st; And mak'st an oath the surety for thy truth And better conquest never canst thou make, Is not amiss, when it is truly done;] i. e. that, which you have sworn to do amiss, is not amiss, (i. e. becomes right) when it is done truly (that is, as he explains it, not done at all;) and being not done, where it would be a sin to do it, the truth is most done when you do it not: Other parts of this speech have puzzled the commentators, who have, in turn, puzzled their readers. Upon which better part our prayers come in, So heavy, as thou shalt not shake them off, Bast. Will't not be? Will not a calf's-skin stop that mouth of thine? Blanch. Upon thy wedding day? Against the blood that thou hast married? What, shall our feast be kept with slaughter'd men? Shall braying trumpets, and loud churlish drums,— Against mine uncle. Const. O, upon my knee, Made hard with kneeling, I do pray to thee, Blanch. Now shall I see thy love; What motive may Be stronger with thee than the name of wife? Const. That which upholdeth him that thee upholds, His honour: O, thine honour, Lewis, thine honour! 6 Lew. I muse, your majesty doth seem so cold, When such profound respects do pull you on. Pand. I will denounce a curse upon his head. be measures-] The measures, it has already been more than once observed, were a species of solemn dance in our author's time. ❝ I muse,] i. c. I wonder. K. Phi. Thou shalt not need:-England, I'll fall from thee. Const. O fair return of banish'd majesty! Bast. Old time the clock-setter, that bald sexton time, Is it as he will? well then, France shall rue. Blanch. The sun's o'ercast with blood: Fair day, adieu! Which is the side that I must go withal? Lew. Lady, with me; with me thy fortune lies. life dies. ther. K. John. Cousin, go draw our puissance toge- Than nothing can allay, nothing but blood, K. Phi. Thy rage shall burn thee up, and thou shalt turn To ashes, ere our blood shall quench that fire: K. John, No more than he that threats.-To arms let's hie! [Exeunt Bast. Now, by my life, this day grows wondrous hot; Some airy devil hovers in the sky, And pours down mischief. down mischief. While Philip breathes. Austria's head lie there; Enter King JOHN, ARTHUR, and HUBERT. K. John. Hubert, keep this boy:-Philip, make up: My mother is assailed in our tent, And ta'en, I fear. [Exeunt. SCENE III. The same. Alarums; Excursions; Retreat. Enter King JOHN, ELINOR, ARTHUR, the Bastard, HUBERT, and Lords. K. John. So shall it be; your grace shall stay behind, [TO ELINOR. [TO ARTHUR. So strongly guarded.-Cousin, look not sad: Thy grandam loves thee; and thy uncle will Arth. O, this will make my mother die with grief. K. John. Cousin, [To the Bastard.] away for And, ere our coming, see thou shake the bags Bast. Bell, book, and candle' shall not drive me When gold and silver becks me to come on. For your fair safety; so I kiss your hand. K. John. Coz, farewell. [Exit Bastard. Eli. Come hither, little kinsınan; hark, a word. Hubert, We owe thee much; within this wall of flesh Hub. I am much bounden to your majesty. 7 Bell, book, and candle-] In an account of the Romish curse given by Dr. Grey, it appears that three candles were extinguished, one by one, in different parts of the execration. |