Thomas Dekker Edited, with an introd and notes . ACT THE HORUS. Gentles, if eer you have be-held the passions, The combats of his soul, who being aking, By some usurping hand hath beendeposed From all his royalties : even such a soul,Such eyes, such heart swoln big with sighs and tears,The star-crossed son of Fortunatus thoughts crowned him a monarch in the morn,Yet now hes bandied by the seas in scornFrom wave to wave : his golden treasures spoilMakes him in desperate language to entreatThe winds to spend their fury on his life :But they, being mild in tyranny, or scorningT
Thomas Dekker Edited, with an introd and notes . ACT THE HORUS. Gentles, if eer you have be-held the passions, The combats of his soul, who being aking, By some usurping hand hath beendeposed From all his royalties : even such a soul,Such eyes, such heart swoln big with sighs and tears,The star-crossed son of Fortunatus thoughts crowned him a monarch in the morn,Yet now hes bandied by the seas in scornFrom wave to wave : his golden treasures spoilMakes him in desperate language to entreatThe winds to spend their fury on his life :But they, being mild in tyranny, or scorningTo triumph in a wretchs funeral,Toss him to Cyprus. Oh, what treacheryCannot this serpent gold entice us to ?He robs his brother of the Soldans prize,And having got his wish, the wishing hat,He does not, as he vowed, seek hopes by that to win his purse in that hope from Cyprus is he your swift thoughts clap on their wonted Genoa may you take this having cozened many jewellers, 354 OLD FORTUNATUS. [act IV. To E
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