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SIMONIDES. He loves you well that holds his life of you.
The SECOND KNIGHT passes by
Who is the second that presents himself?
THAISA. A prince of Macedon, my royal father;
And the device he bears upon his shield
Is an arm'd knight that's conquer'd by a lady;
The motto thus, in Spanish, 'Piu por dulzura que por fuerza.'
The THIRD KNIGHT passes by
SIMONIDES. And what's the third?
THAISA. The third of Antioch
And his device a wreath of chivalry;
The word, 'Me pompae provexit apex.'
The FOURTH KNIGHT passes by
SIMONIDES. What is the fourth?
THAISA. A burning torch that's turned upside down;
The word, 'Quod me alit, me extinguit.'
SIMONIDES. Which shows that beauty hath his power and
will,
Which can as well inflame as it can kill.
The FIFTH KNIGHT passes by
THAISA. The fifth, an hand environed with clouds,
Holding out gold that's by the touchstone tried;
The motto thus, 'Sic spectanda fides.'
PERICLES as SIXTH KNIGHT passes by
SIMONIDES. And what's the sixth and last, the which the
knight himself
With such a gracefulcourtesy deliver'd?
THAISA. He seems to be a stranger; but his present is
A withered branch, that's only green at top;
The motto, 'In hac spe vivo.'
SIMONIDES. A pretty moral;
From the dejected state wherein he is,
He hopes by you his fortunes yet may flourish.
FIRST LORD. He had need mean better than his outward show
Can any way speak in his just commend;
For by his rusty outside he appears
To have practis'd more the whipstock than the lance.
SECOND LORD. He well may be a stranger, for he comes
To an honour'd triumphstrangely furnished.
THIRD LORD. And on set purpose let his armour rust
Until this day, to scour it in the dust.
SIMONIDES. Opinion's but a fool, that makes us scan
The outward habit by the inward man.
But stay, the knights are coming. We will withdraw
Into the gallery. Exeunt
[Great shouts within, and all cry 'The mean knight!']
SCENE 3.
Pentapolis. A ball of state. A banquet prepared
Enter KING SIMONIDES, THAISA, LADIES, MARSHAL, LORDS,
KNIGHTS, from tilting, and attendants
SIMONIDES. Knights!
To say you're welcome were superfluous.
To place upon the volume of your deeds,
As in a title-page, your worth in arms
Were more than you expect, or more than's fit,
Since every worth in show commends itself.
Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast;
You are princes and my guests.
THAISA. But you my knight and guest;
To whom this wreath of victory I give,
And crown you king of this day's happiness.
PERICLES. 'Tis more by fortune, lady, than my merit.
SIMONIDES. Call it by what you will, the day is yours;
And here I hope is none that envies it.
In framing an artist, aft hath thus decreed,
To make some good, but others to exceed;
And you are her labour'd scholar. Come, queen o' th'
feast-
For, daughter, so you are-here take your place.
marshal the rest as they deserve their grace.
KNIGHTS. We are honour'd much by good Simonides.
SIMONIDES. Your presence glads our days. Honour we love;
For who hates honour hates the gods above.
MARSHAL. Sir, yonder is your place.
PERICLES. Some other is more fit.
FIRST KNIGHT. Contend not, sir; for we are gentlemen
That neither in our hearts nor outward eyes
Envy the great nor shall the low despise.
PERICLES. You are right courteousknights.
SIMONIDES. Sit, sir, sit.
[Aside] By Jove, I wonder, that is king of thoughts,
These cates resist me, she but thought upon.
THAISA. [Aside] By Juno, that is queen of marriage,
All viands that I eat do seem unsavoury,
Wishing him my meat.-Sure he's a gallant gentleman.
SIMONIDES. He's but a country gentleman;
Has done no more than other knights have done;
Has broken a staff or so; so let it pass.
THAISA. [Aside] To me he seems like diamond to glass.
PERICLES. [Aside] Yon king's to me like to my father's
picture,
Which tells me in that glory once he was;
Had princes sit like stars about his throne,
And he the sun, for them to reverence;
None that beheld him but, like lesser lights,
Did vail their crowns to his supremacy:
Where now his son's like a glowworm in the night,
The which hath fire in darkness, none in light.
Whereby I see that Time's the king of men;
He's both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave.
SIMONIDES. What, are you merry, Knights?
FIRST KNIGHT. Who can be other in this royal presence?
SIMONIDES. Here, with a cup that's stor'd unto the brim-
As you do love, fill to your mistress' lips-
We drink this health to you.
KNIGHTS. We thank your Grace.
SIMONIDES. Yet pause awhile.
Yon knight doth sit too melancholy,
As if the entertainment" target="_blank" title="n.招(款)待；联欢会">entertainment in our court
Had not a show might countervail his worth.
Note it not you, Thaisa?
THAISA. What is't
To me, my father?
SIMONIDES. O, attend, my daughter:
Princes, in this, should live like gods above,
Who freely give to every one that comes
To honour them;
And princes not doing so are like to gnats,
Which make a sound, but kill'd are wond'red at.
Therefore to make his entertain more sweet,
Here, say we drink this standing-bowl of wine to him.
THAISA. Alas, my father, it befits not me
Unto a stranger knight to be so bold:
He may my proffer take for an offence,
Since men take women's gifts for impudence.
SIMONIDES. How!
Do as I bid you, or you'll move me else.
THAISA. [Aside] Now, by the gods, he could not please me
better.
SIMONIDES. And furthermore tell him we desire to know of
him
Of whence he is, his name and parentage.
THAISA. The King my father, sir, has drunk to you.
PERICLES. I thank him.
THAISA. Wishing it so much blood unto your life.
PERICLES. I thank both him and you, and pledge him freely.
THAISA. And further he desires to know of you
Of whence you are, your name and parentage.
PERICLES. A gentleman of Tyre-my name, Pericles;
My education been in arts and arms;
Who, looking for adventures in the world,
Was by the rough seas reft of ships and men,
And after shipwreckdriven upon this shore.
THAISA. He thanks your Grace; names himself Pericles,
A gentleman of Tyre,
Who only by misfortune of the seas,
Bereft of ships and men, cast on this shore.
SIMONIDES. Now, by the gods, I pity his misfortune,
And will awake him from his melancholy.
Come, gentlemen, we sit too long on trifles
And waste the time which looks for other revels.
Even in your armours, as you are address'd,
Will very well become a soldier's dance.
I will not have excuse, with saying this
Loud music is too harsh for ladies' heads,
Since they love men in arms as well as beds. [They dance]
So, this was well ask'd, 'twas so well perform'd.
Come, sir;
Here is a lady that wants breathing too;
And I have heard you knights of Tyre
Are excellent in making ladies trip;
And that their measures are as excellent.
PERICLES. In those that practise them they are, my lord.
SIMONIDES. O, that's as much as you would be denied
Of your fair courtesy. [The KNIGHTS and LADIES dance]
Unclasp, unclasp.
Thanks, gentlemen, to all; all have done well,
[To PERICLES] But you the best.-Pages and lights, to
conduct
These knights unto their several lodgings!-Yours, sir,
We have given order to be next our own.
PERICLES. I am at your Grace's pleasure.
SIMONIDES. Princes, it is too late to talk of love,
And that's the mark I know you level at.
Therefore each one betake him to his rest;
To-morrow all for speeding do their best. Exeunt
SCENE 4.
Tyre. The Governor's house
Enter HELICANUS and ESCANES
HELICANUS. No, Escanes; know this of me-
Antiochus from incest liv'd not free;
For which, the most high gods not minding longer
To withhold the vengeance that they had in store,
Due to this heinous capital offence,
Even in the height and pride of all his glory,
When he was seated in a chariot
Of an inestimable value, and his daughter with him,
A fire from heaven came and shrivell'd up
Their bodies, even to loathing; for they so stunk
That all those eyes ador'd them ere their fall
Scorn now their hand should give them burial.
ESCANES. 'Twas very strange.
HELICANUS. And yet but justice: for though
This king were great, his greatness was no guard
To bar heaven's shaft, but sin had his reward.
ESCANES. 'Tis very true.
Enter two or three LORDS
FIRST LORD. See, not a man in private conference
Or council has respect with him but he.
SECOND LORD. It shall no longer grieve without reproof.
The SECOND KNIGHT passes by
Who is the second that presents himself?
THAISA. A prince of Macedon, my royal father;
And the device he bears upon his shield
Is an arm'd knight that's conquer'd by a lady;
The motto thus, in Spanish, 'Piu por dulzura que por fuerza.'
The THIRD KNIGHT passes by
SIMONIDES. And what's the third?
THAISA. The third of Antioch
And his device a wreath of chivalry;
The word, 'Me pompae provexit apex.'
The FOURTH KNIGHT passes by
SIMONIDES. What is the fourth?
THAISA. A burning torch that's turned upside down;
The word, 'Quod me alit, me extinguit.'
SIMONIDES. Which shows that beauty hath his power and
will,
Which can as well inflame as it can kill.
The FIFTH KNIGHT passes by
THAISA. The fifth, an hand environed with clouds,
Holding out gold that's by the touchstone tried;
The motto thus, 'Sic spectanda fides.'
PERICLES as SIXTH KNIGHT passes by
SIMONIDES. And what's the sixth and last, the which the
knight himself
With such a gracefulcourtesy deliver'd?
THAISA. He seems to be a stranger; but his present is
A withered branch, that's only green at top;
The motto, 'In hac spe vivo.'
SIMONIDES. A pretty moral;
From the dejected state wherein he is,
He hopes by you his fortunes yet may flourish.
FIRST LORD. He had need mean better than his outward show
Can any way speak in his just commend;
For by his rusty outside he appears
To have practis'd more the whipstock than the lance.
SECOND LORD. He well may be a stranger, for he comes
To an honour'd triumphstrangely furnished.
THIRD LORD. And on set purpose let his armour rust
Until this day, to scour it in the dust.
SIMONIDES. Opinion's but a fool, that makes us scan
The outward habit by the inward man.
But stay, the knights are coming. We will withdraw
Into the gallery. Exeunt
[Great shouts within, and all cry 'The mean knight!']
SCENE 3.
Pentapolis. A ball of state. A banquet prepared
Enter KING SIMONIDES, THAISA, LADIES, MARSHAL, LORDS,
KNIGHTS, from tilting, and attendants
SIMONIDES. Knights!
To say you're welcome were superfluous.
To place upon the volume of your deeds,
As in a title-page, your worth in arms
Were more than you expect, or more than's fit,
Since every worth in show commends itself.
Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast;
You are princes and my guests.
THAISA. But you my knight and guest;
To whom this wreath of victory I give,
And crown you king of this day's happiness.
PERICLES. 'Tis more by fortune, lady, than my merit.
SIMONIDES. Call it by what you will, the day is yours;
And here I hope is none that envies it.
In framing an artist, aft hath thus decreed,
To make some good, but others to exceed;
And you are her labour'd scholar. Come, queen o' th'
feast-
For, daughter, so you are-here take your place.
marshal the rest as they deserve their grace.
KNIGHTS. We are honour'd much by good Simonides.
SIMONIDES. Your presence glads our days. Honour we love;
For who hates honour hates the gods above.
MARSHAL. Sir, yonder is your place.
PERICLES. Some other is more fit.
FIRST KNIGHT. Contend not, sir; for we are gentlemen
That neither in our hearts nor outward eyes
Envy the great nor shall the low despise.
PERICLES. You are right courteousknights.
SIMONIDES. Sit, sir, sit.
[Aside] By Jove, I wonder, that is king of thoughts,
These cates resist me, she but thought upon.
THAISA. [Aside] By Juno, that is queen of marriage,
All viands that I eat do seem unsavoury,
Wishing him my meat.-Sure he's a gallant gentleman.
SIMONIDES. He's but a country gentleman;
Has done no more than other knights have done;
Has broken a staff or so; so let it pass.
THAISA. [Aside] To me he seems like diamond to glass.
PERICLES. [Aside] Yon king's to me like to my father's
picture,
Which tells me in that glory once he was;
Had princes sit like stars about his throne,
And he the sun, for them to reverence;
None that beheld him but, like lesser lights,
Did vail their crowns to his supremacy:
Where now his son's like a glowworm in the night,
The which hath fire in darkness, none in light.
Whereby I see that Time's the king of men;
He's both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave.
SIMONIDES. What, are you merry, Knights?
FIRST KNIGHT. Who can be other in this royal presence?
SIMONIDES. Here, with a cup that's stor'd unto the brim-
As you do love, fill to your mistress' lips-
We drink this health to you.
KNIGHTS. We thank your Grace.
SIMONIDES. Yet pause awhile.
Yon knight doth sit too melancholy,
As if the entertainment" target="_blank" title="n.招(款)待；联欢会">entertainment in our court
Had not a show might countervail his worth.
Note it not you, Thaisa?
THAISA. What is't
To me, my father?
SIMONIDES. O, attend, my daughter:
Princes, in this, should live like gods above,
Who freely give to every one that comes
To honour them;
And princes not doing so are like to gnats,
Which make a sound, but kill'd are wond'red at.
Therefore to make his entertain more sweet,
Here, say we drink this standing-bowl of wine to him.
THAISA. Alas, my father, it befits not me
Unto a stranger knight to be so bold:
He may my proffer take for an offence,
Since men take women's gifts for impudence.
SIMONIDES. How!
Do as I bid you, or you'll move me else.
THAISA. [Aside] Now, by the gods, he could not please me
better.
SIMONIDES. And furthermore tell him we desire to know of
him
Of whence he is, his name and parentage.
THAISA. The King my father, sir, has drunk to you.
PERICLES. I thank him.
THAISA. Wishing it so much blood unto your life.
PERICLES. I thank both him and you, and pledge him freely.
THAISA. And further he desires to know of you
Of whence you are, your name and parentage.
PERICLES. A gentleman of Tyre-my name, Pericles;
My education been in arts and arms;
Who, looking for adventures in the world,
Was by the rough seas reft of ships and men,
And after shipwreckdriven upon this shore.
THAISA. He thanks your Grace; names himself Pericles,
A gentleman of Tyre,
Who only by misfortune of the seas,
Bereft of ships and men, cast on this shore.
SIMONIDES. Now, by the gods, I pity his misfortune,
And will awake him from his melancholy.
Come, gentlemen, we sit too long on trifles
And waste the time which looks for other revels.
Even in your armours, as you are address'd,
Will very well become a soldier's dance.
I will not have excuse, with saying this
Loud music is too harsh for ladies' heads,
Since they love men in arms as well as beds. [They dance]
So, this was well ask'd, 'twas so well perform'd.
Come, sir;
Here is a lady that wants breathing too;
And I have heard you knights of Tyre
Are excellent in making ladies trip;
And that their measures are as excellent.
PERICLES. In those that practise them they are, my lord.
SIMONIDES. O, that's as much as you would be denied
Of your fair courtesy. [The KNIGHTS and LADIES dance]
Unclasp, unclasp.
Thanks, gentlemen, to all; all have done well,
[To PERICLES] But you the best.-Pages and lights, to
conduct
These knights unto their several lodgings!-Yours, sir,
We have given order to be next our own.
PERICLES. I am at your Grace's pleasure.
SIMONIDES. Princes, it is too late to talk of love,
And that's the mark I know you level at.
Therefore each one betake him to his rest;
To-morrow all for speeding do their best. Exeunt
SCENE 4.
Tyre. The Governor's house
Enter HELICANUS and ESCANES
HELICANUS. No, Escanes; know this of me-
Antiochus from incest liv'd not free;
For which, the most high gods not minding longer
To withhold the vengeance that they had in store,
Due to this heinous capital offence,
Even in the height and pride of all his glory,
When he was seated in a chariot
Of an inestimable value, and his daughter with him,
A fire from heaven came and shrivell'd up
Their bodies, even to loathing; for they so stunk
That all those eyes ador'd them ere their fall
Scorn now their hand should give them burial.
ESCANES. 'Twas very strange.
HELICANUS. And yet but justice: for though
This king were great, his greatness was no guard
To bar heaven's shaft, but sin had his reward.
ESCANES. 'Tis very true.
Enter two or three LORDS
FIRST LORD. See, not a man in private conference
Or council has respect with him but he.
SECOND LORD. It shall no longer grieve without reproof.
- prince [´prins]
n.王子；亲王；君主 (初中英语单词) - device [di´vais] n.装置；器具；策略 (初中英语单词)
- wreath [ri:θ] n.花圈；花环；圈状物 (初中英语单词)
- graceful [´greisfəl] a.优美的，流畅的 (初中英语单词)
- triumph [´traiəmf] n.胜利 vi.得胜，战胜 (初中英语单词)
- strangely [´streindʒli] ad.奇怪地；陌生地 (初中英语单词)
- armour [´ɑ:mə] (=armor) n.甲胄，盔甲 (初中英语单词)
- gallery [´gæləri] n.画廊；美术馆；长廊 (初中英语单词)
- welcome [´welkəm] a.受欢迎的；可喜的 (初中英语单词)
- volume [´vɔlju:m, ´vɑljəm] n.卷；书籍；体积；容量 (初中英语单词)
- victory [´viktəri] n.胜利，战胜 (初中英语单词)
- scholar [´skɔlə, ´skɑ-] n.学者；奖学金获得者 (初中英语单词)
- deserve [di´zə:v] v.应受；值得 (初中英语单词)
- resist [ri´zist] v.抵抗；对抗；抵制 (初中英语单词)
- gallant [´gælənt, gə´lænt] a.英勇的；华丽的 (初中英语单词)
- beheld [bi´held] behold的过去式(分词) (初中英语单词)
- entertainment [,entə´teinmənt] n.招(款)待；联欢会 (初中英语单词)
- freely [´fri:li] ad.自由地；慷慨地 (初中英语单词)
- entertain [,entə´tein] vt.招待；娱乐；使高兴 (初中英语单词)
- pledge [pledʒ] n.信物；誓约vt.使发誓 (初中英语单词)
- driven [´driv(ə)n] drive 的过去分词 (初中英语单词)
- practise [´præktis] v.实践(行，施)；提倡 (初中英语单词)
- height [hait] n.高度；顶点；卓越 (初中英语单词)
- grieve [gri:v] v.&n.(使)悲痛；哀悼 (初中英语单词)
- knight [nait] n.骑士；爵士 (高中英语单词)
- courtesy [´kə:tisi] n.礼貌；殷勤；好意 (高中英语单词)
- wherein [weər´in] ad.那里面 (高中英语单词)
- outward [´autwəd] a.外面的 ad.向外 (高中英语单词)
- inward [´inwəd] a.向内的；心灵上的 (高中英语单词)
- banquet [´bæŋkwit] n.宴会，盛宴 (高中英语单词)
- contend [kən´tend] v.竞争；斗争；争论 (高中英语单词)
- courteous [´kə:tiəs] a.有礼貌的；殷勤的 (高中英语单词)
- furthermore [,fə:ðə´mɔ:] ad.而且，此外 (高中英语单词)
- misfortune [mis´fɔ:tʃən] n.不幸；灾祸 (高中英语单词)
- saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ] n.言语；言论；格言 (高中英语单词)
- vengeance [´vendʒəns] n.报复，复仇 (高中英语单词)
- greatness [´greitnis] n.巨大；高尚；卓越 (高中英语单词)
- upside [´ʌpsaid] n.上边，上段，上部 (英语四级单词)
- inflame [in´fleim] v.(使)发炎；恼火 (英语四级单词)
- marshal [´mɑ:ʃəl] n.(陆军)元帅 (英语四级单词)
- lesser [´lesə] a.较小的；次要的 (英语四级单词)
- proffer [´prɔfə] vt.&n.提供；贡献 (英语四级单词)
- whence [wens] ad.从何处；从那里 (英语四级单词)
- shipwreck [´ʃiprek] n.&v.(船)失事；毁灭 (英语四级单词)
- dejected [di´dʒektid] a.垂头丧气的 (英语六级单词)
- withhold [wið´həuld] v.不给；扣留；抑制 (英语六级单词)
- reproof [ri´pru:f] n.谴责；责备 (英语六级单词)
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