PERSONS OF THE DRAMA. ANTIOCHUS, King of Antioch, PERICLES, Prince of Tyre. HELICANUS, ESCANES, two Lords of Tyre. SIMONIDES, King of Pentapolis. CLEON, Governor of Tharsus. LYSIMACHUS, Governor of Mitylene. CERIMON, a Lord of Ephesus. THALIARD, a Lord of Antioch. PHILEMON, Servant to Cerimon. A Pandar, and his Wife. BOULT, their Servant. The Daughter of Antiochus. THAISA, Daughter to Simonides. MARINA, Daughter to Pericles and Thaisa. LYCHORIDA, Nurse to Marina. DIANA. Lords, Ladies, Knights, Gentlemen, Sailors, Pirates, Fishermen, and Messengers, &c. SCENE, dispersedly in various Countries. PERICLES. ACT I. Enter Gower. Before the Palace of Antiochus. To sing a song of old was sung, To glad your ear, and please your eyes. VOL. XVI. A 2 MYPL It hath been sung at festivals, If you, born in these latter times, (I tell you what mine authors say :) That whoso ask'd her for his wife, What now ensues, to the judgment of your eye SCENE I.-Antioch, A Room in the Palace. Enter ANTIOCHUS, PERICLES, and Attendants. Ant. Young prince of Tyre, you have at large receiv'd The danger of the task you undertake. Per. I have, Antiochus; and with a soul Embolden'd with the glory of her praise, Think death no hazard in this enterprize. [Music. Ant. Bring in our daughter, clothed like a bride, For the embracements even of Jove himself; At whose conception (till Lucina reign'd) Nature this dowry gave, to glad her presence, The senate-house of planets all did sit, To knit in her their best perfections. Enter the Daughter of Antiochus. Per. See, where she comes, apparell'd like the spring, Graces her subjects, and her thoughts the king Of every virtue gives renown to men! Her face, the book of praises, where is read Nothing but curious pleasures, as from thence |