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• Publisher's Notice
• To My Worthy Friend , Master Thomas Hammon, of Gray's Inn , &c.
• Persons Represented.
• The Jew of Malta.
• Act the First.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Act the Second.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Act the Third.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Scene VI.
• Act the Fourth.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Scene VI.
• Act the Fifth.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Edward the Second.
• Act the First.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Act the Second.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Act the Third.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Act the Fourth.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Scene VI.
• Act the Fifth.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Scene VI.
• The Massacre At Paris.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Scene VI.
• Scene VII.
• Scene VIII.
• Scene IX.
• Scene X.
• Scene XI.
• Scene XII.
• Scene XIII.
• Scene XIV.
• Scene XV.
• Scene XVI.
• Scene XVII.
• Scene XVIII.
• Scene XIX.
• Scene XX.
• Scene XXI.
• Scene XXII.
• Scene XXIII.
• Scene XXIV.
• The Tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage.
• Act I.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Act II.
• Scene I.
• Act III.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Act IV.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene Iii
• Scene IV.
• Scene V
• Act V.
• Scene I.

SCENE II.

Enter2Iarbas, followed byIlioneus, Cloanthus,3 , Sergestus, and others.

Ili.

• Follow, ye Trojans, follow this brave lord,
• And plain to him the sum of your distress.

Iar.

• Why, what are you, or wherefore do you sue?

Ili.

• Wretches1 of Troy, envied of the winds,
• That crave such favour at your honour's feet
• As poor distressèd misery may plead:
• Save, save, O, save our ships from cruel fire,
• That do complain the wounds of thousand waves,
• And spare our lives, whom every spite pursues!
• We come not, we, to wrong your Libyan gods,

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• Or steal your household Lares from their shrines;
• Our hands are not prepared to lawless spoil,
• Nor armèd to offend in any kind;
• Such force is far from our unweapon'd thoughts
• Whose fading weal, of victory forsook,
• Forbids all hope to harbour near our hearts.

Iar.

• But tell me, Trojans, Trojans if you be,
• Unto what fruitful quarters were ye bound,
• Before that Boreas buckled with2 your sails?

Clo.

• There is a place, Hesperia termed by us,

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• An ancient empire, famousèd for arms,
• And fertile in fair Ceres' furrowed wealth,
• Which now we call Italia, of his name
• That in such peace long time did rule the same.
• Thither made we;
• When, suddenly, gloomy Orion rose,
• And led our ships into the shallow sands,
• Whereas the southern wind with brackish breath
• Dispersed them all amongst the wreckful rocks:
• From thence a few of us escaped to land;

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• The rest, we fear, are folded in the floods.

Iar.

• Brave men-at-arms, abandon fruitless fears,
• Since Carthage knows to entertain distress.

Serg.

• Ay, but the barbarous sort do threat our ships,
• And will not let us lodge upon the sands;
• In multitudes they swarm unto the shore,

Iar.

• Myself will see they shall not trouble ye:
• Your men and you shall banquet in our court,
• And every Trojan be as welcome here

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• As Jupiter to silly Baucis'1 house.
• Come in with me; I'll bring ye to my queen,

Serg.

• Thanks, gentle lord, for such unlook'd-for grace:
• Might we but once more see Æneas' face,
• Then would we hope to quite such friendly turns,
• As shall2 surpass the wonder of our speech.
• [Exeunt.

ACT II.

[2]Scene: Carthage.

[3]Old ed. “Cloanthes.”

[1]For what follows cf. Virg. Æn. i. 524–78.

[2]The expression “buckle with” occurs twice in 1 Henry VI., and once in 3 Henry VI.: nowhere in Shakespeare's undoubted plays.

[1]Old ed. “Vausis.”

[2]Dyce proposes “all” for “shall.” Retaining “shall” the sense is “we would hope to requite your kindness in such a way as shall,” &c.