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104 She'd had commission to have us'd me so,

And all mankind beside. And see,

If the just ocean makes more haste to pay

To needy rivers what is borrow'd first,

Than she to give where she ne'er took. Methinks

I feel anger, revenge's harbinger,

Chalking up all within, and thrusting out

Of doors the tame and softer passions.

It must be so:

To love is noble frailty; but poor sin,

When we fall once to love, unlov'd again.

Ari. 'Twere fit your justice did consider, sir,

What way it took. If you should apprehend

The prince for treason, which he never did,

And which, unacted, is unborn—

At least 'twill be believed so;—lookers-on

And the loud-talking crowd will think it all

But water-colours laid on for a time,

And which, wip'd off, each common eye would see

Strange ends through stranger ways.

King. Think'st thou I will compound with treason then,

And make one fear another's advocate?

Iol. Virtue forbid, sir! but if you would permit

Them to approach the room (yet who would advise

Treason should come so near?) there would be then

No place left for excuse.

King. How strong are they?

Iol. Weak, considering

The enterprise; they are but few in number,

And those few, too, having nothing but

Their resolutions considerable about them:

A troop indeed design'd to suffer what

They come to execute.

King. Who are they are thus weary of their lives?

Iol. Their names I cannot give you;

For those he sent for, he did still receive

At a back door, and so dismist them too:

But I do think Ziriff is one.

King. Take heed!

I shall suspect thy hate to others, not