Two friends, make poor mens cattle break their necks, Luc. Bring down the devil, for he must not die Aar. If there be devils, would I were a devil, To live and burn in everlasting fire, So I might have your company in hell, But to torment you with my bitter tongue. Luc. Sirs, ftop his mouth, and let him speak no more. Goth. My Lord, there is a messenger from Rome Luc. Let him come near. Welcome, Æmilius; what's the news from Rome? Luc. Emilius, let the Emp'ror give his pledges I And we will come: 'away! march!` [Exeunt. 1 march away. Ff3 SCENE SCENE Tam. T Titus's Palace in Rome. III. Enter Tamora, Chiron and Demetrius, difguis'd, To join with him, and right his heinous wrongs: [They knock, and Titus appears above. Tit. Who doth moleft my contemplation? away, Tam. Titus, I am come to talk with thee. Thou haft the odds of me, therefore no more. Tam. If thou didst know me, thou would't talk with me. Tit. I am not mad, I know thee well enough; Witness this wretched ftump, these crimson lines, Witness these trenches, made by grief and care, Witness the tiring day and heavy night; Witnefs all forrow, that I know thee well For our proud Emprefs, mighty Tamora: Is not thy coming for my other hand? Tam. Know thou, fad man, I am not Tamora; She is thy enemy, and I thy friend; I am Revenge, fent from th' infernal kingdom, Το To eafe the gnawing vulture of thy mind, Come down, and welcome me to this world's light; Confer with me of murder and of death; There's not a hollow cave, or lurking place, Where bloody Murther or detefted Rape Tit. Art thou Revenge? and art thou fent to me, Tam. I am; therefore come down and welcome me. Tit. Do me fome fervice, ere I come to thee: Lo by thy fide where Rape and Murder stand; Now give fome 'furance that thou art Revenge, Stab them, or tear them on thy chariot wheels, And then I'll come and be thy waggoner, And whirl along with thee about the globes: Provide two proper palfries black as jet, To hale thy vengeful waggon fwift away, And find out murders in their guilty caves. And when thy car is loaden with their heads, I will difmount, and by thy waggon wheel Trot like a fervile foot-man all day long; Even from Hyperion's rifing in the east, Until his very downfal in the fea. And day by day I'll do this heavy task, So thou destroy Rapine and Murder there. Tam. Thefe are my minifters, and come with me. Tit. Are they thy minifters? what are they call'd? Tam. Rapine and Murder; therefore called fo, 'Cause they take vengeance on fuch kind of men. Tit. Good Lord, how like the Emprefs' fons they are, And you the Emprefs! but we worldly men Have miferable mad miftaking eyes: O fweet Revenge, now do I come to thee, And if one arm's embracement will content thee, Ff 4 I will I will embrace thee in it by and by. [Exit Titus from about. theme. S CE N E IV. Enter Titus. Tit. Long have I been forlorn, and all for thee: Tam. What wouldft thou have us do, Andronicus? Tam. Shew me a thousand that have done thee wrong, And I will be revenged on them all. Tit. Look round about the wicked ftreets of Rome, To To find another that is like to thee, Good Rapine, ftab him; he's a ravisher. Go thou with them, and in the Emperor's Court Well may'st thou know her by thy own proportion, Tam. Well haft thou leffon'd us; this fhall we do. Tit. Marcus, my brother! 'tis fad Titus calls: Go, gentle Marcus, to thy nephew Lucius Mar. This will I do, and foon return again. And take my minifters along with me, [Exit. Tit. Nay, nay, let Rape and Murder stay with me, Or elfe I'll call my brother back again, And cleave to no Revenge but Lucius. Tam. What fay you, boys, will you abide with him, Whiles |