Her dowry shall weigh equal with a queen: As she in beauty, education, blood, Holds hand with any princess of the world. K. Phi. What say'st thou, boy? look in the lady's face. Lew. I do, my lord, and in her eye I find A wonder, or a wondrous miracle, The shadow of myself form'd in her eye; Which being but the shadow of your son, Becomes a sun, and makes your son a shadow: Till now infixed I beheld myself, Drawn in the flattering table of her eye. [Whispers with BLANCH. Bast. Drawn in the flattering table of her eye!— Hang'd in the frowning wrinkle of her brow! And quarter'd in her heart!-he doth espy Himself love's traitor: This is pity now, That hang'd, and drawn, and quarter'd, there should be, Blanch. My uncle's will, in this respect, is mine. Or, if you will, (to speak more properly,) 2 Drawn in the flattering table of her eye] Table is picture, or rather, the board or canvass on which any obiect is painted. Tableau, Fr. (Though churlish thoughts themselves should be your judge,) That I can find should merit any hate. K. John. What say these young ones? What say you, my niece? Blanch. That she is bound in honour still to do What you in wisdom shall vouchsafe to say. K. John. Speak then, prince Dauphin; can you love this lady? Lew. Nay, ask me if I can refrain from love; For I do love her most unfeignedly. K. John. Then do I give Volquessen, Touraine, Poictiers, and Anjou, these five provinces, K. Phi. It likes us well;-Young princes, close your hands. Aust. And your lips too; for, I am well assur'd, K. Phi. Now, citizens of Angiers, ope your gates, 3 Volquessen,] This is the ancient name for the country now called the Vexin; in Latin, Pagus Velocassinus. That part of it called the Norman Vexin was in dispute between Philip and John. That I did so, when I was first assur'd.] Assur'd is here used both in its common sense, and in an uncommon one, where it signifies affianced, contracted. Lew. She is sad and passionate at your highness' tent. K. Phi. And, by my faith, this league, that we have made, Will give her sadness very little cure. Brother of England, how may we content Which we, God knows, have turn'd another way, K. John. We will heal up all, For we'll create young Arthur duke of Bretagne, To our solemnity:-I trust we shall, [Exeunt all but the Bastard.-The Citizens Bast. Mad world! mad kings! mad composition! John, to stop Arthur's title in the whole, Hath willingly departed with a part": And France, (whose armour conscience buckled on; As God's own soldier,) rounded in the ear" She is sad and passionate -] Passionate, in this instance, does not signify disposed to anger, but a prey to mournful sensa tions. 6 departed with a part:] To part and to depart were formerly synonymous. 7 rounded in the ear -] i. e. whispered in the ear. Who having no external thing to lose But the word maid,-cheats the poor maid of that ; The world, who of itself is peised well, But for because he hath not woo'd me yet: "Commodity, the bias of the world;] Commodity is interest. 9 But for i. e. because. [Exit. ACT III. SCENE I.-The same. The French King's Tent. Enter CONSTANCE, ARTHUR, and SALISBURY. Const. Gone to be married! gone to swear a peace! False blood to false blood join'd! Gone to be friends! Shall Lewis have Blanch? and Blanch those provinces ? It is not so; thou hast misspoke, misheard; Be well advis'd, tell o'er thy tale again: me, I have a king's oath to the contrary. Thou shalt be punish'd for thus frighting me, Oppress'd with wrongs, and therefore full of fears; A woman, naturally born to fears; And though thou now confess, thou didst but jest, 1 For I am sick, and capable of fears;] i. e. I have a strong sensibility; I am tremblingly alive to apprehension. |