THE

FAMILY SHAKSPEARE,

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PERSONS REPRESENTED. ,

Timon, a noble Athenian.
LUCIUS,
LUCULLUS, lords, and

flatterers of Timon.
SEMPRONIUS,
Ventidius, one of Timon's false friends.
APEMANTUS, a churlish philosopher.
ALCIBIADES, an Athenian general.
FLAVIUS, steward to Timon.
FLAMINIUS,
LUCILIUS, Timon's servants.
SERVILIUS,
CAPHIS,
Philotus,
Titus, servants to Timon's creditors.
Lucius,
HORTENSIUS,
Two Servants of Varro, and the Servant of Isidore;

two of Timon's creditors. Cupid and Maskers. Three Strangers. Poet, Painter, Jeweller and Merchant. An old ATHENIAN. A Page. A Fool.

Other Lords, Senators, Officers, Soldiers, Thieves,

and Attendants.

SCENE, Athens; and the Woods adjoining.

TIMON OF ATHENS.

· ACT THE FIRST.

SCENE I.

Athens. A Hall in Timon's House.

Enter Poet, Painter, Jeweller, Merchant, and others

at several Doors. Poet. Good day, sir. Pain.

I am glad you are well. Poet. I have not seen you long; How goes the

world? Pain. It wears sir, as it grows. Poet.

Ay, that's well known:
But what particular rarity? what strange,
Which manifold record not matches? See,
Magick of bounty! all these spirits thy power
Hath conjur'd to attend. I know the merchant,

Pain. I know them both; t'other's a jeweller.
Mer. O, 'tis a worthy lord !
Jew.

Nay, that's most fix'd. Mer. A most incomparable man; breath'd', as it

were, To an untirable and continuate goodness : He passes.

Jew. I have a jewel here.

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* Inured by constant practice.

2 Continual. 3 i. e. Exceeds, goes beyond.common bounds.