But not distinctively.

I did consent,

And often did beguile her of her tears,

When I did speak of some distressful stroke
That my youth suffer'd. My story being done,
She gave me, for my pains, a world of sighs!

She swore, In faith, 'twas strangé, 'twas passing strange; 'Twas pitiful, 'twas wondrous pitiful:

She wish'd she had not heard it ;-yet she wish'd
That heaven had made her such a man :-She thank'd me;
And bade me, if I had a friend that lov'd her,

I should but teach him how to tell my story,
And that would woo her. On this hint, I spake:
She lov'd me for the dangers I had past;
And I lov'd her that she did pity them.
This only is the witchcraft I have us'd.

V. REPORT OF AN ADJUDGED CASE, NOT

TO BE FOUND IN ANY OF THE BOOKS.

BETWEEN nose and eyes, a strange contest arose,
The spectacles set them unhappily wrong;
The point in dispute was, as all the world knows,
To which the said spectacles ought to belong.
So the tongue was the lawyer, and argued the cause
With a great deal of skill, and a wig full of learning;
While chief-baron ear sat to balance the laws,
So famed for his talent in nicely discerning.

"In behalf of the nose, it will quickly appear, And your lordship" (he said) "will undoubtedly find, That the nose has had spectacles always in wear; Which amounts to possession time out of mind." (Then holding the spectacles up to the court-) "Your lordship observes they are made with a straddle As wide as the ridge of the nose is; in short, Designed to sit close to it just like a saddle.

"Again, would your lordship a moment suppose, ('Tis a case that has happened, and may be again,) That the visage or countenance had not a nose;

Pray who would, or who could wear the spectacles then?

On the whole it appears, and my argument shews, With a reasoning the court will never condemn,

That the spectacles plainly were made for the nose, And the nose was as plainly intended for them."

Then shifting his side, as a lawyer knows how,
He pleaded again in behalf of the eyes;

But what were his arguments 'few people know,
For the court did not think they were equally wise.
So his lordship decreed, with a grave solemn tone,
Decisive and clear, without one if or but→→

That whenever the nose put his spectacles on,
By day-light or candle-light-eyes should be shut.

VI. Henry V, condemning treason.

THE mercy that was quick in us but late
By your own counsel is suppress'd and kill'd:
You must not dare for shame to talk of mercy,
For your own treasons turn upon your bosoms,
As dogs upon their masters, worrying you.
See you, my princes and my noble peers,
These English monsters! my lord Cambridge here,
You know how apt our love was to accord
To furnish him with all appertinents
Belonging to his honour; and this man
Hath for a few light crowns lightly conspir'd,
And sworn unto the practices of France
To kill us here in Hampton. To the which,
This knight, no less for bounty bound to us
Than Cambridge is, hath likewise sworn. But Oh!
What shall I say to thee, lord Scroop, thou cruel,
Ungrateful, savage, and inhuman creature!
Thou that didst bear the key of all my counsels,
That knewst the very bottom of my soul,
That almost mightst have coin'd me into gold,
Wouldst thou have practis'd on me for thy use?
May it be possible that foreign hire

Could out of thee extract one spark of evil
That might annoy my finger? Tis so strange
That though the truth of it stand off as gross
As black and white, my eye will scarcely see it.
Oh, how hast thou with jealousy infected

The sweetness of affiance! Shew men dutiful?

Why so didst thou; or seem they grave, and learned!
Why so didst thou: come they of noble family?
Why so didst thou: seem they religious?
Why so didst thou: or are they spare in diet,
Free from gross passion or of mirth or anger,
Constant in spirit, not swerving with the blood,
Garnish'd and deck'd in modest compliment,
Not working with the eye without the ear,
And but in purged judgement trusting neither?
Such, and so finely bolted didst thou seem:
And thus thy fall hath left a kind of blot,
To mark the full-fraught man, the best indu'd,
With some suspicion. I will weep for thee:

For this revolt of thine methinks is like
Another fall of man- But hear your sentence;
You have conspir'd against our royal person;
Join'd with an enemy; and from his coffers

Receiv'd the golden earnest of our death:
Wherein you would have sold your king to slaughter;
His princes and his peers to servitude;

His subjects to oppression and contempt,
And his whole kingdom into desolation.
Touching our person, seek we no revenge;
But we our kingdom's safety must so tender,
Whose ruin you three sought, that to her laws
We do deliver you. Go therefore hence,
Poor miserable wretches, to your death:
The taste whereof God of his mercy give
You patience to endure, and true repentance
Of all your dire offences.

Bear them hence.

Now, lords, for France, the enterprize whereof
Shall be to you, as us, like glorious.

We doubt not of a fair and lucky war,

Since heav'n so graciously hath brought to light
This dangerous treason lurking in our way,
To hinder our beginning. Now we doubt not
But every rub is smoothed in our way:'
Then forth! dear countrymen; let us deliver
Our puissance into the hand of heav'n,
Putting it straight in expedition.
Cheerly to sea, the signs of war advance;
No king of England, if not king of France.

VII. Accusation of Tertullus against St. Paul, be fore Felix.

SEEING, that through thee, we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done for this nation, through thy prospicience, we accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldst hear me, of thy clemency, a few words. For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes; who also hath gone about to profane the temple; whom we took, and would have judged according to our law: but the chief captain, Lysias, came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, commanding his accusers to come unto thee: By examining of whom thyself, thou mayest take know ledge of all those things, whereof we accuse him.

VIII. St. Paul's defence, before Felix, in reply tò the accusation of Tertullus.

FORASMUCH as I know that thou hast been for many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself. Because that thou must understand that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem, for to worship; and they neither found me in the temple, disputing with any man, nor raising up the people, either in the synagogues, or in the city; nor can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law, and in the prophets; and have hope towards God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection. of the dead, both of the just and unjust. And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence towards God, and towards men.

Now, after many years, 1 came to bring alms to my

nation, and offerings; whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult; who ought to have been here before thee, and accuse, if they had ought against me. Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, when I stood before the council; except it be for this one declaration, which I proclaimed standing among them, "Touching the resurrection of the dead, I am called in question by you this day.”

IX. St. Paul's defence before Agrippa.

I THINK myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee, touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews; especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews, who knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most rigorous sect of our religion, I lived a Pharisee. And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For this hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. Why should it be thought a thing incredible to you, that God should raise the dead? I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth: which things, I also did in Jesusa lem; and many of the saints did shut up in prison; and when they were put to death I gave my voice against them; and I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

Whereupon as I went to Damascus, with authority and commission from the chief priests, at mid-day, O king! I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me, and them