Dismounted from your snow-white goo
And wander'd hither to an obscure plo-
Accompanied with a barbarous Moor,1
If foul desire had not conducted you?

Lav. And, being intercepted in your
Great reason that my noble lord be rate
For sauciness. I pray you, let us hend
And let her 'joy her raven-colour'd lov
This valley fits the purpose passing we
Bas. The king, my brother, shall ha
Lav. Ay, for these slips have made
Good king! to be so mightily abus'd!
Tam. Why have I patience to endur
Enter CHIRON and DEMET
Dem. How now, dear sovereign, a
mother,

Why doth your highness look so pale a
Tam. Have I not reason, think you, t
These two have 'tic'd me hither to this
A barren detested vale, you see, it is :

9

swarth Cimmerian-] Swarth is b called Cimmerian, from the affinity of black

-

swarth Cimmerian - Edition 1600:

1 Accompanied with a barbarous Moor,] Ed Accompanied but with a barbarous Mo

2

have note of this,] Old copies-notz Thus also the 4to. 1600. Todd.

3

made him noted long:] He had yer one night. Johnson.

The true reading may be made her, i. e. 4 A barren detested vale,] As the versifica

u not by wondrous fortune come,
Ince on me had they executed:
as you love your mother's life,
t henceforth call'd my children.

Tam

Lav

Dem

s is a witness that I am thy son. [Stabs BAS. this for me, struck home to show my

[Stabbing him likewise. nay, barbarous Tamora!

O, do

The n

Enharmonious, I am willing to suppose the author

detested vale, -.

Steevens.

er shines the sun; &c.] Mr. Rowe seems to have nis passage in his Jane Shore:

is the house where the sun never dawns, bird of night sits screaming o'er it's roof, spectres sweep along the horrid gloom, nought is heard but wailings and lamentings." ins,] i. e. hedgehogs. See Vol. II, p. 35, n. 1.

Steevens

raight fall mad, or else die suddenly.] This is said in iology; of those that hear the groan of the mandrake

nson.

thought and almost the same expressions occur in

cliet. Steevens.

Semiramis,] The propriety of this address will be
Dod from the following passage in P. Holland's

is an i

So, Paz

1

secon Th

Even

And shall she carry this unto her grave
Chi. An if she do, I would I were an
Drag hence her husband to some secre
And make his dead trunk pillow to our

Tam. But when you have the honey -
Let not this wasp outlive, us both to st
Chi. I warrant you madam; we will r
Come, mistress, now perforce we will
That nice-preserved honesty of yours.
Lav. O Tamora! thou bear'st a won
Tam. I will not hear her speak; awa
Lav. Sweet lords, entreat her hear 1
Dem. Listen, fair madam: Let it be
To see her tears; but be your heart to
As unrelenting flint to drops of rain.

Lav. When did the tiger's young one O, do not learn her wrath; she taught The milk, thou suck'dst from her, did Even at thy teat thou hadst thy tyranny

translation of the 8th. Book of Pliny's Nat. H Semiramis loved a great horse that she had, she was content he should doe his kind with tinence of this lady has been already alluded to the Taming of a Shrew, scene the second.

9 And with that painted hope braves your m hope is only specious hope, or ground of confid than solid. Johnson.

The ruggedness of this line persuades me t is an interpolation, the sense being complete

And with that painted, braves your mig So, in King Richard III: "Poor painted Painted with, is, speciously coloured with.

1

you desire,] Old copies-we desire second folio. Malone.

The edit. 1600, reads, with the other old

'd with pity, did endure
rincely paws par'd all away.
t ravens foster forlorn children,
cir own birds famish in their nests:

Though thy hard heart say no,

nd, but something pitiful!

w not what it means; away with her.
- me teach thee: for my father's sake,
e life, when well he might have slain thee,
te, open thy deaf ears.

t thou in person ne'er offended me,

ake am I pitiless :

oys, I pour'd forth tears in vain,

brother from the sacrifice;

dronicus would not relent.

ay with her, and use her as you will;

her, the better lov'd of me.

mora, be call'd a gentle queen,
Le own hands kill me in this place :

Fe, that I have begg'd so long;

ain, when Bassianus died.

begg'st thou then; fond woman, let me go,

present death I beg; and one thing more,

ood denies my tongue to tell :

rom their worse than killing lust,

ne into some loathsome pit;

man's eye may behold my body:

De a charitable murderer.

ould I rob my sweet sons of their fee: satisfy their lust on thee.

'; for thou hast staid us here too long. race? no womanhood? Ah beastly crea re!

enemy to our general name!

er,] These useless syllables, which hurt the Il be omitted. Steevens.

its:

my lovely

And let my spleenful sons this trull deflo

SCENE IV.
The same.

her. sake,

Enter AARON, with QUINTUS and

lain thee,

le

Aar. Come on, my lords; the better fo Straight will I bring you to the loathsome Where I espy'd the panther fast asleep Quin. My sight is very dull, whate'er Mart. And mine, I promise you; wer Well could I leave our sport to sleep av

:

ill;

me go, more,

ee:

g. crea:

[MART.J

Quin. What, art thou fallen? What su Whose mouth is cover'd with rude-grov Upon whose leaves are drops of new-sh As fresh as morning's dew distill'd on f A very fatal place it seems to me :-Speak, brother, hast thou hurt thee witl

Mart. O, brother, with the dismalles That ever eye, with sight, made heart la Aar. [aside] Now will I fetch the ki

here;

That he thereby may give a likely gues
How these were they that made away h

Mart. Why dost not comfort me, and From this unhallow'd and blood-stained

Quin. I am surprized with an uncout A chilling sweat o'er-runs my trembling My heart suspects more than mine eye

Mart. To prove thou hast a true-divi Aaron and thou look down into this den And see a fearful sight of blood and dea