not Pericles*, however ignorance or accident might have shuffled the latter (a name of almost similiar sound) into the place of the former. The true name, when once corrupted or changed in the theatre, was effectually withheld from the publick; and every commentator on this play agrees in a belief that it must have been printed by means of a copy far as Deucalion off" from the manuscript which had received Shakespeare's revisal and improvement. STEEVENS. • Such a theatrical mistake will not appear improbable to the reader who re collects that in the fourth scene of the first Act of The Third Part of King Henry VI. instead of "tigers of Hircania,"-the players have given us-" tigers of Arcadia." Instead of "an Até," in King John,-"an ace." Instead of "Panthino in The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Panthion." Instead of Polydore," 'n Cymbeline,—“ Paladour" was continued through all the editions till tha of 1779. 66 PERSONS REPRESENTED. ANTIOCHUS, king of Antioch. ESCANES, SIMONIDES, king of Pentapolis. PHILEMON, servant to Cerimon. The Daughter of Antiochus. DIONYZA, wife to Cleon. Marshall. BOULT, their servant. THAISA, daughter to Simonides. MARINA, daughter to Pericles and Thaisa. LYCHORIDA, nurse to Marina. DIANA. Lords, Ladies, Knights, Gentlemen, Sailors, Pirates, Fishermen, and Messengers, &c. SCENE, dispersedly in various countries, PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE. ACT I. Enter GOWER. Before the palace of ANTIOCH. To sing a song of old was sung, To glad your ear, and please your eyes. On ember-eves, and holy ales; If you, born in these latter times, (I tell you what mine authors say :) This king unto him took a pheere, So for her many a wight did die, What now ensues, to th' judgement of your eye SCENE I.-Antioch. A room in the palace. [Exit Enter ANTIOCHUS, PERICLES, and Attendants. Ant. Young prince of Tyre, you have at large receiv'd The danger of the task you undertake. Per. I have, Antiochus, and with a soul Embolden'd with the glory of her praise, Think death no hazard, in this enterprize. [Musick. Ant. Bring in our daughter, clothed like a bride, For the embracements even of Jove himself; At whose conception, (till Lucina reign'd,) Enter the Daughter of ANTIOCHUS. Per. See, where she comes, apparell'd like the spring, Her face, the book of praises, where is read Ye gods that made me man, and sway in love, Per. That would be son to great Antiochus. Tell thee with speechless tongues, and semblance pale, They here stand martyrs, slain in Cupid's wars; ད |