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Who, hearing of your melancholy state,
Did come to see you.

Per. I embrace you.

Give me my robes. I am wild in my beholding.
O heavens bless my girl! But, hark, what music?

Tell Helicanus, my Marina, tell him

O'er, point by point, for yet he seems to doubt,

How sure you are my daughter. But, what music?

Hel. My lord, I hear none.

Per. None!

The music of the spheres! List, my Marina.
Lys. It is not good to cross him; give him way.

Per. Rarest sounds! Do ye not hear?

Lys.

Per. Most heavenly music!

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My lord, I hear.

[Music.

[Sleeps.

It nips me unto listening, and thick slumber

Hangs upon mine eyes: let me rest.

Lys. A pillow for his head:

So, leave him all. Well, my companion friends,

If this but answer to my just belief,

I'll well remember you.

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[Exeunt all but Pericles.

Diana appears to Pericles in a vision.

Dia. My temple stands in Ephesus: hie thee thither,
And do upon mine altar sacrifice.

There, when my maiden priests are met together,
Before the people all,

Reveal how thou at sea didst lose thy wife:
To mourn thy crosses, with thy daughter's' call,
And give them repetition to the life.

Or perform my bidding, or thou livest in woe;

Do it, and happy; by my silver bow !

Awake, and tell thy dream.

Per. Celestial Dian, goddess argentine,
I will obey thee. Helicanus!

Hel.

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Re-enter Helicanus, Lysimachus, and Marina.

Sir?

Per. My purpose was for Tarsus, there to strike

The inhospitable Cleon; but I am

For other service first : toward Ephesus

Turn our blown sails; eftsoons I'll tell thee why.
[To Lysimachus] Shall we refresh us, sir, upon your shore,

And give you gold for such provision

As our intents will need?

Lys. Sir,

Per.

With all my heart; and, when you come ashore,
I have another suit.

You shall prevail,

Were it to woo my daughter; for it seems

You have been noble towards her.

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Lys.

Sir, lend me your arm.

Per. Come, my Marina.

[Exeunt.

Scene II.

Enter Gower before the temple of Diana at Ephesus.

Gow. Now our sands are almost run;

More a little, and then dumb.

This, my last boon, give me,
For such kindness must relieve me,

That you aptly will suppose

What pageantry, what feats, what shows,

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The temple of Diana at Ephesus; Thaisa standing near the altar, as high priestess; a number of Virgins on each side; Cerimon and other Inhabitants of Ephesus attending.

Enter Pericles, with his train; Lysimachus, Helicanus,
Marina, and a Lady.

Per. Hail, Dian! to perform thy just command,
I here confess myself the king of Tyre;
Who, frighted from my country, did wed
At Pentapolis the fair Thaisa.

At sea in childbed died she, but brought forth
A maid-child call'd Marina; who, O goddess,
Wears yet thy silver livery. She at Tarsus
Was nursed with Cleon; who at fourteen years
He sought to murder : but her better stars
Brought her to Mytilene; 'gainst whose shore

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Thai.

Riding, her fortunes brought the maid aboard us,
Where, by her own most clear remembrance, she
Made known herself my daughter.

Voice and favour!

You are, you are-O royal Pericles ![Faints. Per. What means the nun? she dies! help, gentlemen! Cer. Noble sir,

Per.

If you have told Diana's altar true,
This is your wife.

Reverend appearer, no;

I threw her overboard with these very arms.

Cer. Upon this coast, I warrant you.

Per.

'Tis most certain.

Cer. Look to the lady. O, she's but overjoy'd.

Per.

Early in blustering morn this lady was

Thrown upon this shore. I oped the coffin,

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Found there rich jewels; recover'd her, and placed her

Here in Diana's temple.

Cer. Great sir, they shall be

Whither I invite you.
Recovered.

Thai. O, let me look!

May we see them?
brought you to my house,
Look, Thaisa is

If he be none of mine, my sanctity

Will to my sense bend no licentious ear,

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But curb it, spite of seeing. O, my lord,

Are you not Pericles ? Like him you spake,

Like him you are: did you not name a tempest,

A birth, and death?

Per.

The voice of dead Thaisa!

Thai. That Thaisa am I, supposed dead

And drown'd.

Per. Immortal Dian!
Thai.

Now I know you better.

When we with tears parted Pentapolis,
The king my father gave you such a ring.

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[Shows a ring.

Per. This, this: no more, you gods! your present kindness Makes my past miseries sports: you shall do well, That on the touching of her lips I may

Mar.

Melt, and no more be seen. O, come, be buried
A second time within these arms.

My heart

[Kneels to Thaisa.

Leaps to be gone into my mother's bosom. Per. Look, who kneels here! Flesh of thy flesh, Thaisa; Thy burden at the sea, and call'd Marina

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Per. You have heard me say, when I did fly from Tyre,

Thai.

I left behind an ancient substitute :

Can you remember what I call'd the man ?

I have named him oft.

Per. Still confirmation:

'Twas Helicanus then.

Embrace him, dear Thaisa; this is he.

Now do I long to hear how you were found ;
How possibly preserved ; and who to thank,

Besides the gods, for this great miracle.

Thai. Lord Cerimon, my lord; this man,

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Through whom the gods have shown their power:

that can

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