Cup. Hail to thee, worthy Timon! and to all[1826][1827][1828]
That of his bounties taste! The five best senses[1827][1829]
Acknowledge thee their patron, and come freely[1827] 115
To gratulate thy plenteous bosom: th' ear,[1827]
Taste, touch, and smell, pleased from thy table rise;[1827]
They only now come but to feast thine eyes.[1827]
Tim. They're welcome all; let 'em have kind admittance:[1830][1831]
Music, make their welcome![1831][1832] [Exit Cupid.120
First Lord. You see, my lord, how ample you're beloved.[1833]
Music. Re-enter Cupid, with a mask of Ladies as Amazons, with lutes in their hands, dancing and playing.[1834]
Apem. Hoy-day, what a sweep of vanity comes this way![1835][1836][1837]
They dance! they are mad women.[1836][1837][1838]
Like madness is the glory of this life,[1837][1839]
As this pomp shows to a little oil and root.[1837][1840] 125
We make ourselves fools, to disport ourselves,[1837]
And spend our flatteries, to drink those men[1837]
Upon whose age we void it up again[1837]
With poisonous spite and envy.[1837][1841]
Who lives, that's not depraved or depraves?[1841][1842] 130
Who dies, that bears not one spurn to their graves[1841]
Of their friends' gift?[1841][1843]
I should fear those that dance before me now
Would one day stamp upon me: 't has been done;[1844]
Men shut their doors against a setting sun.[1845] 135
The Lords rise from table, with much adoring of Timon; and to show their loves, each singles out an Amazon, and all dance, men with women, a lofty strain or two to the hautboys, and cease.[1846]
Tim. You have done our pleasures much grace, fair ladies,[1847]
Set a fair fashion on our entertainment,[1848]
Which was not half so beautiful and kind;
You have added worth unto 't and lustre,[1849]
And entertain'd me with mine own device: 140
I am to thank you for 't.[1850]
First Lady. My lord, you take us even at the best.[1851]
Apem. Faith, for the worst is filthy, and would not hold[1852]
taking, I doubt me.[1852]
Tim. Ladies, there is an idle banquet attends you:[1853][1854]145
Please you to dispose yourselves.[1853]