With my tears, go into
thine isolation, my brother.
TEIRESIAS Thou blam'st my mood and seest not thine own Wherewith thou art mated; no, thou taxest me.
Then I charge thee to abide By thine own proclamation; from this day Speak not to these or me.
TEIRESIAS Not Creon, thou thyself art thine own bane.
Methinks that thou and thine abettor soon Will rue your plot to drive the scapegoat out.
Nay, thou know'st it not, And all unwitting art a double foe To thine own kin, the living and the dead; Aye and the dogging curse of mother and sire One day shall drive thee, like a two-edged sword, Beyond our borders, and the eyes that now See clear shall henceforward endless night.
ISMENE At least let no man know of thine intent, But keep it close and secret, as will I.
ISMENE Have thine own way then; 'tis a mad endeavor, Yet to thy lovers thou art dear as ever.
She's thine, my liege; but I may rightly claim Hence to depart well quit of all these ills.
To me no word of thine Is pleasant: God forbid it e'er should please; Nor am I more acceptable to thee.
"Fain am I to believe the prize is thine, and right fairly won.
"And by my faith and troth, I have a good part of a mind to have thee beaten for thine insolence!" Then he turned upon his heel and strode away.
Bethink thee, if thou dost relapse into thine infidelity, though thou are not so tender as a suckling pig I would I had one to break my fast upon thou art not too tough to be roasted!
``Nay, we will have no profanation, mad Priest,'' said Locksley; ``let us rather hear where you found this prisoner of thine.''
``By Saint Thomas of Kent,'' said he, ``an I buckle to my gear, I will teach thee, sir lazy lover, to mell with thine own matters, maugre thine iron case there!''