Lest our old robes sit easier than our new! Rosse. Farewell, father. Old M. God's benison go with you; and with those, That would make good of bad, and friends of foes! [Exeunt. ACT III. SCENE I. Fores. A Room in the Palace. Enter BANQUO. Ban. Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, As the weird women promis'd; and, I fear, Thou play'dst most foully for't yet it was said, But that myself should be the root, and father And set me up in hope? But, hush; no more. Senet sounded. Enter MACBETH, as King; Lady MACBETH, as Queen; LENOX, ROSSE, Lords, Ladies, and Attendants. Mach. Here's our chief guest. Lady M. If he had been forgotten, It had been as a gap in our great feast, And all thing unbecoming. Macb. To-night we hold a solemn supper, sir, And I'll request your presence. Ban. Let your highness Command upon me?, to the which my duties For ever knit. Mach. Ride you this afternoon? Ban. Ay, my good lord. Mach. We should have else desir'd your good advice (Which still hath been both grave and prosperous) In this day's council; but we'll take to-morrow3. Is't far you ride? Ban. As far, my lord, as will fill up the time "Twixt this and supper: go not my horse the better, I must become a borrower of the night For a dark hour, or twain. Mach. Ban. My lord, I will not. Fail not our feast. Mach. We hear, our bloody cousins are bestow'd In England, and in Ireland; not confessing Their cruel parricide, filling their hearers With strange invention. But of that to-morrow; When, therewithal, we shall have cause of state Craving us jointly. Hie you to horse: adieu, Till you return at night. Goes Fleance with you? Ban. Ay, my good lord: our time does call upon us. Mach. I wish your horses swift, and sure of foot; And so I do commend you to their backs. Farewell. Let every man be master of his time Till seven at night. To make society [Exit BANQUO. The sweeter welcome, we will keep ourself Command upon me,] So the old copies, which it seems unnecessary to alter to either Lay, as was done by Davenant in his alteration of "Macbeth," or to Set, which was recommended by Monck Mason. It is to be admitted, however, that the expression was by no means usual. 3 — but we'll TAKE to-morrow.] Malone persisted in changing "take" to talk, but without the slightest pretence, the meaning being quite obvious. This is one of the instances in which opposition to Steevens induced Malone to persevere in a decided error, with what Mr. Amyot truly calls "a parade of misapplied authorities." Till supper-time alone: while then, God be with you. [Exeunt Lady MACBETH, Lords, Ladies, &c. Sirrah, a word with you. Attend those men Our pleasure? Atten. They are, my lord, without the palace gate. Macb. Bring them before us.-[Exit Atten.] To be thus is nothing, But to be safely thus.-Our fears in Banquo Reigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he dares; He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour My genius is rebuk'd, as, it is said, Mark Antony's was by Cæsar. He chid the sisters, To make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings! For Banquo's issue have I fil'd my mind:] i. e. Defiled my mind. To "file" is often used for to defile, by elision of the preposition. We meet with it in Rowland's" Looke to It, for Ile Stabbe Yee," 1604, "Ile fyle no hands upon thee."-Sign. D 3 b. Other authorities are needless. $ the SEEDS of Banquo kings!] So the old copies, which there is no sufficient reason for abandoning, especially as Macbeth is speaking of Banquo's issue throughout in the plural. And champion me to the UTTERANCE !] i. e. To extremity; à l'outrance, Fr. Re-enter Attendant, with two Murderers. Now, go to the door, and stay there till we call. [Exit Attendant. Well then, now Was it not yesterday we spoke together? In our last conference; pass'd in probation with you, How you were borne in hand; how cross'd; the instruments; Who wrought with them; and all things else, that might, To half a soul, and to a notion craz'd, Say, "Thus did Banquo." 1 Mur. You made it known to us. Mach. I did so; and went farther, which is now 1 Mur. We are men, my liege. Macb. Ay, in the catalogue ye go for men, As hounds, and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs, 1 the valued FILE] i. e. the "file" or list in which they are valued. That writes them all alike; and so of men. 2 Mur. I do to spite the world. And I another, 1 Mur. So weary with disasters, tugg'd with fortune, That I would set my life on any chance, To mend it, or be rid on't. Mach. Know Banquo was your enemy. 2 Mur. Both of you True, my lord. Mach. So is he mine; and in such bloody distance, That every minute of his being thrusts Against my near'st of life: and though I could I will advise you where to plant yourselves, Acquaint you with the perfect spy o' the time, |