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Title: Guiderius and Arviragus in The young people of Shakespeare's dramas
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Bar, Amelia Edith Huddleston, 1831-1919
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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d! and the search so slow,That could not trace them! 1 Gent. Howsoeer tis strange,Or that the negligence may well be laughed at,Yet is it true, sir. 2 Gent. I do well believe you. These two princes had really been stolenby a faithful and famous warrior of Cymbe-lines court, called Belarius, who, by valuableservices, had well deserved the favor of hisking. But suddenly Cymbelines anger fellupon the guiltless hero. Two villains sworefalsely that he had made a treacherous leaguewith the Romans, and Cymbeline deprived himof his possessions and banished him. The old soldier, unable to get justice, de-termined, at least, to have revenge. He car-ried off the two sons of Cymbeline with thehelp of their nurse; her he married, and hebrought up the boys as his own children, in asolitary cavern in the mountains of Wales. Inthis seclusion he trained them to hunting and 11all manly exercises, and they grew up true,simple, brave, inspired with a mixed spiritof strength and gentleness, of modesty and
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Hail, Heaven ! Cuiderius and Arviragtu. GUIDERIUS AND ARVIRAGUS. 133 ambition, the sweetest companions in theworld. We are first introduced to the youths inthe Third Scene of the Third Act, than whichthere are few finer things in Shakespeare. Thebreath of the old innocent world is over it, thethoughts and feelings of generous youth, andthe wisdom of a good old age. SCENE III.—Wales. A Mountainous Country^ with a Cave. Enter Belarius, Guiderius, and Arviragus. Bel. a goodly day not to keep house, with suchWhose roofs as low as ours. Stoop, boys: this gateInstructs you how t* adore the heavens, and bows youTo a mornings holy office: the gates of monarchsAre archd so high that giants may get throughAnd keep their impious turbans on, withoutGood morrow to the sun.—Hail, thou fair heaven!We house i* the rock, yet use thee not so hardlyAs prouder livers do. Gui. Hail, heaven! Arv. Hail, heaven! Bel. Now, for our mountain sport. Up to yon hill:Your legs are young; Ill tread these flats.

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