+Don A.+ My friend engag'd, it never must be said Antonio left him so to go to bed. +Don O.+ Y' are married, and expose what's not your own. +Don A.+ Wedded to honour, that must yield to none. +Don O.+ Honour makes me refuse your aid; we must As well to friends as to ourselves be just. +Don A.+ He ought not to pretend to friendship's name, Who reckons not himself and friend the same. +Don O.+ Friendship with justice must not disagree, That were to break the virtue's harmony. +Don A.+ Friendship is justice; for whene'er we give, We then receive: so 'tis commutative. +Don O.+ So great's your friendship, you your friend oppress: To make it juster, you must make it less. +Don A.+ Friendship can never err in the extent: Like Nile, when't overflows, 'tis most beneficent. +Don O.+ I find, Antonio, you will still subdue. +Don A.+ I owe my triumph to my cause, not you. Come, we lose time; your mistress must not stay. +Don O.+ Who's so accompani'd, needs not fear his way. [_Exeunt._ FOOTNOTES: [55] It may be mentioned here, that throughout the third edition certain sententious passages, and moral and political apothegms, are printed in italics. This ultra-loyal line, and some others of the same kind so distinguished, were first inserted in the copy of the play published two years before the death of the author.--_Collier._ [56] In the year 1572 the town of Mons, in Hainault, was surprised by Count Lodowicke, who fortified himself in it, intending to hold it against the power of Spain. It was soon after invested by the Duke of Alva, and surrendered to him after a long siege, notwithstanding the Prince of Orange, who came before it with an army, with which he some time harassed his enemy, but without effecting his principal design. [57] [Former edits., _march_.] [58] [Former edits., _luckily_.] [59] In the third edition, by an error, this speech is not distinguished from Antonio's description, but it would evidently belong to Octavio, even if, in the two earlier copies, the same mistake had been committed.--_Collier._ [60] [_i.e., On._ Former edits., _of_.] [61] [In former edits. this line is given to Diego.] [62] [Perhaps we should read _With_.] ACT III. +Scene.+--_+Don Henrique's+ house._ _+Camilla,+ +Porcia,+ and +Flora+ appear in a balcony._ +Por.+ Come, cousin, the hour assign'd approaches. +Cam.+ Nay, more than so; for 'tis already night. +Flo.+ And, thanks to your stars, sufficiently dark. +Por.+ _To the clouds_ you would say, Flora; for stars, In this occasion, would not much befriend us. Pray, cousin, when Octavio shall arrive, Do you and Flora watch above with care; For if my cruel brother should surprise us---- +Cam.+ Let us alone to play the sentinels.