Page 242 - Shakespeare - Vol. 4

Look who kneels here; flesh of thy flesh, Thaisa,
Thy burden at the sea, and called Marina
For she was yielded there.

THAISA
Blest, and mine own!

HELICANUS
Hail, madam, and my queen!

THAISA
I know you noy.

PERICLES
You have heard me say, when I did fly from Tyre, [50]
I left behind an ancient substitute.
Can you remember what I called the man?
I have named him oft.

THAISA

’Twas Helicanus then.

PERICLES

Still confirmation.
Embrace him, dear Thaisa, this is he. [55]
Now do I long to hear how you were found,
How possibly preserved, and who to thank,

Besides the gods, for this great miracle.

THAISA
Lord Cerimon, my lord; this man
Through whom the gods have shown their power; that can [60]
From first to last resolve you.

PERICLES
Reverend sir,

The gods can have no mortal officer