d, and
throwing himself upon the body of his dear injured lady, expired.

These rash acts raised much passion of horror and amazement in the
bystanders, for Othello had borne a fair reputation, and till he was
wrought upon by the arts of a villain, which his own noble nature never
gave him leave to suspect, he was a loving and a doting husband. He had
loved not wisely, but too well; and his manly eyes (when he learned his
mistake), though not used to weep on every small occasion, dropped tears

as fast as the Arabian trees their gum. And when he was dead all his
former merits and his valiant acts were remembered. Nothing now remained
for his successor but to put the utmost censure of the law in force
against Iago, who was executed with strict tortures; and to send word to
the state of Venice of the lamentable death of their renowned general.

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PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE

Pericles, Prince of Tyre, became a voluntary exile from his dominions,
to avert the dreadful calamities which Antiochus, the wicked emperor of
Greece, threatened to bring upon his subjects and city of Tyre, in
revenge for a discovery which the prince had made of a shocking deed
which the emperor had done in secret; as commonly it proves dangerous to
pry into the hidden crimes of great ones. Leaving the government of his
people in the hands of his able and honest minister, Helicanus, Pericles
set sail from Tyre, thinking to absent himself till the wrath of
Antiochus, who was mighty, should be appeased.

The first place which the prince directed his course to was Tarsus, and
hearing that the city of Tarsus was at that time suffering under a
severe famine, he took with him store of provisions for its relief. On
his arrival he found the city reduced to the utmost distress; and, he
coming like a messenger from heaven with his unhoped-for succour, Cleon,
the governor of Tarsus, welcomed him with boundless thanks. Pericles
had not been here many days, before letters came from his faithful
minister, warning him that it was not safe for him to stay at Tarsus,
for Antiochus knew of his abode, and by secret emissaries despatched for
that purpose sought his life. Upon receipt of these letters Pericles put
out to sea again, amidst the blessings and prayers of a whole people who
had been fed by his bounty.

He had not sailed far, when his ship was overtaken by a dreadful storm,
and every man on board perished except Peric