Troilus and Cressida (Quarto 1, 1609)
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of Troylus and Cresseida.
¶Nest. Peace drums.
¶Great Hector was as good a man as he.
3530To pray Achilles see vs at our tent:
¶If in his death the Gods haue vs befriended.
¶Great Troy is ours, and our sharpe wars are ended.
Exeunt.
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Enter Æneas, Paris, Antenor, Diephobus.
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Enter Troylus.
¶Hector is slaine.
¶All. Hector! the gods forbid.
¶Frowne on you heauens, effect your rage with speed,
¶Sit gods vpon your thrones, and smile at Troy.
¶I say at once, let your breefe plagues be mercy,
¶I do not speake of flight, of feare of death
¶But dare all immynence that gods and men
¶Let him that will a scrich-ould aye be call'd,
¶Goe into Troy and say their Hectors dead,
¶There is a word will Priam turne to stone,
3555Make wells and Niobe's of the maides and wiues:
¶Could statues of the youth and in a word,
¶Stay yet you proud abhominable tents:
3560Thus proudly pitcht vpon our Phrigian plaines,
¶Let Tytan rise as earely as he dare,
¶Ile through, and through you, and thou great siz'd coward,
M
Ile
