Two Noble Kinsmen (Quarto, 1634)

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 The Two Noble Kinsmen. 
 470That have sod their Infants in (and after eate them)
 471The brine, they wept at killing 'em; Then if
 472You stay to see of us such Spincsters, we
 473Should hold you here for ever.
 474Pir. Peace be to you
 475As I pursue this war, which shall be then
 476Beyond further requiring. Exit Pir.
 477Emil. How his longing
 478Followes his Friend; since his depart, his sportes
 479Though craving seriousnes, and skill, past slightly
 480His careles execution, where nor gaine
 481Made him regard, or losse consider, but
 482Playing ore busines in his hand, another
 483Directing in his head, his minde, nurse equall
 484To these so diffring Twyns; have you observ'd him,
 485Since our great Lord departed?
 486Hip. With much labour:
 487And I did love him fort, they two have Cabind
 488In many as dangerous, as poore a Corner,
 489Perill and want contending, they have skift
 490Torrents whose roring tyranny and power
 491I'th least of these was dreadfull, and they have
 492Fought out together, where Deaths-selfe was lodgd,
 493Yet fate hath brought them off: Their knot of love
 494Tide, weau'd, intangled, with so true, so long,
 495And with a finger of so deepe a cunning
 496May be out worne, never undone. I thinke
 497Theseus cannot be umpire to himselfe
 498Cleaving his conscience into twaine, and doing
 499Each side like Iustice, which he loves best.
 500Emil. Doubtlesse
 501There is a best, and reason has no manners
 502To say it is not you: I was acquainted
 503Once with a time, when I enjoyd a Play-fellow;
 504You were at wars, when she the grave enrichd,
 505Who made too proud the Bed, tooke leave o'th Moone
 506(which then lookt pale at parting) when our count
 507Was each a eleven.
 C3   Hip.

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