Two Noble Kinsmen (Quarto, 1634)

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 The Two Noble Kinsmen. 
 321At least to frustrate striving, and to follow
 322The common Streame, twold bring us to an Edy
 323Where we should turne or drowne; if labour through,
 324Our gaine but life, and weakenes.
 325Pal. Your advice
 326Is cride up with example: what strange ruins
 327Since first we went to Schoole, may we perceive
 328Walking in Thebs? Skars, and bare weedes
 329The gaine o'th Martialist, who did propound
 330To his bold ends, honour, and golden Ingots,
 331Which though he won, he had not, and now flurted
 332By peace for whom he fought, who then shall offer
 333To Marsis so scornd Altar? I doe bleede
 334When such I meete, and wish great Iuno would
 335Resume her ancient fit of Ielouzie
 336To get the Soldier worke, that peace might purge
 337For her repletion, and retaine anew
 338Her charitable heart now hard, and harsher
 339Then strife, or war could be.
 340Arcite, Are you not out?
 341Meete you no ruine, but the Soldier in
 342The Cranckes, and turnes of Thebs? you did begin
 343As if you met decaies of many kindes:
 344Perceive you none, that doe arowse your pitty
 345But th'un-considerd Soldier?
 346Pal. Yes, I pitty
 347Decaies where ere I finde them, but such most
 348That sweating in an honourable Toyle
 349Are paide with yce to coole 'em.
 350Arcite, Tis not this
 351I did begin to speake of: This is vertue
 352Of no respect in Thebs, I spake of Thebs
 353How dangerous if we will keepe our Honours,
 354It is for our resyding, where every evill
 355Hath a good cullor; where eve'ry seeming good's
 356A certaine evill, where not to be ev'n Iumpe
 357As they are, here were to be strangers, and
 358Such things to be meere Monsters.
 C   Pal.

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