Two Noble Kinsmen (Quarto, 1634)

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 The Two Noble Kinsmen. 
 397Will relish of the pasture, and we must
 398Be vile, or disobedient, not his kinesmen
 399In blood, unlesse in quality.
 400Pal. Nothing truer:
 401I thinke the Ecchoes of his shames have dea'ft
 402The eares of heav'nly Iustice: widdows cryes
 403Descend againe into their throates, and have not:  Enter Va-(lerius.
 404Due audience of the Gods: Valerius
 405Val. The King cals for you; yet be leaden footed
 406Till his great rage be off him. Phebus when
 407He broke his whipstocke and exclaimd against
 408The Horses of the Sun, but whisperd too
 409The lowdenesse of his Fury.
 410Pal. Small windes shake him,
 411But whats the matter?
 412Val. Theseus (who where he threates appals,) hath sent
 413Deadly defyance to him, and pronounces
 414Ruine to Thebs, who is at hand to seale
 415The promise of his wrath.
 416Arc. Let him approach;
 417But that we feare the Gods in him, he brings not
 418A jot of terrour to us; Yet what man
 419Thirds his owne worth (the case is each of ours)
 420When that his actions dregd, with minde assurd
 421Tis bad he goes about.
 422Pal. Leave that unreasond.
 423Our services stand now for Thebs, not Creon,
 424Yet to be neutrall to him, were dishonour;
 425Rebellious to oppose: therefore we must
 426With him stand to the mercy of our Fate,
 427Who hath bounded our last minute.
 428Arc. So we must;
 429Ist sed this warres a foote? or it shall be
 430On faile of some condition.
 431Val. Tis in motion
 432The intelligence of state came in the instant
 433With the defier.
 C2   Pal.

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Two Noble Kinsmen (Quarto, 1634)