Two Noble Kinsmen (Quarto, 1634)

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2. Two Noble Kinsmen, Quarto, 1634 (Old-spelling transcription)
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 The Two Noble Kinsmen. 
 1786Arc. Good morrow noble kinesman,
 1787Pal. I have put you
 1788To too much paines Sir.
 1789Arc. That too much faire Cosen,
 1790Is but a debt to honour, and my duty.
 1791Pal. Would you were so in all Sir; I could wish ye
 1792As kinde a kinsman, as you force me finde
 1793A beneficiall foe, that my embraces
 1794Might thanke ye, not my blowes.
 1795Arc. I shall thinke either
 1796Well done, a noble recompence.
 1797Pal. Then I shall quit you.
 1798Arc. Defy me in these faire termes, and you show
 1799More then a Mistris to me, no more anger
 1800As you love any thing that's honourable;
 1801We were not bred to talke man, when we are arm'd
 1802And both upon our guards, then let our fury
 1803Like meeting of two tides, fly strongly from us,
 1804And then to whom the birthright of this Beauty
 1805Truely pertaines (without obbraidings, scornes,
 1806Dispisings of our persons, and such powtings
 1807Fitter for Girles and Schooleboyes) will be seene
 1808And quickly, yours, or mine: wilt please you arme Sir,
 1809Or if you feele your selfe not fitting yet
 1810And furnishd with your old strength, ile stay Cosen
 1811And ev'ry day discourse you into health,
 1812As I am spard, your person I am friends with,
 1813And I could wish I had not saide I lov'd her
 1814Though I had dide; But loving such a Lady
 1815And justifying my Love, I must not fly from't.
 1816Pal. Arcite, thou art so brave an enemy
 1817That no man but thy Cosen's fit to kill thee,
 1818I am well, and lusty, choose your Armes.
 1819Arc. Choose you Sir.
 1820Pal. Wilt thou exceede in all, or do'st thou doe it
 1821To make me spare thee?
 1822Arc. If you thinke so Cosen,
 1823You are deceived, for as I am a Soldier.
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