643612Successe or losse, what is, or is not, serues

644613As stuffe for these two to make paradoxes.

645614Nestor. And in the imitation of these twaine,

646615Who as Vlisses sayes opinion crownes,

647616With an imperiall voyce: many are infect,

648617Aiax is growne selfe-wild, and beares his head

649618In such a reyne, in full as proud a place

650619As broad Achilles: keepes his Tent like him,

651620Makes factious feasts, railes on our state of warre,

652621Bould as an Oracle, and sets Thersites

653622A slaue, whose gall coynes slanders like a mint,

654623To match vs in comparisons with durt,

655624To weaken our discredit, our exposure

656625How ranke so euer rounded in with danger.

657626Vlisses. They taxe our pollicie, and call it cowardice,

658627Count wisdome as no member of the warre,

659628Forstall prescience, and esteeme no act

660629But that of hand, the still and mentall parts,

661630That do contriue how many hands shall strike,

662631When fitnesse calls them on, and know by measure

663632Of their obseruant toyle the enemies waight,

664633Why this hath not a fingers dignitie,

665634They call this bed-worke, mappry, Closet warre,

666635So that the Ram that batters downe the wall,

667636For the great swinge and rudenesse of his poise,

668637They place before his hand that made the engine,

669638Or those that with the fincsse of their soules,

670639By reason guide his execution.

671640Nest. Let this be granted, and Achilles horse

672641Makes many Thetis sonnes,

673642Agam. What trumpet? looke Menelaus.

674643Mene. From Troy.

675644Agam. What would you fore our tent.

676645AEne. Is this great Agamemnons tent I pray you?

677646Agam. Euen this.

678647AEne. May one that is a Herrald and a Prince,

679648Do a faire message to his Kingly eyes?

680649Agam. With surety stronger then Achilles arme,