The history
1052992The wife I choo
se, there can be no eua
sion,
1053993To blench from this and to
stand
firme by honor,
1054994We turne not backe the
silkes vpon the marchant
1055995When we haue
soild them, nor the remainder viands,
1056996We do not throw in vnre
spe
ctue
siue,
1057997Becau
se we now are full, it was thought meete
1058998Pa is should do
some vengeance on the Greekes.
1059999Your breth with full con
sent bellied his
sailes,
10601000The
seas and winds (old wranglers) tooke a ttuce
: 10611001And did him
seruice, hee toucht the ports de
sir'd,
10621002And for an old aunt whom the Greekes held Captiue,
10631003He brought a Grecian Queene, who
se youth and fre
shne
sse,
10641004Wrincles
Apolloes, and makes pale the morning.
10651005Why keepe we her? the Grecians keepe our Aunt,
10661006Is
she worth keeping? why
shee is a pearle,
10671007Who
se price hath lan
sh't aboue a thou
sand
ships:
10681008And turn'd crown'd Kings to Marchants,
10691009If youle auouch twas wi
sdome
Paris went,
10701010As you mu
st needs, for you all cri'd go, go,
10711011If youle confe
sse be brought home worthy prize:
10721012As you mu
st needs, for you all, clapt your hands,
10731013And cry'd ine
stimable: why do you now
10741014The y
ssue of your proper wi
sdomes rate,
10751015And do a deed that neuer fortune did,
10761016Begger the e
stimation, which you priz'd
10771017Ritcher then
sea and land? O theft mo
st ba
se,
10781018That wee haue
stolne, what we do feare to keepe,
10791019But theeues vnworthy of a thing
so
stolne:
10801020That in their country did them that di
sgrace,
10811021We feare to warrant in our natiue place.
10851024Priam. What noi
se? what
shrike is this
? 10861025Troy. Tis our madde
sister I do know her voice,
10871026Cass. Cry Troyans.
Hect.It is
Crssandra!
10891027Cass. Cry Troyans cry, lend me ten thou
sand eyes,
10901028And I will
fill them with prophetick teares.
Cass.