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  • Title: Troilus and Cressida (Quarto 1, 1609)
  • Editor: William Godshalk
  • ISBN: 1-55058-301-8

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    Author: William Shakespeare
    Editor: William Godshalk
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    Troilus and Cressida (Quarto 1, 1609)

    The history
    Out of those many registred in promise,
    Which you say liue to come in my behalfe:
    1865Aga. What wouldst thou of vs Troian? make demand?
    Calc. You haue a Troian prisoner cald Antenor,
    Yesterday tooke, Troy holds him very deere.
    Oft haue you (often haue you thankes therefore)
    1870Desird my Cressed in right great exchange.
    Whom Troy hath still deni'd, but this Anthenor,
    I know is such a wrest in their affaires:
    That their negotiations all must slacke,
    Wanting his mannage and they will almost,
    1875Giue vs a Prince of blood a Sonne of Pryam,
    In change of him. Let him be sent great Princes,
    And he shall buy my daughter: and her presence,
    Shall quite strike of all seruice I haue done,
    In most accepted paine.
    1880Aga. Let Diomedes beare him,
    And bring vs Cressid hither, Calcas shall haue
    What he requests of vs: good Diomed
    Furnish you farely for this enterchange,
    Withall bring word If Hector will to morrow,
    1885Bee answered in his challenge. Aiax is ready.
    Dio. This shall I vndertake, and tis a burthen
    Which I am proud to bcare. Exit,
    Achilles and Patro stand in their tent.
    Uli. Achilles stands ith entrance of his tent,
    1890Please it our generall passe strangely by him:
    As if he were forgot, and princes all,
    Lay negligent and loose regard vpon him,
    I will come last, tis like heele question mee.
    Why such vnpaulsiue eyes are bent? why turnd on him,
    1895If so I haue derision medecinable,
    To vse betweene your strangnes and his pride,
    Which his owne will shall haue desire to drinke,
    It may doe good, pride hath no other glasse,
    To show it selfe but pride: for supple knees,
    1900Feed arrogance and are the proud mans fees.
    Aga. Weele execute your purpose and put on,
    A forme