of Troylus and Cresseida.
20561941There is a my
sterie (with whom relation
20571942Dur
st neuer meddle) in the
soule of
state,
20581943Which hath an operation more diuine,
20591944Then breath or pen can giue expre
ssure to:
20601945All the commer
se that you haue had with Troy,
20611946As perfe
ctly is ours, as yours my Lord,
20621947And better would it
fitt
Achilles much,
20631948To throw downe
Hector then P
olixena. 20641949But it mu
st grieue young P
irhus now at home,
20651950When fame
shall in our Ilands
sound her trumpe,
20661951And all the Greeki
sh girles
shall tripping
sing,
20671952Great
Hectors sister did
Achilles winne,
20681953But our great
Aiax brauely beate downe him:
20691954Farewell my Lord
: I as your louer
speake,
20701955The foole
slides ore the Ice that you
should breake.
20711956Patr. To this e
ffe
ct Achilles haue I moou'd you,
20721957A woman impudent and manni
sh growne,
20731958Is not more loth'd then an e
ffeminate man
20741959In time of a
ction
: I
stand condemnd for this
20751960They thinke my little
stomack to the warre,
20761961And your great loue to me, re
straines you thus,
20771962Sweete rou
se your
selfe, and the weake wanton
Cupid, 20781963Shall from your neck vnloo
se his amorous fould,
20791964And like dewdrop from the Lions mane,
20811966Ach. Shall
Aiax fight with
Hector.
20821967Patro. I and perhaps receiue much honor by him.
20831968Achil. I
see my reputation is at
stake,
20861971Tho
se wounds heale ill, that men do giue them
selues,
20871972Omi
ssion to doe what is nece
ssary.
20881973Seales a commi
ssion to a blanke of danger,
20891974And danger like an ague
subtly taints
20901975Euen then when they
sit idely in the
sunne.
20911976Achil. Go call
Thersites hether
sweet P
atroclus, 20921977Ile
send the foole to
Aiax, and de
sire him
20931978T''inuite the Troyan lords after the combate,
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