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the two noble kinsmen-第2部分
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Weary of this worlds light; have to themselves
Beene deathes most horrid Agents; humaine grace
Affords them dust and shaddow。
1。 QUEEN。
But our Lords
Ly blistring fore the visitating Sunne;
And were good Kings; when living。
THESEUS。
It is true; and I will give you comfort;
To give your dead Lords graves: the which to doe;
Must make some worke with Creon。
1。 QUEEN。
And that worke presents it selfe to'th doing:
Now twill take forme; the heates are gone to morrow。
Then; booteles toyle must recompence it selfe
With it's owne sweat; Now he's secure;
Not dreames we stand before your puissance
Wrinching our holy begging in our eyes
To make petition cleere。
2。 QUEEN。
Now you may take him; drunke with his victory。
3。 QUEEN。
And his Army full of Bread; and sloth。
THESEUS。
Artesius; that best knowest
How to draw out fit to this enterprise
The prim'st for this proceeding; and the number
To carry such a businesse; forth and levy
Our worthiest Instruments; whilst we despatch
This grand act of our life; this daring deede
Of Fate in wedlocke。
1。 QUEEN。
Dowagers; take hands;
Let us be Widdowes to our woes: delay
Commends us to a famishing hope。
ALL。
Farewell。
2。 QUEEN。
We come unseasonably: But when could greefe
Cull forth; as unpanged judgement can; fit'st time
For best solicitation。
THESEUS。
Why; good Ladies;
This is a service; whereto I am going;
Greater then any was; it more imports me
Then all the actions that I have foregone;
Or futurely can cope。
1。 QUEEN。
The more proclaiming
Our suit shall be neglected: when her Armes
Able to locke Iove from a Synod; shall
By warranting Moone…light corslet thee; oh; when
Her twyning Cherries shall their sweetnes fall
Vpon thy tastefull lips; what wilt thou thinke
Of rotten Kings or blubberd Queenes; what care
For what thou feelst not? what thou feelst being able
To make Mars spurne his Drom。 O; if thou couch
But one night with her; every howre in't will
Take hostage of thee for a hundred; and
Thou shalt remember nothing more then what
That Banket bids thee too。
HIPPOLITA。
Though much unlike 'Kneeling。'
You should be so transported; as much sorry
I should be such a Suitour; yet I thinke;
Did I not by th'abstayning of my joy;
Which breeds a deeper longing; cure their surfeit
That craves a present medcine; I should plucke
All Ladies scandall on me。 Therefore; Sir;
As I shall here make tryall of my prayres;
Either presuming them to have some force;
Or sentencing for ay their vigour dombe:
Prorogue this busines we are going about; and hang
Your Sheild afore your Heart; about that necke
Which is my ffee; and which I freely lend
To doe these poore Queenes service。
ALL QUEENS。
Oh helpe now;
Our Cause cries for your knee。
EMILIA。
If you grant not 'Kneeling。'
My Sister her petition in that force;
With that Celerity and nature; which
Shee makes it in; from henceforth ile not dare
To aske you any thing; nor be so hardy
Ever to take a Husband。
THESEUS。
Pray stand up。
I am entreating of my selfe to doe
That which you kneele to have me。 Pyrithous;
Leade on the Bride; get you and pray the Gods
For successe; and returne; omit not any thing
In the pretended Celebration。 Queenes;
Follow your Soldier。 As before; hence you 'to Artesius'
And at the banckes of Aulis meete us with
The forces you can raise; where we shall finde
The moytie of a number; for a busines
More bigger look't。 Since that our Theame is haste;
I stamp this kisse upon thy currant lippe;
Sweete; keepe it as my Token。 Set you forward;
For I will see you gone。 'Exeunt towards the Temple。'
Farewell; my beauteous Sister: Pyrithous;
Keepe the feast full; bate not an howre on't。
PERITHOUS。
Sir;
Ile follow you at heeles; The Feasts solempnity
Shall want till your returne。
THESEUS。
Cosen; I charge you
Boudge not from Athens; We shall be returning
Ere you can end this Feast; of which; I pray you;
Make no abatement; once more; farewell all。
1。 QUEEN。
Thus do'st thou still make good the tongue o'th world。
2。 QUEEN。
And earnst a Deity equal with Mars。
3。 QUEEN。
If not above him; for
Thou being but mortall makest affections bend
To Godlike honours; they themselves; some say;
Grone under such a Mastry。
THESEUS。
As we are men;
Thus should we doe; being sensually subdude;
We loose our humane tytle。 Good cheere; Ladies。 'Florish。'
Now turne we towards your Comforts。 'Exeunt。'
Scaena 2。 (Thebs)。
'Enter Palamon; and Arcite。'
ARCITE。
Deere Palamon; deerer in love then Blood
And our prime Cosen; yet unhardned in
The Crimes of nature; Let us leave the Citty
Thebs; and the temptings in't; before we further
Sully our glosse of youth:
And here to keepe in abstinence we shame
As in Incontinence; for not to swim
I'th aide o'th Current were almost to sincke;
At least to frustrate striving; and to follow
The common Streame; twold bring us to an Edy
Where we should turne or drowne; if labour through;
Our gaine but life; and weakenes。
PALAMON。
Your advice
Is cride up with example: what strange ruins
Since first we went to Schoole; may we perceive
Walking in Thebs? Skars; and bare weedes
The gaine o'th Martialist; who did propound
To his bold ends honour; and golden Ingots;
Which though he won; he had not; and now flurted
By peace for whom he fought: who then shall offer
To Marsis so scornd Altar? I doe bleede
When such I meete; and wish great Iuno would
Resume her ancient fit of Ielouzie
To get the Soldier worke; that peace might purge
For her repletion; and retaine anew
Her charitable heart now hard; and harsher
Then strife or war could be。
ARCITE。
Are you not out?
Meete you no ruine but the Soldier in
The Cranckes and turnes of Thebs? you did begin
As if you met decaies of many kindes:
Perceive you none; that doe arowse your pitty
But th'un…considerd Soldier?
PALAMON。
Yes; I pitty
Decaies where ere I finde them; but such most
That; sweating in an honourable Toyle;
Are paide with yce to coole 'em。
ARCITE。
Tis not this
I did begin to speake of: This is vertue
Of no respect in Thebs; I spake of Thebs
How dangerous if we will keepe our Honours;
It is for our resyding; where every evill
Hath a good cullor; where eve'ry seeming good's
A certaine evill; where not to be ev'n Iumpe
As they are; here were to be strangers; and
Such things to be; meere Monsters。
PALAMON。
Tis in our power;
(Vnlesse we feare that Apes can Tutor's) to
Be Masters of our manners: what neede I
Affect anothers gate; which is not catching
Where there is faith; or to be fond upon
Anothers way of speech; when by mine owne
I may be reasonably conceiv'd; sav'd too;
Speaking it truly? why am I bound
By any generous bond to follow him
Followes his Taylor; haply so long untill
The follow'd make pursuit? or let me know;
Why mine owne Barber is unblest; with him
My poore Chinne too; for tis not Cizard iust
To such a Favorites glasse: What Cannon is there
That does command my Rapier from my hip
To dangle't in my hand; or to go tip toe
Before the streete be foule? Either I am
The fore…horse in the Teame; or I am none
That draw i'th sequent trace: these poore sleight sores
Neede not a plantin; That which rips my bosome
Almost to'th heart's
ARCITE。
Our Vncle Creon。
PALAMON。
He;
A most unbounded Tyrant; whose successes
Makes heaven unfeard; and villany assured
Beyond its power there's nothing; almost puts
Faith in a feavour; and deifies alone
Voluble chance; who onely attributes
The faculties of other Instruments
To his owne Nerves and act; Commands men service;
And what they winne in't; boot and glory; on(e)
That feares not to do harm; good; dares not; Let
The blood of mine that's sibbe to him be suckt
From me with Leeches; Let them breake and fall
Off me with that corruption。
ARCITE。
Cleere spirited Cozen;
Lets leave his Court; that we may nothing share
Of his lowd infamy: for our milke
Will relish of the pasture; and we must
Be vile or disobedient; not his kinesmen
In blood; unlesse in quality。
PALAMON。
Nothing truer:
I thinke the Ecchoes of his shames have dea'ft
The eares of heav'nly Iustice: widdows cryes
Descend againe into their throates; and have not
'enter Valerius。'
Due audience of the Gods。Valerius!
VALERIUS。
The King cals for you; yet be leaden footed;
Till his great rage be off him。 Phebus; when
He broke his whipstocke and exclaimd against
The Horses of the Sun; but whisperd too
The lowdenesse of his Fury。
PALAMON。
Small windes shake him:
But whats the matter?
VALERIUS。
Theseus (who where he threates appals;) hath sent
Deadly defyance to him; and pronounces
Ruine to Thebs; who is at hand to seale
The promise of his wrath。
ARCITE。
Let him approach;
But that we feare the Gods in him; he brings not
A jot of terrour to us; Yet what man
Thirds his owne worth (the case is each of ours)
When that his actions dregd with minde assurd
Tis bad he goes about?
PALAMON。
Leave that unreasond。
Our services stand now for Thebs; not Creon;
Yet to be neutrall to him were dishonour;
Rebellious to oppose: therefore we must
With him stand to the mercy of our Fate;
Who hath bounded our last minute。
ARCITE。
So we must。
Ist sed this warres a foote? or it shall be;
On faile of some condition?
VALERIUS。
Tis in motion
The intelligence of state came in the instant
With the defier。
PALAMON。
Lets to the king; who; were he
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