Cre. You shall not go :-One cannot speak a word, But it straight starts you. Dio. I do not like this fooling. 231 Ther. Nor I, by Pluto: but that that likes not you, Pleases me best. Dio. What, shall I come? the hour? Cre. Ay, come :—— -O Jove! Do, come :-I shall be plagu'd. Dio. Farewel 'till then. Cre. Good night. I pr'ythee, come. Troilus, farewel! one eye yet looks on thee; But with my heart the other eye doth see.— Ah! poor our sex! this fault in us I find, The error of our eye directs our mind: [Exit. 240 What error leads, must err; O then conclude, Minds, sway'd by eyes, are full of turpitude. [Exit. Ther. A proof of strength she could not publish more, Unless she say, My mind is now turn'd whore. Ulyss. All's done, my lord. Troi. It is. Ulyss. Why stay we then? Troi. To make a recordation to my soul 250 Created Created only to calumniate. Was Cressid here ? 260 Ulyss. I cannot conjure, Trojan. Troi. She was not, sure. Ulyss. Most sure, she was. Troi. Why my negation hath no taste of madness, Ulyss. Nor mine, my lord: Cressid was here but now. Troi. Let it not be believ'd for womanhood! Think, we had mothers; do not give advantage To stubborn critics-apt, without a theme, For depravation to square the general sex By Cressid's rule: rather think this not Cressid. 270 Ulyss. What hath she done, prince, that can soil our mothers? Troi. Nothing at all, unless that this were she. If souls guide vows, if vows be sanctimony, If there be rule in unity itself, This is not she. O madness of discourse, 280 As As Arachne's broken woof, to enter. 290 Instance, O instance! strong as Pluto's gates; The fractions of her faith, orts of her love, The fragments, scraps, the bits, and greasy reliques Hark, Greek ;-As much as I do Cressid love, That sleeve is mine, that he'll bear on his helm ; Ther. He'll tickle it for his concupy. 310 Troi. O Cressid! O false Cressid! false, false, false ! Let all untruths stand by thy stained name, And they'll seem glorious. Ulyss. O, contain yourself; Your passion draws ears hither. Enter Enter NEAS. Ene. I have been seeking you this hour, my lord: Hector, by this, is arming him in Troy ; Ajax, your guard, stays to conduct you home. 321 Troi. Have with you, prince :-My courteous lord, adieu : Farewel, revolted fair!—and, Diomed, Stand fast, and wear a castle on thy head! Ulyss. I'll bring you to the gates. Troi. Accept distracted thanks. [Exeunt TROILUS, ENEAS, and ULYSSES. Ther. 'Would, I could meet that rogue Diomed! I would croak like a raven; I would bode, I would bode. Patroclus will give me any thing for the intelligence of this whore: the parrot will not do more for an almond, than he for a commodious drab. Lechery, lechery; still, wars and lechery; nothing else holds fashion: A burning devil take them! [Exit. SCENE III. The Palace of Troy. Enter HECTOR, and ANDRO MACHE. And. When was my lord so much ungently temper'd, To stop his ears against admonishment ? Unarm, unarm, and do not fight to-day. Hect. You train me to offend you; get you in: By all the everlasting gods, I'll go. And. My dreams will, sure, prove ominous to-day. Hect. No more, I say. Mij Enter Enter CASSANDRA. Cas. Where is my brother Hector? 341 And. Here, sister; arm'd, and bloody in intent: Consort with me in loud and dear petition, Pursue we him on knees; for I have dreamt Hath nothing been but shapes and forms of slaughter. Heft. Ho! bid my trumpet sound! Cas. No notes of sally, for the heavens, sweet brother. 350 Hect. Begone, I say: the gods have heard me swear. Cas. The gods are deaf to hot and peevish vows; They are polluted offerings, more abhorr'd Than spotted livers in the sacrifice. And. O be persuaded: Do not count it holy To hurt by being just: it is as lawful, For us to count we give what's gain'd by thefts, Cas. It is the purpose, that makes strong the vow; But vows, to every purpose, must not hold: Unarm, sweet Hector. Hect. Hold you still, I say; Mine honour keeps the weather of my fate: Life every man holds dear; but the dear man Enter TROILUS. 360 How now, young man? mean'st thou to fight to-day? And. Cassandra, call my father to persuade. [Exit CASSANDRA. Helt. |