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the two noble kinsmen-第12部分

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She would run mad for this man: what an eye;

Of what a fyry sparkle; and quick sweetnes;

Has this yong Prince!  Here Love himselfe sits smyling;

Iust such another wanton Ganimead

Set Jove a fire with; and enforcd the god

Snatch up the goodly Boy; and set him by him

A shining constellation: What a brow;

Of what a spacious Majesty; he carries!

Arch'd like the great eyd Iuno's; but far sweeter;

Smoother then Pelops Shoulder!  Fame and honour;

Me thinks; from hence; as from a Promontory

Pointed in heaven; should clap their wings; and sing

To all the under world the Loves and Fights

Of gods; and such men neere 'em。  Palamon

Is but his foyle; to him a meere dull shadow:

Hee's swarth and meagre; of an eye as heavy

As if he had lost his mother; a still temper;

No stirring in him; no alacrity;

Of all this sprightly sharpenes not a smile;

Yet these that we count errours may become him:

Narcissus was a sad Boy; but a heavenly:

Oh who can finde the bent of womans fancy?

I am a Foole; my reason is lost in me;

I have no choice; and I have ly'd so lewdly

That women ought to beate me。  On my knees

I aske thy pardon; Palamon; thou art alone;

And only beutifull; and these the eyes;

These the bright lamps of beauty; that command

And threaten Love; and what yong Mayd dare crosse 'em?

What a bold gravity; and yet inviting;

Has this browne manly face!  O Love; this only

From this howre is Complexion: Lye there; Arcite;

Thou art a changling to him; a meere Gipsey;

And this the noble Bodie。  I am sotted;

Vtterly lost: My Virgins faith has fled me;

For if my brother but even now had ask'd me

Whether I lov'd; I had run mad for Arcite;

Now; if my Sister; More for Palamon。

Stand both together: Now; come aske me; Brother。

Alas; I know not!  Aske me now; sweet Sister;

I may goe looke。  What a meere child is Fancie;

That; having two faire gawdes of equall sweetnesse;

Cannot distinguish; but must crie for both。



'Enter (a) Gent(leman。)'



EMILIA。



How now; Sir?



GENTLEMAN。



From the Noble Duke your Brother;

Madam; I bring you newes: The Knights are come。



EMILIA。



To end the quarrell?



GENTLEMAN。



Yes。



EMILIA。



Would I might end first:

What sinnes have I committed; chast Diana;

That my unspotted youth must now be soyld

With blood of Princes? and my Chastitie

Be made the Altar; where the lives of Lovers

(Two greater and two better never yet

Made mothers joy) must be the sacrifice

To my unhappy Beautie?



'Enter Theseus; Hipolita; Perithous and attendants。'



THESEUS。



Bring 'em in

Quickly; By any meanes; I long to see 'em。

Your two contending Lovers are return'd;

And with them their faire Knights: Now; my faire Sister;

You must love one of them。



EMILIA。



I had rather both;

So neither for my sake should fall untimely。



'Enter Messenger。  (Curtis。)'



THESEUS。



Who saw 'em?



PERITHOUS。



I; a while。



GENTLEMAN。



And I。



THESEUS。



From whence come you; Sir?



MESSENGER。



From the Knights。



THESEUS。



Pray; speake;

You that have seene them; what they are。



MESSENGER。



I will; Sir;

And truly what I thinke: Six braver spirits

Then these they have brought; (if we judge by the outside)

I never saw; nor read of。  He that stands

In the first place with Arcite; by his seeming;

Should be a stout man; by his face a Prince;

(His very lookes so say him) his complexion;

Nearer a browne; than blacke; sterne; and yet noble;

Which shewes him hardy; fearelesse; proud of dangers:

The circles of his eyes show fire within him;

And as a heated Lyon; so he lookes;

His haire hangs long behind him; blacke and shining

Like Ravens wings: his shoulders broad and strong;

Armd long and round; and on his Thigh a Sword

Hung by a curious Bauldricke; when he frownes

To seale his will with: better; o'my conscience

Was never Souldiers friend。



THESEUS。



Thou ha'st well describde him。



PERITHOUS。



Yet a great deale short;

Me thinkes; of him that's first with Palamon。



THESEUS。



Pray; speake him; friend。



PERITHOUS。



I ghesse he is a Prince too;

And; if it may be; greater; for his show

Has all the ornament of honour in't:

Hee's somewhat bigger; then the Knight he spoke of;

But of a face far sweeter; His complexion

Is (as a ripe grape) ruddy: he has felt;

Without doubt; what he fights for; and so apter

To make this cause his owne: In's face appeares

All the faire hopes of what he undertakes;

And when he's angry; then a setled valour

(Not tainted with extreames) runs through his body;

And guides his arme to brave things: Feare he cannot;

He shewes no such soft temper; his head's yellow;

Hard hayr'd; and curld; thicke twind like Ivy tods;

Not to undoe with thunder; In his face

The liverie of the warlike Maide appeares;

Pure red; and white; for yet no beard has blest him。

And in his rowling eyes sits victory;

As if she ever ment to court his valour:

His Nose stands high; a Character of honour。

His red lips; after fights; are fit for Ladies。



EMILIA。



Must these men die too?



PERITHOUS。



When he speakes; his tongue

Sounds like a Trumpet; All his lyneaments

Are as a man would wish 'em; strong and cleane;

He weares a well…steeld Axe; the staffe of gold;

His age some five and twenty。



MESSENGER。



Ther's another;

A little man; but of a tough soule; seeming

As great as any: fairer promises

In such a Body yet I never look'd on。



PERITHOUS。



O; he that's freckle fac'd?



MESSENGER。



The same; my Lord;

Are they not sweet ones?



PERITHOUS。



Yes; they are well。



MESSENGER。



Me thinkes;

Being so few; and well disposd; they show

Great; and fine art in nature: he's white hair'd;

Not wanton white; but such a manly colour

Next to an aborne; tough; and nimble set;

Which showes an active soule; his armes are brawny;

Linde with strong sinewes: To the shoulder peece

Gently they swell; like women new conceav'd;

Which speakes him prone to labour; never fainting

Vnder the waight of Armes; stout harted; still;

But when he stirs; a Tiger; he's gray eyd;

Which yeelds compassion where he conquers: sharpe

To spy advantages; and where he finds 'em;

He's swift to make 'em his: He do's no wrongs;

Nor takes none; he's round fac'd; and when he smiles

He showes a Lover; when he frownes; a Souldier:

About his head he weares the winners oke;

And in it stucke the favour of his Lady:

His age; some six and thirtie。  In his hand

He beares a charging Staffe; embost with silver。



THESEUS。



Are they all thus?



PERITHOUS。



They are all the sonnes of honour。



THESEUS。



Now; as I have a soule; I long to see'em。

Lady; you shall see men fight now。



HIPPOLITA。



I wish it;

But not the cause; my Lord; They would show

Bravely about the Titles of two Kingdomes;

Tis pitty Love should be so tyrannous:

O my soft harted Sister; what thinke you?

Weepe not; till they weepe blood; Wench; it must be。



THESEUS。



You have steel'd 'em with your Beautie。Honord Friend;

To you I give the Feild; pray; order it

Fitting the persons that must use it。



PERITHOUS。



Yes; Sir。



THESEUS。



Come; Ile goe visit 'em: I cannot stay;

Their fame has fir'd me so; Till they appeare。

Good Friend; be royall。



PERITHOUS。



There shall want no bravery。



EMILIA。



Poore wench; goe weepe; for whosoever wins;

Looses a noble Cosen for thy sins。  'Exeunt。'









Scaena 3。  (A room in the prison。)



'Enter Iailor; Wooer; Doctor。'



DOCTOR。



Her distraction is more at some time of the Moone; then at other

some; is it not?



IAILOR。



She is continually in a harmelesse distemper; sleepes little;

altogether without appetite; save often drinking; dreaming of

another world; and a better; and what broken peece of matter

so'ere she's about; the name Palamon lardes it; that she farces

ev'ry busines withall; fyts it to every question。



'Enter Daughter。'



Looke where shee comes; you shall perceive her behaviour。



DAUGHTER。



I have forgot it quite; The burden on't; was DOWNE A; DOWNE A;

and pend by no worse man; then Giraldo; Emilias Schoolemaster;

he's as Fantasticall too; as ever he may goe upon's legs;for

in the next world will Dido see Palamon; and then will she be

out of love with Eneas。



DOCTOR。



What stuff's here? pore soule!



IAILOR。



Ev'n thus all day long。



DAUGHTER。



Now for this Charme; that I told you of: you must bring a peece

of silver on the tip of your tongue; or no ferry: then; if it be

your chance to come where the blessed spirits; as ther's a sight

nowwe maids that have our Lyvers perish'd; crakt to peeces with

Love; we shall come there; and doe nothing all day long but picke

flowers with Proserpine; then will I make Palamon a Nosegay; then

let him marke me;then



DOCTOR。



How prettily she's amisse? note her a little further。



DAUGHTER。



Faith; ile tell you; sometime we goe to Barly breake; we of the

blessed; alas; tis a sore life they have i'th other place; such

burning; frying; boyling; hissing; howling; chattring; cursing;

oh they have shrowd measure! take heede; if one be mad; or hang

or drowne themselves; thither they goe; Iupiter blesse vs; and

there shall we be put in a Caldron of lead; and Vsurers grease;

amongst a whole million of cutpurses; and there boyle like a

Gamon

of Bacon that will never be enough。  'Exit。'



DOCTOR。



How her braine coynes!



DAUGHTER。



Lords and Courtiers; that have got maids with Child; they are in

this place: they shall stand in fire up to the Nav'le; and in yce

up to'th hart; and there th'offending part burnes; and the

deceaving part freezes; in troth
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