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the two noble kinsmen-第16部分

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1。 KNIGHT。



Nay lets be offerers all。



2。 KNIGHT。



Is it a maide?



PALAMON。



Verily; I thinke so;

A right good creature; more to me deserving

Then I can quight or speake of。



ALL KNIGHTS。



Commend us to her。  'They give their purses。'



IAILOR。



The gods requight you all;

And make her thankefull。



PALAMON。



Adiew; and let my life be now as short;

As my leave taking。  'Lies on the Blocke。'



1。 KNIGHT。



Leade; couragious Cosin。



2。 KNIGHT。



Wee'l follow cheerefully。  'A great noise within crying; 'run; save;

 hold!''



'Enter in hast a Messenger。'



MESSENGER。



Hold; hold!  O hold; hold; hold!



'Enter Pirithous in haste。'



PERITHOUS。



Hold! hoa!  It is a cursed hast you made;

If you have done so quickly。  Noble Palamon;

The gods will shew their glory in a life;

That thou art yet to leade。



PALAMON。



Can that be;

When Venus; I have said; is false?  How doe things fare?



PERITHOUS。



Arise; great Sir; and give the tydings eare

That are most dearly sweet and bitter。



PALAMON。



What

Hath wakt us from our dreame?



PERITHOUS。



List then: your Cosen;

Mounted upon a Steed that Emily

Did first bestow on him; a blacke one; owing

Not a hayre worth of whitewhich some will say

Weakens his price; and many will not buy

His goodnesse with this note: Which superstition

Heere findes allowanceOn this horse is Arcite

Trotting the stones of Athens; which the Calkins

Did rather tell then trample; for the horse

Would make his length a mile; if't pleas'd his Rider

To put pride in him: as he thus went counting

The flinty pavement; dancing; as t'wer; to'th Musicke

His owne hoofes made; (for as they say from iron

Came Musickes origen) what envious Flint;

Cold as old Saturne; and like him possest

With fire malevolent; darted a Sparke;

Or what feirce sulphur else; to this end made;

I comment not;the hot horse; hot as fire;

Tooke Toy at this; and fell to what disorder

His power could give his will; bounds; comes on end;

Forgets schoole dooing; being therein traind;

And of kind mannadge; pig…like he whines

At the sharpe Rowell; which he freats at rather

Then any jot obaies; seekes all foule meanes

Of boystrous and rough Iadrie; to dis…seate

His Lord; that kept it bravely: when nought serv'd;

When neither Curb would cracke; girth breake nor diffring plunges

Dis…roote his Rider whence he grew; but that

He kept him tweene his legges; on his hind hoofes on end he stands;

That Arcites leggs; being higher then his head;

Seem'd with strange art to hand: His victors wreath

Even then fell off his head: and presently

Backeward the Iade comes ore; and his full poyze

Becomes the Riders loade: yet is he living;

But such a vessell tis; that floates but for

The surge that next approaches: he much desires

To have some speech with you: Loe he appeares。



'Enter Theseus; Hipolita; Emilia; Arcite in a chaire。'



PALAMON。



O miserable end of our alliance!

The gods are mightie; Arcite: if thy heart;

Thy worthie; manly heart; be yet unbroken;

Give me thy last words; I am Palamon;

One that yet loves thee dying。



ARCITE。



Take Emilia

And with her all the worlds joy: Reach thy hand:

Farewell: I have told my last houre。  I was false;

Yet never treacherous: Forgive me; Cosen:

One kisse from faire Emilia: Tis done:

Take her: I die。



PALAMON。



Thy brave soule seeke Elizium。



EMILIA。



Ile close thine eyes; Prince; blessed soules be with thee!

Thou art a right good man; and while I live;

This day I give to teares。



PALAMON。



And I to honour。



THESEUS。



In this place first you fought: ev'n very here

I sundred you: acknowledge to the gods

Our thankes that you are living。

His part is playd; and though it were too short;

He did it well: your day is lengthned; and

The blissefull dew of heaven do's arowze you。

The powerfull Venus well hath grac'd her Altar;

And given you your love: Our Master Mars

Hath vouch'd his Oracle; and to Arcite gave

The grace of the Contention: So the Deities

Have shewd due justice: Beare this hence。



PALAMON。



O Cosen;

That we should things desire; which doe cost us

The losse of our desire!  That nought could buy

Deare love; but losse of deare love!



THESEUS。



Never Fortune

Did play a subtler Game: The conquerd triumphes;

The victor has the Losse: yet in the passage

The gods have beene most equall: Palamon;

Your kinseman hath confest the right o'th Lady

Did lye in you; for you first saw her; and

Even then proclaimd your fancie: He restord her

As your stolne Iewell; and desir'd your spirit

To send him hence forgiven; The gods my justice

Take from my hand; and they themselves become

The Executioners: Leade your Lady off;

And call your Lovers from the stage of death;

Whom I adopt my Frinds。  A day or two

Let us looke sadly; and give grace unto

The Funerall of Arcite; in whose end

The visages of Bridegroomes weele put on

And smile with Palamon; for whom an houre;

But one houre; since; I was as dearely sorry;

As glad of Arcite: and am now as glad;

As for him sorry。  O you heavenly Charmers;

What things you make of us!  For what we lacke

We laugh; for what we have; are sorry: still

Are children in some kind。  Let us be thankefull

For that which is; and with you leave dispute

That are above our question。  Let's goe off;

And beare us like the time。  'Florish。  Exeunt。'









EPILOGVE



I would now aske ye how ye like the Play;

But; as it is with Schoole Boyes; cannot say;

I am cruell fearefull: pray; yet stay a while;

And let me looke upon ye: No man smile?

Then it goes hard; I see; He that has

Lov'd a yong hansome wench; then; show his face

Tis strange if none be heereand if he will

Against his Conscience; let him hisse; and kill

Our Market: Tis in vaine; I see; to stay yee;

Have at the worst can come; then!  Now what say ye?

And yet mistake me not: I am not bold;

We have no such cause。  If the tale we have told

(For tis no other) any way content ye

(For to that honest purpose it was ment ye)

We have our end; and ye shall have ere long;

I dare say; many a better; to prolong

Your old loves to us: we; and all our might

Rest at your service。  Gentlemen; good night。  'Florish。'



FINIS








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