The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 6 of 9]Shakespeare, William
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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 6 of 9]
Shakespeare, William
English drama
_Pan._ I cannot choose but laugh, to think how she tickled
his chin; indeed, she has a marvellous white hand, I must[1021] 130
needs confess,--
_Cres._ Without the rack.
_Pan._ And she takes upon her to spy a white hair on
his chin.
_Cres._ Alas, poor chin! many a wart is richer. 135
_Pan._ But there was such laughing! Queen Hecuba
laughed, that her eyes ran o'er.[1022]
_Cres._ With mill-stones.
_Pan._ And Cassandra laughed.
_Cres._ But there was more temperate fire under the pot[1023] 140
of her eyes: did her eyes run o'er too?
_Pan._ And Hector laughed.
_Cres._ At what was all this laughing?
_Pan._ Marry, at the white hair that Helen spied on
Troilus' chin.[1024] 145
_Cres._ An't had been a green hair, I should have laughed[1025]
too.
_Pan._ They laughed not so much at the hair as at his
pretty answer.
_Cres._ What was his answer? 150
_Pan._ Quoth she, 'Here's but two and fifty hairs on[1026]
your chin, and one of them is white.'
_Cres._ This is her question.
_Pan._ That's true; make no question of that. 'Two and[1027]
fifty hairs,' quoth he, 'and one white: that white hair is my[1028] 155
father, and all the rest are his sons.' 'Jupiter!' quoth she,
'which of these hairs is Paris my husband?' 'The forked
one,' quoth he, 'pluck't out, and give it him.' But there[1029]
was such laughing! and Helen so blushed, and Paris so
chafed, and all the rest so laughed, that it passed. 160
_Cres._ So let it now; for it has been a great while going by.[1030]
_Pan._ Well, cousin, I told you a thing yesterday; think[1031]
on't.[1031]
_Cres._ So I do.[1032]
_Pan._ I'll be sworn 'tis true; he will weep you, an[165, 167] 165
'twere a man born in April.
_Cres._ And I'll spring up in his tears, an 'twere a nettle[1033]
against May. [_A retreat sounded._[1034]
_Pan._ Hark! they are coming from the field: shall we
stand up here, and see them as they pass toward Ilium?[1035] 170
good niece, do, sweet niece Cressida.
_Cres._ At your pleasure.
_Pan._ Here, here, here's an excellent place; here we
may see most bravely: I'll tell you them all by their names
as they pass by; but mark Troilus above the rest. 175
ÆNEAS _passes_.[1036]
_Cres._ Speak not so loud.
_Pan._ That's Æneas: is not that a brave man? he's one
of the flowers of Troy, I can tell you: but mark Troilus;[1037]
you shall see anon.
_Cres._ Who's that?[1038] 180
ANTENOR _passes_.
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