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
_Agam._ March patiently along: let one be sent[2424]
To pray Achilles see us at our tent.
If in his death the gods have us befriended,
Great Troy is ours, and our sharp wars are ended. 10
[_Exeunt, marching._[2425]
SCENE X. _Another part of the field._
_Enter_ ÆNEAS, PARIS, ANTENOR, _and_ DEIPHOBUS.[2426]
_Æne._ Stand, ho! yet are we masters of the field:
Never go home; here starve we out the night.[2427]
_Enter_ TROILUS.
_Tro._ Hector is slain.[2427]
_All._ Hector! The gods forbid!
_Tro._ He's dead; and at the murderer's horse's tail
In beastly sort dragg'd through the shameful field. 5
Frown on, you heavens, effect your rage with speed!
Sit, gods, upon your thrones, and smile at Troy![2428]
I say, at once let your brief plagues be mercy,[2428]
And linger not our sure destructions on!
_Æne._ My lord, you do discomfort all the host. 10
_Tro._ You understand me not that tell me so:
I do not speak of flight, of fear, of death,[2429]
But dare all imminence that gods and men
Address their dangers in. Hector is gone:
Who shall tell Priam so, or Hecuba? 15
Let him that will a screech-owl aye be call'd,[2430]
Go in to Troy, and say there 'Hector's dead:'[2431]
There is a word will Priam turn to stone,
Make wells and Niobes of the maids and wives,[2432]
Cold statues of the youth, and, in a word,[2433] 20
Scare Troy out of itself. But march away:[2434][2435]
Hector is dead; there is no more to say.[2435]
Stay yet. You vile abominable tents,[2436]
Thus proudly pight upon our Phrygian plains,[2437]
Let Titan rise as early as he dare, 25
I'll through and through you! and, thou great-sized coward,
No space of earth shall sunder our two hates:
I'll haunt thee like a wicked conscience still,
That mouldeth goblins swift as frenzy's thoughts.[2438]
Strike a free march to Troy! with comfort go:[2439] 30
Hope of revenge shall hide our inward woe.
[_Exeunt Æneas and Trojans._
_As_ TROILUS _is going out, enter, from the other side_, PANDARUS.[2440]
_Pan._ But hear you, hear you![2441]
_Tro._ Hence, broker-lackey! ignomy and shame[2442]
Pursue thy life, and live aye with thy name! [_Exit._[2443]
_Pan._ A goodly medicine for my aching bones![2444] 35
O world! world! world! thus is the poor agent despised! O[2445]
traitors and bawds, how earnestly are you set a-work, and[2446]
how ill requited! why should our endeavour be so loved[2447]
and the performance so loathed? what verse for it? what
instance for it? Let me see: 40
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