Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1602 [1602-1603] (Annals) tragedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma typicality 0.77 · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T7: hector, troy, achilles, greeks, aeneas, priam, ulysses, troilus, trojan, trojans.
Who, I: why, he'll answer no body: he professes not answering; speaking is for beggars: he wears his tongue in's arms: I will put on his presence; let Patroclus make his demands to me, you shall see the Pageant of Aiax. To him Patroclus; tell him, I humbly desire the valiant Aiax, to invite the most valorous Hector, to come unarmed to my Tent, and to procure safe conduct for his person, of the magnanimous and most illustrious, six or feaven times honoured Captain, General of the Grecian Army Agamemnon, etc. do this. Ioue bless great Aiax. Hum. I come from the worthy Achilles. Ha'? Who most humbly desires you to invite Hector to his Tent. Hum. And to procure safe conduct from Agamemnon. Agamemnon? I my Lord. Ha'? What say you too't. God buy you with all my heart. Your answer sir. If to morrow be a fair day, by eleven a clock it will go one way or other; howsoever, he shall pay for me ere he has me. Your answer sir. Far you well withal my heart. Why, but he is not in this tune, is he? No, but he's out a tune thus: what music will be in him when Hector has knocked out his brains, I know not: but I am sure none, unless the Fiddler Apollo get his sinews to make catlings on. Come, thou shalt bear a Letter to him strait. Let me carry another to his Horse; for that's the more capable creature. My mind is troubled like a Fountain stirred, And I myself see not the bottom of it. Would the Fountain of your mind were clear again, that I might water an Ass at it: I had rather be a Tick in a Sheep, than such a valiant ignorance. See hoa, who is that there? It is the Lord Aeneas. Is the Prince there in person? Had I so good occasion to lie long As you Prince Paris, nothing but heavenly business, Should rob my bed-mate of my company. That's my mind too: good morrow Lord Aeneas. A valiant Greek Aeneas, take his hand, Witness the process of your speech within; You told how Diomedes, in a whole week by days Did haunt you in the Field. Health to you valiant sir, During all question of the gentle truce: But when I meet you armed, as black defiance, As heart can think, or courage execute. The one and other Diomedes embraces, Our bloods are now in calm; and so long health: But when contention, and occasion meets, By Ioue, I'll play the hunter for thy life, With all my force, pursuit and policy. And thou shalt hunt a Lion that will fly With his face backward, in humane gentleness: Welcome to Troy; now by Anchises life, Welcome indeed: by Venus' hand I swear, No man alive can love in such a sort, The thing he means to kill, more excellently,
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Who, I: why▪ heele anſwer no body: he profeſſes not anſwering; ſpeaking is for beggers: he weares his tongue in's armes: I will put on his preſence; let Patroclus make his demands to me, you ſhall ſee the Pageant of Aiax. To him Patroclus; tell him, I humbly deſire the valiant Aiax, to inuite the moſt valorous Hector, to come vnarm'd to my Tent, and to procure ſafe conduct for his perſon, of the magnanimious and moſt illuſtrious, ſixe or feauen times honour'd Captaine, Generall of the Grecian Armie Agamemnon, &c. doe this. Ioue bleſſe great Aiax. Hum. I come from the worthy Achilles. Ha? Who moſt humbly deſires you to inuite Hector to his Tent. Hum. And to procure ſafe conduct from Agamemnon. Agamemnon? I my Lord. Ha? What ſay you too't. God buy you with all my heart. Your anfwer ſir. If to morrow be a faire day, by eleuen a clocke it will goe one way or other; howſoeuer, he ſhall pay for me ere he has me. Your anſwer ſir. Fare you well withall my heart. Why, but he is not in this tune, is he? No, but he's out a tune thus: what muſicke will be in him when Hector has knockt out his braines, I know not: but I am ſure none, vnleſſe the Fidler Apollo get his ſinewes to make catlings on. Come, thou ſhalt beare a Letter to him ſtraight. Let me carry another to his Horſe; for that's the more capable creature. My minde is troubled like a Fountaine ſtir'd, And I my ſelfe ſee not the bottome of it. Would the Fountaine of your minde were cleere againe, that I might water an Aſſe at it: I had rather be a Ticke in a Sheepe, then ſuch a valiant ignorance. See hoa, who is that there? It is the Lord Aeneas. Is the Prince there in perſon? Had I ſo good occaſion to lye long As you Prince Paris, nothing but heauenly buſineſſe, Should rob my bed-mate of my company. That's my minde too: good morrow Lord Aeneas. A valiant Greeke Aeneas, take his hand, Witneſſe the proceſſe of your ſpeech within; You told how Diomed, in a whole weeke by dayes Did haunt you in the Field. Health to you valiant ſir, During all queſtion of the gentle truce: But when I meete you arm'd, as blacke defiance, As heat can thinke, or courage execute. The one and other Diomed embraces, Our blouds are now in calme; and ſo long health: But when contention, and occaſion meetes, By Ioue, Ile play the hunter for thy life, With all my force, purſuite and pollicy. And thou ſhalt hunt a Lyon that will flye With his face backward, in humaine gentleneſſe: Welcome to Troy; now by Anchiſes life, Welcome indeede: by Venus hand I ſweare, No man aliue can loue in ſuch a ſort, The thing he meanes to kill, more excellently,