The merry songs of peace to all his neighbours: God shall be truly known; and those about her From her shall read the perfect ways of honour, And by those claim their greatness, not by blood. [Nor shall this peace sleep with her: But as when The bird of wonder dies, the maiden phoenix, Her ashes new create another heir, As great in admiration as herself: So shall she leave her blessedness to one, (When heaven shall call her from this cloud of darkness), Who, from the sacred ashes of her honour, Shall star-like rise, as great in fame as she was, And so stand fix'd: Peace, plenty, love, truth, terror, That were the servants to this chosen infant, Shall then be his, and like a vine grow to him; Wherever the bright sun of heaven shall shine, His honour and the greatness of his name Shall be, and make new nations: He shall flourish, And, like a mountain cedar, reach his branches To all the plains about him;- -Our children's children Shall see this, and bless heaven. K. Hen. Thou speakest wonders.] Cran. She shall be, to the happiness of England, An aged princess; many days shall see her, And yet no day without a deed to crown it. 'Would I had known no more! but she must die, She must, the saints must have her; yet a virgin, A most unspotted lily shall she pass To the ground, and all the world shall mourn her. Thou hast made me now a man; never, before I thank ye all,-To you, my good lord mayor, And ye shall find me thankful. Lead the way, lords; Ye must all see the queen, and she must thank ye, She will be sick else. This day, no man think He has business at his house; for all shall stay, This little one shall make it holiday. [Exeunt. EPILOGUE. 'Tis ten to one this play can never please They'll say, 'tis naught: others, to hear the city ANTENOR, Trojan Commanders. CALCHAS, a Trojan Priest, taking part with the Greeks. PANDARUS, Uncle to Cressida. MARGARELON, a bastard Son of Priam. AGAMEMNON, the Grecian General. MENELAUS, his Brother. ACHILLES, AJAX, ULYSSES, NESTOR, Grecian Commanders. DIOMEDES, PATROCLUS, THERSITES, a deformed and scurrilous Grecian. Servant to Troilus; Servant to Paris; Servant to Diomedes. HELEN, Wife to Menelans. ANDROMACHE, Wife to Hector. CASSANDRA, Daughter to Priam; a Prophetess. Trojan and Greek Soldiers, and Attendants. SCENE-Troy, and the Grecian Camp before it. Troilus and Cressida. PROLOGUE. IN Troy, there lies the scene. From isles of Greece To ransack Troy; within whose strong immures With wanton Paris sleeps; and that's the quarrel. And the deep-drawing barks do there disgorge Now expectation, tickling skittish spirits, Like, or find fault; do as your pleasures are; |