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our powers； Presuming on their changeful potency。 AENEAS。 ＇Within＇
Nay； good my lord！ TROILUS。 Come； kiss； and let us part。 PARIS。
＇Within＇ Brother Troilus！ TROILUS。 Good brother； come you hither； And
bring Aeneas and the Grecian with you。 CRESSIDA。 My lord； will you be
true？ TROILUS。 Who； I？ Alas； it is my vice； my fault！ Whiles others fish
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with craft for great opinion； I with great truth catch mere simplicity；
Whilst some with cunning gild their copper crowns； With truth and
plainness I do wear mine bare。
Enter AENEAS； PARIS； ANTENOR； DEIPHOBUS； and
DIOMEDES
Fear not my truth： the moral of my wit Is 'plain and true'； there's all
the reach of it。 Welcome； Sir Diomed！ Here is the lady Which for Antenor
we deliver you； At the port； lord； I'll give her to thy hand； And by the way
possess thee what she is。 Entreat her fair； and； by my soul； fair Greek； If
e'er thou stand at mercy of my sword； Name Cressid； and thy life shall be
as safe As Priam is in Ilion。 DIOMEDES。 Fair Lady Cressid； So please
you； save the thanks this prince expects。 The lustre in your eye； heaven in
your cheek； Pleads your fair usage； and to Diomed You shall be mistress；
and command him wholly。 TROILUS。 Grecian； thou dost not use me
courteously To shame the zeal of my petition to the In praising her。 I tell
thee； lord of Greece； She is as far high…soaring o'er thy praises As thou
unworthy to be call'd her servant。 I charge thee use her well； even for my
charge； For； by the dreadful Pluto； if thou dost not； Though the great bulk
Achilles be thy guard； I'll cut thy throat。 DIOMEDES。 O； be not mov'd；
Prince Troilus。 Let me be privileg'd by my place and message To be a
speaker free： when I am hence I'll answer to my lust。 And know you； lord；
I'll nothing do on charge： to her own worth She shall be priz'd。 But that
you say 'Be't so；' I speak it in my spirit and honour； 'No。' TROILUS。 Come；
to the port。 I'll tell thee； Diomed； This brave shall oft make thee to hide thy
head。 Lady； give me your hand； and； as we walk； To our own selves bend
we our needful talk。 Exeunt TROILUS； CRESSIDA； and DIOMEDES
＇Sound trumpet＇ PARIS。 Hark！ Hector's trumpet。 AENEAS。 How have we
spent this morning！ The Prince must think me tardy and remiss； That
swore to ride before him to the field。 PARIS。 'Tis Troilus' fault。 Come；
come to field with him。 DEIPHOBUS。 Let us make ready straight。
AENEAS。 Yea； with a bridegroom's fresh alacrity Let us address to tend
on Hector's heels。 The glory of our Troy doth this day lie On his fair worth
and single chivalry。 Exeunt
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SCENE 5。 The Grecian camp。 Lists set out
Enter AJAX； armed； AGAMEMNON； ACHILLES； PATROCLUS；
MENELAUS； ULYSSES； NESTOR； and others
AGAMEMNON。 Here art thou in appointment fresh and fair；
Anticipating time with starting courage。 Give with thy trumpet a loud note
to Troy； Thou dreadful Ajax； that the appalled air May pierce the head of
the great combatant； And hale him hither。 AJAX。 Thou； trumpet； there's
my purse。 Now crack thy lungs and split thy brazen pipe； Blow； villain； till
thy sphered bias cheek Out…swell the colic of puff Aquilon'd。 Come；
stretch thy chest； and let thy eyes spout blood： Thou blowest for Hector。
＇Trumpet sounds＇ ULYSSES。 No trumpet answers。 ACHILLES。 'Tis but
early days。
Enter DIOMEDES； with CRESSIDA
AGAMEMNON。 Is not yond Diomed； with Calchas' daughter？
ULYSSES。 'Tis he； I ken the manner of his gait： He rises on the toe。 That
spirit of his In aspiration lifts him from the earth。 AGAMEMNON。 Is this
the lady Cressid？ DIOMEDES。 Even she。 AGAMEMNON。 Most dearly
welcome to the Greeks； sweet lady。 NESTOR。 Our general doth salute you
with a kiss。 ULYSSES。 Yet is the kindness but particular； 'Twere better she
were kiss'd in general。 NESTOR。 And very courtly counsel： I'll begin。 So
much for Nestor。 ACHILLES。 I'll take that winter from your lips； fair lady。
Achilles bids you welcome。 MENELAUS。 I had good argument for
kissing once。 PATROCLUS。 But that's no argument for kissing now； For
thus popp'd Paris in his hardiment； And parted thus you and your argument。
ULYSSES。 O deadly gall； and theme of all our scorns！ For which we lose
our heads to gild his horns。 PATROCLUS。 The first was Menelaus' kiss；
this； mine… ＇Kisses her again＇ Patroclus kisses you。 MENELAUS。 O； this
is trim！ PATROCLUS。 Paris and I kiss evermore for him。 MENELAUS。
I'll have my kiss； sir。 Lady； by your leave。 CRESSIDA。 In kissing； do you
render or receive？ PATROCLUS。 Both take and give。 CRESSIDA。 I'll
make my match to live； The kiss you take is better than you give；
Therefore no kiss。 MENELAUS。 I'll give you boot； I'll give you three for
one。 CRESSIDA。 You are an odd man； give even or give none。
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MENELAUS。 An odd man； lady？ Every man is odd。 CRESSIDA。 No；
Paris is not； for you know 'tis true That you are odd； and he is even with
you。 MENELAUS。 You fillip me o' th' head。 CRESSIDA。 No； I'll be sworn。
ULYSSES。 It were no match； your nail against his horn。 May I； sweet lady；
beg a kiss of you？ CRESSIDA。 You may。 ULYSSES。 I do desire it。
CRESSIDA。 Why； beg then。 ULYSSES。 Why then； for Venus' sake give
me a kiss When Helen is a maid again； and his。 CRESSIDA。 I am your
debtor； claim it when 'tis due。 ULYSSES。 Never's my day； and then a kiss
of you。 DIOMEDES。 Lady； a word。 I'll bring you to your father。 Exit with
CRESSIDA NESTOR。 A woman of quick sense。 ULYSSES。 Fie； fie upon
her！ There's language in her eye； her cheek； her lip； Nay； her foot speaks；
her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body。 O these
encounters so glib of tongue That give a coasting welcome ere it comes；
And wide unclasp the tables of their thoughts To every ticklish reader！ Set
them down For sluttish spoils of opportunity； And daughters of the game。
＇Trumpet within＇ ALL。 The Troyans' trumpet。
Enter HECTOR； armed； AENEAS； TROILUS； PARIS； HELENUS；
and other Trojans； with attendants