Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (2 of 10) - the Humourous Lieutenant by John Fletcher;Francis Beaumont
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_Leo_. Nay give 'em lost, I saw 'em off their horses, And the enemy master of their Arms; nor could then The policie, nor strength of man redeem 'em. _Dem_. And shall I know this, and stand fooling? _Leo_. By my dead Fathers soul you stir not, Sir, Or if you doe, you make your way through me first. _Dem_. Thou art a Coward. _Leo_. To prevent a Madman. None but your Fathers Son, durst call me so, 'Death if he did--Must I be scandal'd by ye, That hedg'd in all the helps I had to save ye? That, where there was a valiant weapon stirring, Both search'd it out, and singl'd it, unedg'd it, For fear it should bite you, am I a coward? Go, get ye up, and tell 'em ye are the Kings Son; Hang all your Ladys favours on your Crest, And let them fight their shares; spur to destruction, You cannot miss the way: be bravely desperate, And your young friends before ye, that lost this battel, Your honourable friends, that knew no order, Cry out, _Antigonus_, the old _Antigonus_, The wise and fortunate _Antigonus_, The great, the valiant, and the fear'd _Antigonus_, Has sent a desperate son, without discretion To bury in an hour his age of honour. |
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