William Shakespeare: The Complete Works 2nd Edition (484 page)

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Authors: William Shakespeare

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KING SIMONIDES
He loves you well that holds his life of you.
He returns it to the page, who exits with the first knight.
Flourish
.
The second knight passes by
richly armed, and his page before him, bearing his device on his shield, delivers it to the Lady Thaisa
 
Who is the second that presents himself?
THAISA
A prince of Macedon, my royal father,
And the device he bears upon his shield
An armed knight that’s conquered by a lady.
The motto thus:
Piùe per dolcezza che per forza.
she presents it to the King
 
KING SIMONIDES
You win him more by lenity than force.
He returns it to the page, who exits with the second knight.
Flourish
.
The third knight passes by
richly armed, and his page before him, bearing his device on his shield, delivers it to the Lady Thaisa

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