Lanval

Ciw-restr ar gyfer Lynette

(Bernardo) {To an apprentice, painting.}
 
(Owain) The marshals to the lists. Let us go down.
(3, 1) 1769 Tis a fair field, and see the marshals come
(3, 1) 1770 Into the lists.
(Alysoun) Who is the knight that bears
 
(Alysoun) Bezants on azure?
(3, 1) 1773 Tis Sir Astamor.
(Alysoun) A noble knight.
 
(Alysoun) Sir Lanval's cause. What are the arms, Lynette?
(3, 1) 1779 Mounted three courses with the lance alone,
(3, 1) 1780 The points unbated. One being overthrown
(3, 1) 1781 But still unhurt, the dagger and the sword
(3, 1) 1782 On foot.
(Alysoun) To death?
 
(Alysoun) To death?
(3, 1) 1784 Until one yield himself,
(3, 1) 1785 Or else to death.
(Alysoun) I hope they will not press
 
(Alysoun) So fair a knight as either of these men.
(3, 1) 1789 No, for my part I hope it is to death.
(3, 1) 1790 To see life hang despairing, calm, and hard
(3, 1) 1791 Upon its frontier! That is good to watch —
(3, 1) 1792 Worth one's attention!
(Helène) See, they clear the lists!
 
(Alysoun) Sir Agravaine in silence does the like.
(3, 1) 1798 They love him not. How should they know what flame
(3, 1) 1799 Lives in high hearts. Has a man in him
(3, 1) 1800 A churlish manner, then the people shout —
(3, 1) 1801 Like cries to like.
(Alysoun) And if Sir Lanval win?
 
(Alysoun) And if Sir Lanval win?
(3, 1) 1803 As he will not —
(Alysoun) Then can the common folk
 
(Alysoun) Show some sound judgment.
(3, 1) 1806 Agravaine will prove
(3, 1) 1807 Himself the better.
(Helène) I think not.
 
(Guinevere) What friends support the causes of these knights?
(3, 1) 1811 Sir Colgrevance and Pertinas are friends
(3, 1) 1812 To Agravaine. For Lanval, Prince Geraint,
(3, 1) 1813 Owain, the son of Ryence of North Wales,
(3, 1) 1814 Are the supporters.
(Guinevere) So! A savage pair,
 
(Guinevere) What the man is?
(3, 1) 1832 I think the common sort
(3, 1) 1833 Of comely, cunning, poor adventurer,
(3, 1) 1834 Who has a choice of fashions to advance
(3, 1) 1835 His scheme of action. This is his device:
(3, 1) 1836 He loves not ladies, has a brow of care,
(3, 1) 1837 And feigns a wealth of projects in his mind
(3, 1) 1838 To get a name for virtue and great gravity.
(Guinevere) Is he a fool?
 
(Guinevere) Is he a fool?
(3, 1) 1840 I said not so.
(Guinevere) Helène,
 
(Helène) I hope.
(3, 1) 1858 The signal.
 
(3, 1) 1860 See, they meet. Well struck!
(Guinevere) What is't, Lynette?
 
(Guinevere) What is't, Lynette?
(3, 1) 1862 Each lance clean-hearted broke.
(3, 1) 1863 They bring fresh spears.
(Guinevere) The vantage?
 
(Guinevere) The vantage?
(3, 1) 1865 Both unhurt.
(3, 1) 1866 Sir Lanval reeled.
(Helène) But Agravaine gave ground.
 
(Helène) But Agravaine gave ground.
(3, 1) 1868 Nay, he did not.
(Helène) Look, they ride again.
 
(Helène) Look, they ride again.
(3, 1) 1870 Down! He's down!
(Helène) Said I not so, Lynette?
 
(Guinevere) Who is o'erborne?
(3, 1) 1873 Sir Agravaine is down.
 
(3, 1) 1875 Full on the gorget, down both man and horse.
(3, 1) 1876 He may retrieve it; he is skilled and fierce.
(3, 1) 1877 He's up and draws. See, Sir Lanval lights.
(3, 1) 1878 Now shall the sword prove their arbitrament.
(Guinevere) They are well matched.
 
(Guinevere) They are well matched.
(3, 1) 1880 This cannot long endure. {Murmurs.}
(3, 1) 1881 Sir Agravaine, he's beaten to his knees.
(Guinevere) He falls. 'Tis finished.
 
(Guinevere) He falls. 'Tis finished.
(3, 1) 1884 Oh, incredible!
(3, 1) 1885 And Lanval holds his life within his hands;
(3, 1) 1886 Lanval that has no touch of human fire.
(Guinevere) Peace! He will spare him.
 
(Guinevere) Peace! He will spare him.
(3, 1) 1888 And thou canst be calm?
(Guinevere) Silence! I know Sir Lanval is at heart
 
(Guinevere) This degradation shall bring him no harm.
(3, 1) 1893 Nay, but the victor doth become possessed
(3, 1) 1894 Of all the vanquished. He may straight condemn, —
(3, 1) 1895 Oh, not the gallows!
(Guinevere) Peace. Go, Alysoun,
 
(Guinevere) Sir Agravaine?
(3, 1) 1903 No, but 'tis horrible
(3, 1) 1904 To see a gallant and sweet-favoured man
(3, 1) 1905 Lie at the feet of a grim follower
(3, 1) 1906 Of power and war; a priest of policy,
(3, 1) 1907 A sour disciple of the arts of state
(3, 1) 1908 In whom's no pleasure, gaiety or wit,
(3, 1) 1909 But sullen strength.
(Guinevere) Think'st thou to so deceive?
 
(Guinevere) So dangerous.
(3, 1) 1945 If I am meat for scorn,
(3, 1) 1946 What food can fill or satisfy the gods
(3, 1) 1947 That watch on thee?
(Guinevere) Have a care, Lynette,
 
(Guinevere) Unto new purpose. Go!
(3, 1) 1954 Good lady, —