crack thy lungs, and split the sounding brass;
Thou blow'st for Hector.
[_Trumpet sounds, and is answered from within._

_Enter_ HECTOR, AENEAS, _and other Trojans._

_Agam._ Yonder comes the troop.

_AEn._ [_Coming to the Greeks._]
Health to the Grecian lords:--What shall be done
To him that shall be vanquished? or do you purpose
A victor should be known? will you, the knights
Shall to the edge of all extremity
Pursue each other, or shall be divided
By any voice or order of the field?
Hector bade ask.

_Agam._ Which way would Hector have it?

_AEn._ He cares not, he'll obey conditions.

_Achil._ 'Tis done like Hector, but securely done;
A little proudly, and too much despising
The knight opposed; he might have found his match.

_AEn._ If not Achilles, sir, what is your name?

_Achil._ If not Achilles, nothing.

_AEn._ Therefore Achilles; but whoe'er, know this;
Great Hector knows no pride: weigh him but well,
And that, which looks like pride, is courtesy.
This Ajax is half made of Hector's blood,
In love whereof half Hector stays at home.

_Achil._ A maiden battle? I perceive you then.

_Agam._ Go, Diomede, and stand by valiant Ajax;
As you and lord AEneas shall consent,
So let the fight proceed, or terminate.
[_The trumpets sound on both sides, while_ AENEAS
_and_ DIOMEDE _take their places, as Judges of
the field. The Trojans and Grecians rank
themselves on either side._

_Ulys._ They are opposed already.
[_Fight equal at first, then_ AJAX _has_ HECTOR
_at disadvantage; at last_ HECTOR _closes,_
AJAX _falls on one knee,_ HECTOR _stands over
him, but strikes not, and_ AJAX _rises._

_AEn._ [_Throwing his gauntlet betwixt them._]
Princes, enough; you have both shown much valour.

_Diom._ And we, as judges of the field, declare,
The combat here shall cease.

_Ajax,_ I am not warm yet, let us fight again.

_AEn._ Then let it be as Hector shall determine.

_Hect._ If it be left to me, I will no more.--
Ajax, thou art my aunt Hesione's son;
The obligation of our blood forbids us.
But, were thy mixture Greek and Trojan so,
That thou couldst say, this part is Grecian all,
And this is Trojan,--hence thou shouldst not bear
One Grecian limb, wherein my pointed sword
Had not impression made