Chaucer:
Good People: I will not tax you
further with another long list of nobility.
God knows, the
nobility has taxed you long enough!!
I cannot look upon my Lord
Ulrich,
For I weep to see his shining face.
My Lord is a
gift to your eyes!
For we shall never, ever see his like
Upon this Earth again.
I would list his lineage if it
served to honor him.
Most men here
-- it's sad, but it's true --
They do look to
their past to prove their worth.
They look to
the deeds of their fathers.
Now, Sir Ulrich
has great ancestors.
Make no mistake about THAT
--
Sir Chirard von Richbach,
Duke Guelph of Saxony,
Van Misch the IV out of
Brunswick --
But these great, great men pale into insignificance next to him.
I do not list them to honor
him!
I list him to honor them!!1
Without further egging
the custard,
And with no more ado,
I give to you the Keeper of the
Flame of Aragon,
First man through the breech at
the Battle of Bethlehem,
The Seeker of Serenity,
The Protector of Italian Virginity,
The Enforcer of our Lord, God!!
The One!
The Only!!
Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein!!!
1
an apt
antimetabole
