Aur. His country's character: that speaks a German.
Con. Revengeful, rugged, violently brave;
And, once resolved, is never to be moved.
Alb. Yes, he's a valiant dog, pox on him!
Con. This was the character he then maintained,
When in my court he sought my daughter's love,
My fair, blind Emmeline.
Alb. I cannot blame him for courting the heiress of Cornwall. All heiresses are beautiful; and, as blind as she is, he would have had no blind bargain of her.
Aur. For that defeat in love, he raised this war;
For royal Arthur reigned within her heart,