Trojan archer slain by Diomedes

Usage examples of pandarus.

Saluting Pandarus, and not tarrying, his passage will give occasion for some talk of him, which may make his ears glow.

Bewailing his sad lot -- ensnared, exposed to the scorn of those whose love he had ridiculed, wishing himself arrived at the port of death, and praying ever that his lady might glad him with some kind look -- Troilus is surprised in his chamber by his friend Pandarus, the uncle of Cressida.

Troilus scouts the suggestion, saying that Pandarus could never govern himself in love.

Troilus writes the letter, and next morning Pandarus bears it to Cressida.

Meantime Pandarus instructs Troilus to go to the house of Deiphobus, plead an access of his fever for remaining all night, and keep his chamber next day.

When he has got rid of them by feigning weariness, Pandarus returns to the chamber, and spends the night with him in converse.

Therefore, ere going a step further, Pandarus prays Troilus to give him pledges of secrecy, and impresses on his mind the mischiefs that flow from vaunting in affairs of love.

Then, beseeching Pandarus soon to perform out the great enterprise of crowning his love for Cressida, Troilus bade his friend good night.

At last Pandarus found an occasion for bringing them together at his house unknown to anybody, and put his plan in execution.

Then he points out the folly of not lamenting the loss of Cressida because she had been his in ease and felicity -- while Pandarus himself, though he thought it so light to change to and fro in love, had not done busily his might to change her that wrought him all the woe of his unprosperous suit.

Troy, but for the remonstrances of Pandarus, who asked if they had visited Sarpedon only to fetch fire?

Troilus hoping to find Cressida again in the city, Pandarus entertaining a scepticism which he concealed from his friend.

The tenth day, meantime, had barely dawned, when Troilus, accompanied by Pandarus, took his stand on the walls, to watch for the return of Cressida.

These lines and the succeeding stanza are addressed to Pandarus, who had interposed some words of incitement to Cressida.

Hid in mew: hidden in a place remote from the world -- of which Pandarus thus betrays ignorance.