Great Britain -- History -- Poetry; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources
whyle my pore infant
Scarse twelue yere olde, sought way himselfe to saue,
That cruel Clifford, that fel bloudy tyrant,
While the pore chyld with tears did mercy craue,
With dagger sharp his hart a sunder claue. 1578.
[1014]
And set a crowne of paper theruppon,
Which for a sport he sent vnto the quene. 1578.
Which with a painted paper crowne thereon,
He for a present sent vnto the quene. N.
[1015] Might. 1559. To Yorke and set vp to be. 1578. To Yorke fast by,
where that it might. N.
[1016]
In some such place as theuis and traitors bene,
This mocke I had of fortune for rewarde,
After long hope that she wold me regard. 1578.
[1017]
Wherfore, Baldwin, see that thou set her forth
With her slipper pranks so as they may be known,
And warne all princes wel. 1578.
[1018] Sede. 1578
[1019] The gaine no surer but as of dice throwen. 1578.
[1020] Far, omitted. 1578. N.
[1021] Wrestling. 1578. Striuing. N.
[1022] But God aboue that kingdomes set in frame. 1578.
[1023] Chance. 1578.
[1024] Warne lordes no wise to wade. 1578.
[1025] Cause, saue their countrie’s defence. 1578.
[1026] And foes. 1559, 63.
[1027] My long. 1578.
[1028]
best than to tary time,
Low by the ground, than ouer high to clyme. 1578.
[1029] This. 1559, 63.
[1030] Quoth I. 1559, 63.
[1031] The nine and twenty daye. 1571.
[1032] Passage in brackets, added. 1571.
[1033] Now, added. 1571.
[1034] He ratleth out this rhime. 1578.
[1035] Lorde Clifforde for his extreame crueltie, came to a cruel,
straunge, and sodaine death. 1578.
[1036] Anno 1461, added. 1571.
[1037] His fault should hide. 1578.
[1038]
But sith pardon commeth by repentaunce,
Playnesse is best when truth is plainly tryde,
Open or hid, al faultes at length be spyed;
For couer fyer neuer so close within,
Yet out it will, and so will secret synne. 1578.
[1039] So brode. 1559, 63. Bruted and knowne abroade. 1578.
[1040] Cannot them reteyne. 1578.
[1041] Griefe, omitted. 1578.
[1042] Wherefore, Baldwin, write thou my. 1578.
[1043] Clifford I am that. 1578.
[1044] Craued. 1578.
[1045] My honour. 1559, 63, 71, 75. My fame, most. 1578.
[1046] Mercy. 1578.
[1047] I meane such wrath as works parental. 1578.
[1048] As these reuengers. 1578.
[1049] Know those people. 1578.
[1050] Which kyndle vs. 1578.
[1051] The father’s fault that wreake vpon. 1578.
[1052] To annoy. 1559, 63.
[1053] Friends for to destroy. N.
[1054] This caused me with bloudy. 1578.
[1055] A paper royal. 1559, 63, 71, 75.
[1056]
The father’s corps, dead lying on the ground,
The neck I cut asunder with my sword,
The bleding head I pight, by way of borde,
Vpon a speare, with a white paper crowne,
And in great scorne I sent it to Yorke towne. 1578.
[1057] Cruel deeds. 1578.
[1058] Of open shame, or of some bloudy death. 1578.
[1059] Blustring. 1578.
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