The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 4 of 9]Shakespeare, William
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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 4 of 9]
Shakespeare, William
English drama
_Percy._ The grand conspirator, Abbot of Westminster,
With clog of conscience and sour melancholy 20
Hath yielded up his body to the grave;
But here is Carlisle living, to abide[1954]
Thy kingly doom and sentence of his pride.
_Boling._ Carlisle, this is your doom:[1955]
Choose out some secret place, some reverend room,[1956] 25
More than thou hast, and with it joy thy life;[1957]
So as thou livest in peace, die free from strife:
For though mine enemy thou hast ever been,
High sparks of honour in thee have I seen.
_Enter_ EXTON, _with persons bearing a coffin_.[1958]
_Exton._ Great king, within this coffin I present 30
Thy buried fear: herein all breathless lies
The mightiest of thy greatest enemies,[1959]
Richard of Bordeaux, by me hither brought.[1960]
_Boling._ Exton, I thank thee not; for thou hast wrought
A deed of slander, with thy fatal hand,[1961] 35
Upon my head and all this famous land.
_Exton._ From your own mouth, my lord, did I this deed.[1962]
_Boling._ They love not poison that do poison need,
Nor do I thee: though I did wish him dead,
I hate the murderer, love him murdered. 40
The guilt of conscience take thou for thy labour,
But neither my good word nor princely favour:
With Cain go wander thorough shades of night,[1963]
And never show thy head by day nor light.[1964]
Lords, I protest, my soul is full of woe, 45
That blood should sprinkle me to make me grow:[1965]
Come, mourn with me for that I do lament,[1966]
And put on sullen black incontinent:[1967]
I'll make a voyage to the Holy Land,[1968]
To wash this blood off from my guilty hand: 50
March sadly after; grace my mournings here;[1969]
In weeping after this untimely bier. [_Exeunt._[1970]
FOOTNOTES:
[1705] ACT V. SCENE I.] Ff Q₅. ACT IV. SCENE II. Capell.
London ... Tower.] Capell. Continues in London. Pope.
Enter ... Ladies] Ff Q₅. Enter the Queene with her attendants Q₁ Q₂ Q₃
Q₄ (Enter Queene Q₃ Q₄).
[1706] Enter ... Guard.] Ff Q₅. Enter Ric. Q₁ Q₂. Enter Richard. Q₃ Q₄.
[1707] _Ah, thou_] _Thou_ Rowe (ed. 2). _O thou_ Pope.
[To K. Rich. Rowe.
_model_] _modle_ Q₁ Q₂.
[1708] _brother, sweet_] _(brother sweet)_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.
[1709] _Hie_] _High_ Ff Q₅.
[1710] _stricken_] Ff Q₅. _thrown_ Q₁ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.
[1711] _What_] _How_ Pope.
[1712] _weaken'd_] _weak_ Pope, ending the line at _depos'd_. Qq Ff end
the line at _Bullingbrooke_.
_Bolingbroke_] _proud Bolingbroke_ Capell. _this Bolingbroke_ Collier
MS. (ending the line as Qq Ff).
[1713] _thy_] _the_ Q₁.
_correction mildly,_] Ff Q₅. _correction, mildly_ Q₁ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.
[1714] _a king_] _the king_ Q₁.
_beasts_] _beast_ Q₅.
[1715] _but beasts_] _but beast_ Q₃ Q₄.
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