The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9]Shakespeare, William
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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9]
Shakespeare, William
English drama
_Y. Clif._ But that my heart’s on future mischief set, [beb084]
I would speak blasphemy ere bid you fly: ·beb085·
But fly you must; uncurable discomfit [beb086]
Reigns in the hearts of all our present parts. [beb087]
Away, for your relief! and we will live
To see their day and them our fortune give:
Away, my lord, away! [_Exeunt._ ·beb090·
SCENE III. _Fields near St Alban’s_.
_Alarum. Retreat. Enter_ YORK, RICHARD, WARWICK, _and_ Soldiers,
_with drum and colours_.
_York._ Of Salisbury, who can report of him, [bec001]
That winter lion, who in rage forgets
Aged contusions and all brush of time, [bec003]
And, like a gallant in the brow of youth, [bec004]
Repairs him with occasion? This happy day ·bec005·
Is not itself, nor have we won one foot,
If Salisbury be lost.
_Rich._ My noble father,
Three times to-day I holp him to his horse, [bec008]
Three times bestrid him; thrice I led him off,
Persuaded him from any further act: ·bec010·
But still, where danger was, still there I met him;
And like rich hangings in a homely house, [bec012]
So was his will in his old feeble body.
But, noble as he is, look where he comes. [bec014]
_Enter_ SALISBURY.
_Sal._ Now, by my sword, well hast thou fought to-day; ·bec015·
By the mass, so did we all. I thank you, Richard: [bec016]
God knows how long it is I have to live;
And it hath pleased him that three times to-day
You have defended me from imminent death. [bec019]
Well, lords, we have not got that which we have: ·bec020·
’Tis not enough our foes are this time fled,
Being opposites of such repairing nature.
_York._ I know our safety is to follow them;
For, as I hear, the king is fled to London,
To call a present court of parliament. ·bec025·
Let us pursue him ere the writs go forth.
What says Lord Warwick? shall we after them? [bec027]
_War._ After them! nay, before them, if we can.
Now, by my faith, lords, ’twas a glorious day: [bec029]
Saint Alban’s battle won by famous York ·bec030·
Shall be eternized in all age to come.
Sound drums and trumpets, and to London all: [bec032]
And more such days as these to us befall! [_Exeunt._ [bec033]
LINENOTES TO II KING HENRY VI.
[baa001] London.] Capell. ¶ The Palace.] Scene, the Palace. Theobald.
[baa002] _for_] F1 F2. _from_ F3 F4.
[baa007] _Calaber, Bretagne and_] _Bretagne_ Hanmer. ¶ _and_] F1. om.
F2 F3 F4.
[baa013] _hands_] F1. _hand_ F2 F3 F4.
[baa019] _lends_] _lend’st_ Rowe (ed. 2).
[baa028] _alder-liefest_] _Alder liefest_ (in italics) Ff.
_aller-liefest_ Malone conj.
[baa034] _Makes_] F1 F2. _Make_ F3 F4. ¶ _wondering fall to
weeping_] _Wondring, fall to Weeping_ F1 F2. _wondring, fall to
weeping_ F3 F4.
[baa037] All [kneeling]. All kneel. Ff.
[baa047] _thirtieth_] _thirteenth_ Rowe.
[baa048] _duchy......county of Maine_] _dutchies of Anjou and Maine_
Capell, from (Qq).
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