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
_War._ Tut, that’s a foolish observation:
Richard, be Duke of Gloucester. Now to London,
To see these honours in possession. [_Exeunt._ ·cbf110·
ACT III.
SCENE I. _A forest in the north of England_.
_Enter two_ Keepers, _with cross-bows in their hands_.
_First Keep._ Under this thick-grown brake we’ll shroud
ourselves; [cca001]
For through this laund anon the deer will come; [cca002]
And in this covert will we make our stand, [cca003]
Culling the principal of all the deer.
_Sec. Keep._ I’ll stay above the hill, so both may shoot. [cca005]
_First Keep._ That cannot be; the noise of thy cross-bow
Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost. [cca007]
Here stand we both, and aim we at the best:
And, for the time shall not seem tedious,
I’ll tell thee what befel me on a day ·cca010·
In this self-place where now we mean to stand.
_Sec. Keep._ Here comes a man; let’s stay till he be past. [cca012]
_Enter_ KING HENRY, _disguised, with a prayer-book_.
_K. Hen._ From Scotland am I stol’n, even of pure love,
To greet mine own land with my wishful sight. [cca014]
No, Harry, Harry, ’tis no land of thine; ·cca015·
Thy place is fill’d, thy sceptre wrung from thee,
Thy balm wash’d off wherewith thou wast anointed: [cca017]
No bending knee will call thee Cæsar now,
No humble suitors press to speak for right, [cca019]
No, not a man comes for redress of thee; [cca020]
For how can I help them, and not myself?
_First Keep._ Ay, here’s a deer whose skin ’s a keeper’s fee:
This is the quondam king; let’s seize upon him.
_K. Hen._ Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, [cca024]
For wise men say it is the wisest course. ·cca025·
_Sec. Keep._ Why linger we? let us lay hands upon him.
_First Keep._ Forbear awhile; we’ll hear a little more.
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