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Anointed let me be with deadly venom, |
And die, ere men can say, God save the queen! |
QUEEN ELIZABETH: |
Go, go, poor soul, I envy not thy glory |
To feed my humour, wish thyself no harm. |
LADY ANNE: |
No! why? When he that is my husband now |
Came to me, as I follow'd Henry's corse, |
When scarce the blood was well wash'd from his hands |
Which issued from my other angel husband |
And that dead saint which then I weeping follow'd; |
O, when, I say, I look'd on Richard's face, |
This was my wish: 'Be thou,' quoth I, ' accursed, |
For making me, so young, so old a widow! |
And, when thou wed'st, let sorrow haunt thy bed; |
And be thy wife--if any be so mad-- |
As miserable by the life of thee |
As thou hast made me by my dear lord's death! |
Lo, ere I can repeat this curse again, |
Even in so short a space, my woman's heart |
Grossly grew captive to his honey words |
And proved the subject of my own soul's curse, |
Which ever since hath kept my eyes from rest; |
For never yet one hour in his bed |
Have I enjoy'd the golden dew of sleep, |
But have been waked by his timorous dreams. |
Besides, he hates me for my father Warwick; |
And will, no doubt, shortly be rid of me. |
QUEEN ELIZABETH: |
Poor heart, adieu! I pity thy complaining. |
LADY ANNE: |
No more than from my soul I mourn for yours. |
QUEEN ELIZABETH: |
Farewell, thou woful welcomer of glory! |
LADY ANNE: |
Adieu, poor soul, that takest thy leave of it! |
DUCHESS OF YORK: |
QUEEN ELIZABETH: |
Stay, yet look back with me unto the Tower. |
Pity, you ancient stones, those tender babes |
Whom envy hath immured within your walls! |
Rough cradle for such little pretty ones! |
Rude ragged nurse, old sullen playfellow |
For tender princes, use my babies well! |
So foolish sorrow bids your stones farewell. |
KING RICHARD III: |
Stand all apart Cousin of Buckingham! |
BUCKINGHAM: |
My gracious sovereign? |
KING RICHARD III: |
Give me thy hand. |
Thus high, by thy advice |
And thy assistance, is King Richard seated; |
But shall we wear these honours for a day? |
Or shall they last, and we rejoice in them? |
BUCKINGHAM: |
Still live they and for ever may they last! |
KING RICHARD III: |
O Buckingham, now do I play the touch, |
To try if thou be current gold indeed |
Young Edward lives: think now what I would say. |
BUCKINGHAM: |
Say on, my loving lord. |
KING RICHARD III: |
Why, Buckingham, I say, I would be king, |
BUCKINGHAM: |
Why, so you are, my thrice renowned liege. |
KING RICHARD III: |
Ha! am I king? 'tis so: but Edward lives. |
BUCKINGHAM: |
True, noble prince. |
KING RICHARD III: |
O bitter consequence, |
That Edward still should live! 'True, noble prince!' |
Cousin, thou wert not wont to be so dull: |
Shall I be plain? I wish the bastards dead; |
And I would have it suddenly perform'd. |
What sayest thou? speak suddenly; be brief. |
BUCKINGHAM: |
Your grace may do your pleasure. |
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