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Henry VI part two

Act V, Scene 2

Saint Alban's.
 
[Alarums to the battle. Enter WARWICK]
 
WARWICK
        ,            ,       ,          ,         ,
      Clifford | of Cum|berland,| 'tis War|wick calls:
           ,          ,          ,           ,          ,
      And if | thou dost | not hide | thee from | the bear,
       ,      2       ,        ,          ,      ,
      Now when the | angry | trumpet | sounds a|larum,
       .    T    T     T          ,         ,      ,
      And^dead men's cries | do fill | the emp|ty air,
        ,           ,           ,           ,           ,
      Clifford | I say,| come forth | and fight | with me,
        T      Tx      T      ,            ,       ,
      Proud northern lord,| Clifford | of Cum|berland,
       ,              ,           ,         ,         ,
      Warwick | is hoarse | with cal|ling thee | to arms.
           ,        ,       ,          ,       ,
      How now | my nob|le lord?| What all | afoot.
 
[Enter YORK]
 
YORK
            ,      ,        ,         ,         ,
      The dead|ly-hand|ed Clif|ford slew | my steed:
            ,          ,     ,            ,         ,
      But match | to match | I have | encount|ered him,
            ,        ,         ,    2    ,           ,
      And made | a prey | for car|rion kites | and crows
      ,        2     ,       ,          ,          ,
      Even | of the bon|ny beast | he loved | so well.
 
[Enter CLIFFORD]
 
WARWICK
          ,         ,        ,         ,         ,
      Of one | or both | of us | the time | is come.
 
YORK
            ,          ,          ,          ,       ,
      Hold^War|wick: seek | thee out | some oth|er chase
          ,       ,           ,           ,         ,
      For I | myself | must hunt | this deer | to death.
 
WARWICK
            ,       ,          ,        ,             ,
      Then nob|ly York,| 'tis for | a crown | thou fightst:
         ,       ,      ,              ,        ,
      As I | intend | Clifford | to thrive | today,
            ,           ,         ,           ,      ,
      It grieves | my soul | to leave | thee un|assailed.
 
[Exit]
 
CLIFFORD
             ,           ,        ,
      What seest | thou in | me York?
                                            ,           ,
                                      Why dost | thou pause?
 
YORK
                   ,    ,          ,        ,        ,
      With thy / brave bear|ing should | I be | in love,
            ,          ,         ,         ,    ,
      But that | thou art | so fast | mine en|emy.
 
CLIFFORD
       ,                ,         ,       ,            ,
      Nor should | thy pro|wess want | praise and | esteem,
            ,          ,      , ,         2       ,
      But that |'tis shown | ignob/ly, and in | treason.
 
YORK
          ,         ,        ,        ,           ,
      So let | it help | me now | against | thy sword,
         ,       ,                ,    ,            x
      As I | in just|ice, and / true right | express it.
 
CLIFFORD
           ,         ,     ,        ,        ,
      My soul | and bo|dy on | the ac|tion both.
 
YORK
          ,        ,        ,           ,       ,
      A dread|ful lay,| address | thee inst|antly.
 
[They fight, and CLIFFORD falls]
 
CLIFFORD
          ,         ,          ,
      La fin | couronne | les oeuv|res.  \\
 
[Dies]
 
YORK
            ,           x            ,           ,          ,
      Thus war | hath given | thee peace,| for thou | art still,
        ,                ,       x       2    ,         ,
      Peace with | his soul,| heaven,| if it be | thy will.
 
[Exit. Enter YOUNG CLIFFORD]
 
YOUNG CLIFFORD
        ,             ,       ,        ,         ,
      Shame and | confu|sion all | is on | the rout,
        T     T    . T        ,        ,        ,
      Fear frames disord|er, and | disord|er wounds
        ,                 ,        ,          ,         ,
      Where it | should guard.| O war,| thou son | of hell,
            ,        x           ,           ,     ,
      Whom ang|ry heavens | do make | their min|ister,
        ,             ,       ,       ,         ,
      Throw in | the froz|en bos|oms of | our part,
       T    T    .  T                 ,  ,        ,
      Hot coals of venge|ance. Let / no sol|dier fly.
       ,            ,      ,     ,        ,
      He that | is tru|ly ded|icate | to war,
        .   T   T    T         ,          ,          ,
      Hath^no self-love:| nor he | that loves | himself,
            ,       ,     2     ,         ,       ,
      Hath not | essen|tially, but | by circ|umstance
            ,         x        ,     .    T    T    T
      The name | of valor.| O let | the vile world end,
       ,         ,           ,                ,   ,
      And the | premis|ed flames | of the / last day,
             ,            x         ,
      Knit^earth | and heaven | togeth|er.  \\
            ,          ,        ,        ,          ,
      Now* let | the gene|ral trump|et blow | his blast,
          ,    ,     ,         ,        ,
      Partic|ular|ities,| and pet|ty sounds
           ,            ,        ,        ,     ,
      To cease.| Wast thou | ordain|ed (dear | father)
           ,          ,          ,      ,           ,
      To lose | thy youth | in peace,| and to | achieve
           ,       ,    ,           ,    ,
      The silv|er liv|ery | of ad/vised age,
       ,    2        ,                      ,     ,     ,
      And in thy | reve|rence, and thy // chair-days, thus
          ,        ,    2     x       2   ,          ,
      To die | in ruf|fian battle?| Even at | this sight,
           ,           ,          ,           ,           ,
      My heart | is turned | to stone:| and while |'tis mine,
       ,      2      ,        ,              T   T     T
      It shall be | stony.| York, not^our | old men spares:   ??
           ,         ,           ,       ,    ,
      No more | will I | their babes,| tears virg/inal,
             ,       ,   ,   2          ,         ,
      Shall be | to me,| even as | the dew | to fire,
            ,        ,         ,       ,         ,
      And beaut|y, that | the tyr|ant oft | reclaims,
        ,            ,         ,         ,          ,
      Shall to | my flam|ing wrath,| be oil | and flax:
             ,     ,         ,      2      ,         ,
      Henceforth,| I will | not have to | do with | pity.  ??
           ,       ,       ,         ,          ,
      Meet^I | an in|fant^of | the house | of York,
       ,         ,     ,         ,         x
      Into | as ma|ny gob|bets will | I cut it
           ,       ,     ,         ,      ,
      As wild | Mede|a young | Absyrt|us did.
          ,     ,        ,         ,         ,
      In cru|elty,| will I | seek^out | my fame.
             ,          ,          ,    ,           ,
      Come^thou | new* ru|in of / old Clif|ford's house:  ??
          ,       ,     ,        ,       ,
      As did | Aene|as old | Anchis|es bear,
           ,        ,      ,        ,       ,         ->
      So bear | I thee | upon | my man|ly should||ers:
       ,        2   ,      ,       ,        ,
      But | then Aene|as bare | a liv|ing load;
       ,            ,      ,           ,         ,
      Nothing | so hea|vy as | these woes | of mine.
 
[Exit, bearing off his father. Enter RICHARD and SOMERSET to fight. SOMERSET is killed]
 
RICHARD
          ,           ,
      So lie | thou there;  \\
           ,      ,      .  T   T     T        ,
      For und|erneath | an alehouse' palt|ry sign,
            ,            ,    ,         ,     ,
      The Cast|le in / Saint Al|ban's, Som|erset
             ,         ,       ,       ,         ,
      Hath made | the wiz|ard fam|ous in | his death:
        T      T   .    T         ,          ,         ,
      Sword, hold thy* temp|er; heart,| be wrath|ful still:
         T      T   .  ,     ,          ,        ,
      Priests pray for^en|emies,| but prin|ces kill.
 
[Exit. Fight: excursions. Enter KING HENRY VI, QUEEN MARGARET, and others]
 
QUEEN MARGARET
        ,         ,       2      ,          ,       ,
      Away | my lord,| you are slow,| for shame | away.
 
KING HENRY VI
       ,           ,           x             ,    2     ,
      Can we | outrun | the heavens?| Good* Marg|aret stay.
 
QUEEN MARGARET
        ,              ,           ,           ,          ,
      What are | you made | of? You'll | nor fight | nor fly:
       ,           ,    ,    ,                ,
      Now is | it man|hood, wis/dom and | defense,
           ,        ,  2    ,     ,    2     ,
      To give | the en|emy way,| and to se|cure us
           ,        ,           ,         ,         ,
      By what | we can,| which can | no more | but fly.
          ,         ,         ,            ,         ,      2->
      If you | be tane,| we then | should see | the bot||tom
          ,         ,          ,      2    ,    2   ,
      Of all | our for|tunes: but | if we hap|ly escape,
            ,        ,        ,              ,        ,
      (As well | we may,| if not | through your | neglect)
           ,         ,       ,           ,          ,
      We shall | to Lon|don get,| where^you | are loved,
            ,             ,      ,            ,          ,
      And where | this breach | now in | our for|tunes made
           ,     ,         ,
      May rea|dily | be stopped.  \\
 
[Enter YOUNG CLIFFORD]
 
YOUNG CLIFFORD
            ,          ,          ,       ,         ,
      But^that | my heart's | on fu|ture mis|chief set,
                  ,     ,      ,        ,         ,
      I would / speak blas|phemy | ere bid | you fly:
           ,          ,       ,    ,        ,      ->
      But fly | you must:| uncur|able | discom||fit
        ,        2       ,         ,         ,         ,
      Reigns | in the hearts | of all | our pres|ent parts.
        ,          ,        ,         ,          ,
      Away | for your | relief,| and we | will live
          ,           ,          ,         ,         ,
      To see | their day,| and them | our for|tune give.
        ,         ,      ,
      Away | my lord,| away.  \\
 
[Exeunt]

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