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Henry VI part three

Act II, Scene 3

A field of battle between Towton and Saxton, in Yorkshire.
 
[Alarum. Excursions. Enter WARWICK]
 
WARWICK
           ,            ,        ,         ,        ,
      Forspent | with toil,| as run|ners with | a race,
         ,         ,       ,        ,           ,
      I lay | me down | a lit|tle while | to breathe:
             ,           ,          ,      ,         ,
      For strokes | received,| and ma|ny blows | repaid,
              ,           ,      ,   ,                     ,
      Have robbed | my strong-|knit sin/ews of | their strength,
            ,          ,             ,        ,       ,
      And spite | of spite | needs^must | I rest | awhile.
 
[Enter EDWARD, running]
 
EDWARD
        T     Tx      T           ,        ,        ,
      Smile gentle heaven,| or strike | ungent|le death.
            ,             ,          ,         ,          ,      2->
      For this | world^frowns,| and Ed|ward's sun | is cloud||ed.
 
WARWICK
           ,         ,          ,           ,         ,
      How now | my lord,| what hap?| What hope | of good?
 
[Enter GEORGE]
 
GEORGE
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      Our hap | is loss,| our hope | but sad | despair,
            ,           ,          ,     ,        ,
      Our ranks | are broke,| and ru|in fol|lows us.
             ,        ,           ,        ,         ,
      What couns|el give | you? Whith|er shall | we fly?
 
EDWARD
        ,             ,            ,       ,          ,
      Bootless | is flight,| they fol|low us | with wings,
            ,        ,         ,        ,         ,
      And weak | we are,| and can|not shun | pursuit.
 
[Enter RICHARD]
 
RICHARD
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      Ah War|wick, why | hast thou | withdrawn | thyself?
            ,          ,           ,        ,            ,
      Thy broth|er's blood | the thirs|ty earth | hath drunk,
          ,                 ,       ,          ,           ,
      Broached with | the stee|ly point | of Clif|ford's lance:
           ,        ,      ,          ,          ,
      And in | the ve|ry pangs | of death,| he cried,
        ,          ,        ,        ,           ,
      Like to | a dis|mal clang|or heard | from far,
       ,            ,      ,            ,          ,
      Warwick,| revenge;| brother,| revenge | my death.
          ,      ,          ,      ,            ,
      So und|erneath | the bel|ly of | their steeds,
              ,             ,    ,              ,        ,
      That stained | their fet|locks in | his smok|ing blood,
           ,      ,      ,          ,         ,
      The nob|le gent|leman | gave^up | the ghost.
 
WARWICK
            ,          ,          ,        ,          ,
      Then let | the earth | be drunk|en with | our blood:
             ,         ,         ,         ,         ,
      I'll kill | my horse,| because | I will | not fly:
            ,      .   T    T    T       ,       ,
      Why stand | we like soft-heart|ed wom|en here,
       ,             ,          ,          ,           ,
      Wailing | our los|ses, whiles | the foe | doth rage,
            ,      ,        ,        ,     ,
      And look | upon,| as if | the trag|edy
              ,          ,         ,      ,        ,      ->
      Were played | in jest,| by count|erfeit|ing act||ors.
        ,      2     ,       ,        ,       ,
      Here | on my knee,| I vow | to God | above,
            ,       ,        ,      Tx    T     T
      I'll nev|er pause | again,| never stand still,
            ,        ,             ,             ,         ,
      Till eith|er death | hath closed | these eyes | of mine,
          ,         x         ,        ,       ,
      Or for|tune given | me meas|ure of | revenge.
 
EDWARD
          ,        ,        ,         ,           ,
      Oh War|wick, I | do bend | my knee | with thine,
           ,         ,         ,          ,         ,
      And in | this vow | do chain | my soul | to thine:
           ,         ,      ,      2         T      T    T
      And ere | my knee | rise from the | earth's cold face,
          ,          ,            ,         ,          ,
      I throw | my hands,| mine^eyes,| my heart | to thee,
            ,       ,         ,        ,         ,
      Thou set|ter up | and pluck|er down | of kings:
          ,         ,         ,           ,          ,
      Beseech|ing thee |(if with | they will | it stands)
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      That to | my foes | this bo|dy must | be prey,
            ,          ,       ,           x          ,
      Yet that | thy braz|en gates | of heaven | may ope,
            ,      ,    ,                ,        ,
      And give | sweet pas/sage to | my sin|ful soul.
            ,            ,        ,         ,       ,
      Now lords,| take^leave | until | we meet | again;
           ,        ,       ,        ,        ,
      Wherere | it be,| in heav|en, or | in earth.
 
RICHARD
       ,
      Brother,
                 ,             ,            x     ,
               Give me | thy hand,| and gentle | Warwick,
       ,           ,           ,       ,       ,
      Let me | embrace | thee in | my wea|ry arms:
          ,         ,       ,           ,          ,
      I that | did^nev|er weep,| now* melt | with woe,
             ,    2        ,     ,           T     T   T
      That wint|er should cut | off our | spring-time so.
 
WARWICK
        ,      ,
      Away,| away:
                         ,             ,           ,
                  Once^more | sweet* lords | farewell.
 
GEORGE
           ,        ,       ,       ,          ,
      Yet let | us all | togeth|er to | our troops,
            ,           ,         ,           ,          ,
      And give | them leave | to fly,| that will | not stay:
            ,          ,         ,           ,         ,
      And call | them pil|lars that | will stand | to us:
           ,         ,      ,               ,        ,
      And if | we thrive,| promise | them such | rewards
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      As vict|ors wear | at the | Olym|pian games.
            ,      ,     ,                   ,          ,
      This may | plant cour/age in | their quail|ing breasts,
           ,         ,         ,         ,     ,
      For yet | is hope | of life | and vict|ory:
           ,          ,        ,         ,        ,
      Forslow | no* long|er, make | we hence | amain.
 
[Exeunt]

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