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London. The palace.
[Flourish. Enter KING EDWARD IV, QUEEN ELIZABETH, CLARENCE, GLOUCESTER,
HASTINGS, a Nurse with the young Prince, and Attendants]
KING EDWARD IV
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Once^more | we sit | in Eng|land's roy|al throne,
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Re-purch|ased with | the blood | of en|emies.
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What val|iant foe|men, like | to aut|umn's corn,
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Have we | mowed down in tops | of all | their
pride?
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Three Dukes of Som|erset,| *threefold | renowned,
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For har|dy and | undoubt|ed champ|ions:
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Two Clif|fords, as | the fath|er and | the son,
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And two | Northum|berlands:| two brav|er men,
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Nere spurred | their cours|ers at | the
trump|et's sound.
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With them,| the two brave bears,| Warwick and |
Monta||gue,
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That | in their / chains fet|tered the king|ly
lion,
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And made | the for|est trem|ble when | they
roared.
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Thus have | we swept | suspi|cion from | our seat,
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And made | our foot|stool of | secur|ity.
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Come* hith|er Bess,| and let | me kiss | my boy:
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Young^Ned,| for thee,| thine^unc|les, and |
myself,
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Have in | our arm|ors watched | the wint|er's
night,
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Went all | afoot | in sum|mer's scald|ing heat,
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That thou | mightst^re|possess | the crown | in
peace,
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And of | our lab|ors thou | shalt reap | the
gain.
GLOUCESTER
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I'll blast | his harv|est, if | your head | were
laid,
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For yet | I am / not looked | on^in | the world.
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This should|er was | ordained | so thick,| to
heave,
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And heave | it shall | some^weight,| or break |
my back,
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Work thou the way,| and thou | shalt ex|ecute.
KING EDWARD IV
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Clarence | and Glouce|ster, love | my love|ly
queen,
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And kiss | your prince|ly neph|ew broth|ers both.
CLARENCE
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The du|ty that I / owe un|to your maj|esty,
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I seal | upon | the lips | of this sweet babe.
QUEEN ELIZABETH
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Thanks noble Clar|ence, worth|y broth|er thanks.
GLOUCESTER
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And that | I love | the tree | from whence | thou
sprangst:
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Witness | the lov|ing kiss | I give | the fruit,
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To say | the truth,| so Jud|as kissed | his
mast|er,
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And cried | all hail, when | as he / meant all |
harm. (hex with prev)
KING EDWARD IV
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Now am | I seat|ed as | my soul | delights,
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Having | my count|ry's peace | and broth|ers'
loves.
CLARENCE
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What will your | grace have done | with
Marg|aret,
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Reignier | her fath|er, to | the king | of France
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Hath pawned | the Sic|ils and | Jerus|alem,
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And hith|er have | they sent | it for her |
ransom.
KING EDWARD IV
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Away | with her,| and waft | her hence | to
France:
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And now | what rests,| but that | we spend | the
time
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With state|ly tri|umphs, mirth|ful com|ic shows,
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Such^as | befits | the pleas|ure of | the court.
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Sound^drums | and trump|ets, fare|well* sour |
annoy,
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For here | I hope | begins | our last|ing joy.
[Exeunt]