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King John

Act V, Scene 3

The field of battle.
 
[Alarums. Enter KING JOHN and HUBERT]
 
KING JOHN
            ,         ,          ,        ,        ,      ->
      How goes | the day | with us?| Oh tell | me Hu||bert.
 
HUBERT
       ,    2    ,          ,           ,    ,
      Bad|ly I fear;| how fares | your maj|esty?
 
KING JOHN
            ,       ,           ,        ,        ,
      This fev|er that | hath troub|led me | so long,
            ,      ,        ,        ,          ,
      Lies^hea|vy on | me: oh,| my heart | is sick.
 
[Enter a Messenger]
 
MESSENGER
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      My lord:| your val|iant kins|man Faul|conbridge,
          ,           ,    ,         ,           ,
      Desires | your maj|esty | to leave | the field,
            ,          ,        ,          ,         ,
      And send | him word | by me,| which way | you go.
 
KING JOHN
        ,           T     T   T       2     ,       ,
      Tell him | toward Swinstead,| to the ab|bey there.
 
MESSENGER
       ,             ,         ,          ,         ,
      Be of | good* com|fort: for | the great | supply
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      That was | expect|ed by | the Dauph|in here,
             ,        T      T   . T        ,        ,
      Are wracked | three nights ago | on Good|win Sands.
             ,           ,          ,      2    ,      ,
      This news | was brought | to Rich|ard but ev|en now,
             ,       ,     ,                ,           ,
      The French | fight cold/ly, and | retire | themselves.
 
KING JOHN
            ,         ,       ,       ,         ,
      Aye* me,| this tyr|ant fev|er burns | me up,
            ,         ,        ,                ,    ,
      And will | not let | me wel|come this / good news.
           ,            ,    ,             ,          ,
      Set^on | toward^Swin|stead: to | my lit|ter straight,
        ,            ,        ,       ,        ,
      Weakness | posses|seth me,| and I | am faint.
 
[Exeunt]

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