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Act IV, Scene 4

Wales: before the cave of Belarius.
 
[Enter BELARIUS, GUIDERIUS, and ARVIRAGUS.]
 
GUIDERIUS
            ,          ,          x
      The noise | is round | about us.
 
BELARIUS
                                       ,         ,
                                      Let us | from it.
 
ARVIRAGUS
             ,        ,      ,            ,           x
      What pleas|ure sir,| find we | in life,| to lock it
            ,        ,       ,
      From ac|tion, and | advent|ure.
 
GUIDERIUS
                                       ,           ,
                                      Nay,| what hope
        ,    2      ,             ,     ,         ,
      Have we in | hiding | us? This | way the | Romans
        ,              ,        ,        ,          x
      Must, or | for Brit|ons slay | us or | receive us
           ,    2     ,       ,    ,        ,
      For bar|barous and | unna|tural | revolts
       ,              ,          ,        ,
      During | their use,| and slay | us aft|er.
 
BELARIUS
                                                  ,
                                                Sons,
             ,       ,         ,           ,           x
      We'll high|er to | the mount|ains; there | secure us.
        2       ,      ,         ,          ,       ,
      To the king's | party | there's no | going:| newness
          ,          ,          x           ,          ,        2->
      Of Clo|ten's death |(we being | not known,| not mus||tered
         ,          ,           ,      ,   2     ,
      Among | the bands)| may drive | us to a | render
        ,               ,          ,       ,        2     ,
      Where we | have lived;| and so | extort | from us that
             ,          ,           ,        ,          ,
      Which^we | have done,| whose ans|wer would | be death
             ,         ,
      Drawn^on | with tor|ture.
 
GUIDERIUS
                                  ,         ,        ,
                                This | is (sir)| a doubt
           ,        ,     ,           ,       ,
      In such | a time,| nothing | becom|ing you,
           ,     ,      ,
      Nor sat|isfy|ing us.
 
ARVIRAGUS
                            2    ,      ,
                          It is not | likely.
             ,           ,         ,       ,       ,
      That when | they hear | the Rom|an hors|es neigh,
          ,            ,          ,            ,            ,
      Behold | their quart|ered fires:| have both | their eyes
            ,          ,        ,       ,       ,
      And ears | so cloyed | impor|tantly | as now,
             ,           ,             ,      ,          ,
      That they | will waste | their time | upon | our note,
           ,            ,         ,
      To know | from whence | we are.
 
BELARIUS
                                       ,           ,
                                      Oh, I | am known
          ,     ,        ,      ,      ,
      Of ma|ny in | the ar|my: ma|ny years
               ,        ,          ,          ,          ,        2->
      (Though Clo|ten then | but young)| you see,| not wore || him
            ,      ,           ,        ,           ,
      From my | remem|brance. And | besides,| the king
            ,         ,         ,         ,           ,
      Hath not | deserved | my serv|ice, nor | your loves,
            ,      2    ,  ,           ,         ,
      Who find | in my ex|ile, the | want of | breeding;
           ,       ,     2       ,      T    T    T       2->
      The cert|ainty | of this hard | life, aye hope||less
           ,         ,      ,           x      ,
      To have | the court|esy | your cradle | promised,
       ,    2       T    T   T         ,         ,
      But to be | still hot sum|mer's tam|ings, and
             ,         ,           ,
      The shrink|ing slaves | of wint|er.
 
GUIDERIUS
                                            ,     ,
                                          Then | be so,
       ,    2       ,         ,    ,           2       ,
      Better to | cease to | be. Pray / sir, to the | army:
      ,             ,             ,    ,           ,
      I, and | my broth|er are / not known;| yourself
          ,          ,            ,       ,        ,
      So out | of thought,| and there|to so | oregrown,
       ,            ,
      Cannot | be ques|tioned.
 
ARVIRAGUS
                                ,         ,            ,
                               By | this sun | that shines
             ,         ,           ,         ,        x
      I'll thith|er: what | thing^is | it, that | I never
           ,         ,           ,        ,          ,
      Did see | man^die,| scarce^ev|er looked | on blood,
            ,        ,        ,      T    T     .   T     2  ->
      But that | of cow|ard hares,| hot goats, and ven||ison?
        x         ,     .   T     T   T          ,
      Never | bestrid | a horse save one,| that had
         ,       ,        ,          ,           x
      A rid|er like | myself,| who nere | wore^rowel,
           ,     ,         ,    ,          ,
      Nor ir|on on | his heel?| I am | ashamed
           ,      ,         ,     ,         ,
      To look | upon | the ho|ly sun,| to have
           ,    ,      2      ,        ,        ,       2->
      The ben|efit | of his bles|sed beams,| remai||ning
           ,        ,        ,
      So long | a poor | unknown.
 
GUIDERIUS
                                        x            ,
                                  By heavens | I'll go,
          ,           ,         ,          ,         ,
      If you | will bless | me sir,| and give | me leave,
             ,         ,        ,         ,      2      ,
      I'll take | the bet|ter care:| but if | you will not,
           ,        ,         ,          ,   ,
      The haz|ard there|fore due | fall^on |me, by
            ,         ,
      The hands | of Rom|ans.
 
ARVIRAGUS
                               ,       ,     ,
                              So | say I,| amen.
 
BELARIUS
           ,     ,          ,          ,          ,
      No reas|on I |(since^of | your lives | you set
            ,        ,   ,          ,         ,
      So slight | a val|ua|tion) should | reserve
            ,       ,               ,           ,          ,
      My cracked | one to | more* care.| Have^with | you boys:
       ,             ,        ,           ,         ,
      If in | your count|ry wars | you chance | to die,
          2    ,    T   T     T          ,           ,
      That is my | bed too (lads)| and there | I'll lie.
        T     T    .    T            ,            ,              ,
      Lead, lead; the time | seems^long,| their blood | thinks^scorn,
        T   .  T   T          ,           ,        ,
      Till it fly out,| and show | them prin|ces born.
 
[Exeunt]

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