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Titus Andronicus

Act II, Scene 2

A forest near Rome. Horns and cry of hounds heard.
 
[Enter TITUS ANDRONICUS, with Hunters, & c., MARCUS, LUCIUS, QUINTUS, and MARTIUS]
 
TITUS ANDRONICUS
            ,        ,         ,          ,           ,
      The hunt | is up,| the morn | is bright | and grey,
             ,           ,         ,          ,           ,
      The fields | are frag|rant, and | the woods | are green,
          ,       ,         ,         ,       ,
      Uncoup|le here,| and let | us make | a bay,
            ,         ,   2     ,          ,       ,
      And wake | the emp|eror, and | his love|ly bride,
            ,            ,           ,        ,         ,
      And rouse | the prince,| and ring | a hunt|er's peal,
            ,          ,          ,      ,          ,
      That all | the court | may ech|o with | the noise.
        ,     2      T   T     T         ,        ,
      Sons let it | be your charge,| as^it | is ours,
        2    ,         ,    2     ,        ,      ,
      To attend | the emp|eror's pers|on care|fully:
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      I have | been troub|led in | my sleep | this night,
            ,       ,     ,   ,                   ,
      But dawn|ing day | new com/fort hath | inspired.
 
[A cry of hounds and horns, winded in a peal. Enter SATURNINUS, TAMORA, BASSIANUS, LAVINIA, DEMETRIUS, CHIRON, and Attendants]
       ,       ,   ,                  ,    ,
      Many | good mor/rows to | your maj|esty,
       ,          ,        ,     ,         ,
      Madam,| to you | as man|y and | as good.
         ,     ,           ,        ,          ,
      I prom|ised | your grace,| a hunt|er's peal.
 
SATURNINUS
           ,           ,         ,    ,        ,
      And you | have rung | it lust|ily | my lords,
            ,         ,    2     ,    ,         ,
      Somewhat | too^ear|ly for new-|married | ladies.
 
BASSIANUS
         ,   2   ,         ,
      Lavin|ia, how | say^you?
 
LAVINIA
                               T  T   T
                               I say no:
      ,               ,        ,          ,           ,
      I have | been broad | awake | two^hours | and more.
 
SATURNINUS
            ,     T     T    .    T    2   ,         ,
      Come^on | then, horse and char|iots let | us have,
           ,         ,      ,       ,              ,
      And to | our sport:| Madam,| now shall | ye see,
           ,      ,
      Our Rom|an hunt|ing.
 
MARCUS ANDRONICUS
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                          I | have dogs | my lord,
             ,           ,         ,       ,         ,
      Will rouse | the proud|est panth|er in | the chase,
            ,           ,        ,     ,     ,
      And climb | the high|est prom|ontor|y top.
 
TITUS ANDRONICUS
          ,          ,           ,        ,           ,
      And I | have horse | will fol|low where | the game
             ,     .   T    T    T        ,         ,
      Makes^way,| and run like swal|lows ore |the plain.
 
DEMETRIUS
       ,    2       T   T   T          ,           ,
      Chiron we | hunt not we,| with horse | nor hound,
            ,         ,         ,      ,          ,
      But hope | to pluck | a dain|ty doe | to ground.
 
[Exeunt]

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