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| <H3>SCENE I. Bangor. The Archdeacon's house.</h3> | |
| <p><blockquote> | |
| <i>Enter HOTSPUR, WORCESTER, MORTIMER, and GLENDOWER</i> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech1><b>MORTIMER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=1>These promises are fair, the parties sure,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=2>And our induction full of prosperous hope.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech2><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=3>Lord Mortimer, and cousin Glendower,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=4>Will you sit down?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=5>And uncle Worcester: a plague upon it!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=6>I have forgot the map.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech3><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=7>No, here it is.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=8>Sit, cousin Percy; sit, good cousin Hotspur,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=9>For by that name as oft as Lancaster</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=10>Doth speak of you, his cheek looks pale and with</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=11>A rising sigh he wisheth you in heaven.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech4><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=12>And you in hell, as oft as he hears Owen Glendower spoke of.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech5><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=13>I cannot blame him: at my nativity</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=14>The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=15>Of burning cressets; and at my birth</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=16>The frame and huge foundation of the earth</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=17>Shaked like a coward.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech6><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=18>Why, so it would have done at the same season, if</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=19>your mother's cat had but kittened, though yourself</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=20>had never been born.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech7><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=21>I say the earth did shake when I was born.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech8><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=22>And I say the earth was not of my mind,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=23>If you suppose as fearing you it shook.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech9><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=24>The heavens were all on fire, the earth did tremble.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech10><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=25>O, then the earth shook to see the heavens on fire,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=26>And not in fear of your nativity.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=27>Diseased nature oftentimes breaks forth</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=28>In strange eruptions; oft the teeming earth</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=29>Is with a kind of colic pinch'd and vex'd</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=30>By the imprisoning of unruly wind</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=31>Within her womb; which, for enlargement striving,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=32>Shakes the old beldam earth and topples down</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=33>Steeples and moss-grown towers. At your birth</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=34>Our grandam earth, having this distemperature,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=35>In passion shook.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech11><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=36> Cousin, of many men</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=37>I do not bear these crossings. Give me leave</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=38>To tell you once again that at my birth</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=39>The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=40>The goats ran from the mountains, and the herds</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=41>Were strangely clamorous to the frighted fields.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=42>These signs have mark'd me extraordinary;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=43>And all the courses of my life do show</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=44>I am not in the roll of common men.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=45>Where is he living, clipp'd in with the sea</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=46>That chides the banks of England, Scotland, Wales,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=47>Which calls me pupil, or hath read to me?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=48>And bring him out that is but woman's son</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=49>Can trace me in the tedious ways of art</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=50>And hold me pace in deep experiments.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech12><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=51>I think there's no man speaks better Welsh.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=52>I'll to dinner.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech13><b>MORTIMER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=53>Peace, cousin Percy; you will make him mad.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech14><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=54>I can call spirits from the vasty deep.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech15><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=55>Why, so can I, or so can any man;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=56>But will they come when you do call for them?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech16><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=57>Why, I can teach you, cousin, to command</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=58>The devil.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech17><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=59>And I can teach thee, coz, to shame the devil</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=60>By telling truth: tell truth and shame the devil.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=61>If thou have power to raise him, bring him hither,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=62>And I'll be sworn I have power to shame him hence.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=63>O, while you live, tell truth and shame the devil!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech18><b>MORTIMER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=64>Come, come, no more of this unprofitable chat.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech19><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=65>Three times hath Henry Bolingbroke made head</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=66>Against my power; thrice from the banks of Wye</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=67>And sandy-bottom'd Severn have I sent him</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=68>Bootless home and weather-beaten back.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech20><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=69>Home without boots, and in foul weather too!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=70>How 'scapes he agues, in the devil's name?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech21><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=71>Come, here's the map: shall we divide our right</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=72>According to our threefold order ta'en?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech22><b>MORTIMER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=73>The archdeacon hath divided it</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=74>Into three limits very equally:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=75>England, from Trent and Severn hitherto,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=76>By south and east is to my part assign'd:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=77>All westward, Wales beyond the Severn shore,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=78>And all the fertile land within that bound,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=79>To Owen Glendower: and, dear coz, to you</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=80>The remnant northward, lying off from Trent.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=81>And our indentures tripartite are drawn;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=82>Which being sealed interchangeably,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=83>A business that this night may execute,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=84>To-morrow, cousin Percy, you and I</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=85>And my good Lord of Worcester will set forth</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=86>To meet your father and the Scottish power,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=87>As is appointed us, at Shrewsbury.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=88>My father Glendower is not ready yet,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=89>Not shall we need his help these fourteen days.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=90>Within that space you may have drawn together</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=91>Your tenants, friends and neighbouring gentlemen.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech23><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=92>A shorter time shall send me to you, lords:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=93>And in my conduct shall your ladies come;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=94>From whom you now must steal and take no leave,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=95>For there will be a world of water shed</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=96>Upon the parting of your wives and you.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech24><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=97>Methinks my moiety, north from Burton here,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=98>In quantity equals not one of yours:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=99>See how this river comes me cranking in,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=100>And cuts me from the best of all my land</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=101>A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=102>I'll have the current in this place damm'd up;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=103>And here the smug and silver Trent shall run</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=104>In a new channel, fair and evenly;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=105>It shall not wind with such a deep indent,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=106>To rob me of so rich a bottom here.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech25><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=107>Not wind? it shall, it must; you see it doth.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech26><b>MORTIMER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=108>Yea, but</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=109>Mark how he bears his course, and runs me up</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=110>With like advantage on the other side;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=111>Gelding the opposed continent as much</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=112>As on the other side it takes from you.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech27><b>EARL OF WORCESTER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=113>Yea, but a little charge will trench him here</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=114>And on this north side win this cape of land;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=115>And then he runs straight and even.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech28><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=116>I'll have it so: a little charge will do it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech29><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=117>I'll not have it alter'd.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech30><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=118>Will not you?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech31><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=119>No, nor you shall not.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech32><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=120>Who shall say me nay?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech33><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=121>Why, that will I.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech34><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=122>Let me not understand you, then; speak it in Welsh.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech35><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=123>I can speak English, lord, as well as you;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=124>For I was train'd up in the English court;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=125>Where, being but young, I framed to the harp</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=126>Many an English ditty lovely well</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=127>And gave the tongue a helpful ornament,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=128>A virtue that was never seen in you.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech36><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=129>Marry,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=130>And I am glad of it with all my heart:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=131>I had rather be a kitten and cry mew</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=132>Than one of these same metre ballad-mongers;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=133>I had rather hear a brazen canstick turn'd,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=134>Or a dry wheel grate on the axle-tree;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=135>And that would set my teeth nothing on edge,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=136>Nothing so much as mincing poetry:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=137>'Tis like the forced gait of a shuffling nag.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech37><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=138>Come, you shall have Trent turn'd.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech38><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=139>I do not care: I'll give thrice so much land</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=140>To any well-deserving friend;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=141>But in the way of bargain, mark ye me,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=142>I'll cavil on the ninth part of a hair.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=143>Are the indentures drawn? shall we be gone?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech39><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=144>The moon shines fair; you may away by night:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=145>I'll haste the writer and withal</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=146>Break with your wives of your departure hence:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=147>I am afraid my daughter will run mad,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=148>So much she doteth on her Mortimer.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit GLENDOWER</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech40><b>MORTIMER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=149>Fie, cousin Percy! how you cross my father!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech41><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=150>I cannot choose: sometime he angers me</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=151>With telling me of the mouldwarp and the ant,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=152>Of the dreamer Merlin and his prophecies,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=153>And of a dragon and a finless fish,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=154>A clip-wing'd griffin and a moulten raven,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=155>A couching lion and a ramping cat,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=156>And such a deal of skimble-skamble stuff</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=157>As puts me from my faith. I tell you what;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=158>He held me last night at least nine hours</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=159>In reckoning up the several devils' names</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=160>That were his lackeys: I cried 'hum,' and 'well, go to,'</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=161>But mark'd him not a word. O, he is as tedious</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=162>As a tired horse, a railing wife;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=163>Worse than a smoky house: I had rather live</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=164>With cheese and garlic in a windmill, far,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=165>Than feed on cates and have him talk to me</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=166>In any summer-house in Christendom.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech42><b>MORTIMER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=167>In faith, he is a worthy gentleman,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=168>Exceedingly well read, and profited</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=169>In strange concealments, valiant as a lion</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=170>And as wondrous affable and as bountiful</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=171>As mines of India. Shall I tell you, cousin?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=172>He holds your temper in a high respect</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=173>And curbs himself even of his natural scope</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=174>When you come 'cross his humour; faith, he does:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=175>I warrant you, that man is not alive</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=176>Might so have tempted him as you have done,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=177>Without the taste of danger and reproof:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=178>But do not use it oft, let me entreat you.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech43><b>EARL OF WORCESTER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=179>In faith, my lord, you are too wilful-blame;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=180>And since your coming hither have done enough</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=181>To put him quite beside his patience.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=182>You must needs learn, lord, to amend this fault:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=183>Though sometimes it show greatness, courage, blood,--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=184>And that's the dearest grace it renders you,--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=185>Yet oftentimes it doth present harsh rage,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=186>Defect of manners, want of government,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=187>Pride, haughtiness, opinion and disdain:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=188>The least of which haunting a nobleman</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=189>Loseth men's hearts and leaves behind a stain</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=190>Upon the beauty of all parts besides,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=191>Beguiling them of commendation.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech44><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=192>Well, I am school'd: good manners be your speed!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=193>Here come our wives, and let us take our leave.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Re-enter GLENDOWER with the ladies</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech45><b>MORTIMER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=194>This is the deadly spite that angers me;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=195>My wife can speak no English, I no Welsh.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech46><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=196>My daughter weeps: she will not part with you;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=197>She'll be a soldier too, she'll to the wars.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech47><b>MORTIMER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=198>Good father, tell her that she and my aunt Percy</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=199>Shall follow in your conduct speedily.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Glendower speaks to her in Welsh, and she answers him in the same</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech48><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=200>She is desperate here; a peevish self-wind harlotry,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=201>one that no persuasion can do good upon.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>The lady speaks in Welsh</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech49><b>MORTIMER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=202>I understand thy looks: that pretty Welsh</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=203>Which thou pour'st down from these swelling heavens</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=204>I am too perfect in; and, but for shame,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=205>In such a parley should I answer thee.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>The lady speaks again in Welsh</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=206>I understand thy kisses and thou mine,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=207>And that's a feeling disputation:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=208>But I will never be a truant, love,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=209>Till I have learned thy language; for thy tongue</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=210>Makes Welsh as sweet as ditties highly penn'd,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=211>Sung by a fair queen in a summer's bower,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=212>With ravishing division, to her lute.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech50><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=213>Nay, if you melt, then will she run mad.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>The lady speaks again in Welsh</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech51><b>MORTIMER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=214>O, I am ignorance itself in this!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech52><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=215>She bids you on the wanton rushes lay you down</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=216>And rest your gentle head upon her lap,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=217>And she will sing the song that pleaseth you</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=218>And on your eyelids crown the god of sleep.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=219>Charming your blood with pleasing heaviness,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=220>Making such difference 'twixt wake and sleep</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=221>As is the difference betwixt day and night</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=222>The hour before the heavenly-harness'd team</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=223>Begins his golden progress in the east.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech53><b>MORTIMER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=224>With all my heart I'll sit and hear her sing:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=225>By that time will our book, I think, be drawn</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech54><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=226>Do so;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=227>And those musicians that shall play to you</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=228>Hang in the air a thousand leagues from hence,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=229>And straight they shall be here: sit, and attend.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech55><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=230>Come, Kate, thou art perfect in lying down: come,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=231>quick, quick, that I may lay my head in thy lap.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech56><b>LADY PERCY</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=232>Go, ye giddy goose.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>The music plays</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech57><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=233>Now I perceive the devil understands Welsh;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=234>And 'tis no marvel he is so humorous.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=235>By'r lady, he is a good musician.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech58><b>LADY PERCY</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=236>Then should you be nothing but musical for you are</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=237>altogether governed by humours. Lie still, ye thief,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=238>and hear the lady sing in Welsh.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech59><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=239>I had rather hear Lady, my brach, howl in Irish.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech60><b>LADY PERCY</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=240>Wouldst thou have thy head broken?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech61><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=241>No.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech62><b>LADY PERCY</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=242>Then be still.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech63><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=243>Neither;'tis a woman's fault.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech64><b>LADY PERCY</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=244>Now God help thee!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech65><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=245>To the Welsh lady's bed.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech66><b>LADY PERCY</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=246>What's that?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech67><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=247>Peace! she sings.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Here the lady sings a Welsh song</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech68><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=248>Come, Kate, I'll have your song too.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech69><b>LADY PERCY</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=249>Not mine, in good sooth.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech70><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=250>Not yours, in good sooth! Heart! you swear like a</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=251>comfit-maker's wife. 'Not you, in good sooth,' and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=252>'as true as I live,' and 'as God shall mend me,' and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=253>'as sure as day,'</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=254>And givest such sarcenet surety for thy oaths,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=255>As if thou never walk'st further than Finsbury.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=256>Swear me, Kate, like a lady as thou art,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=257>A good mouth-filling oath, and leave 'in sooth,'</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=258>And such protest of pepper-gingerbread,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=259>To velvet-guards and Sunday-citizens.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=260>Come, sing.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech71><b>LADY PERCY</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=261>I will not sing.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech72><b>HOTSPUR</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=262>'Tis the next way to turn tailor, or be red-breast</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=263>teacher. An the indentures be drawn, I'll away</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=264>within these two hours; and so, come in when ye will.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech73><b>GLENDOWER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=265>Come, come, Lord Mortimer; you are as slow</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=266>As hot Lord Percy is on fire to go.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=267>By this our book is drawn; we'll but seal,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=268>And then to horse immediately.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech74><b>MORTIMER</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=269>With all my heart.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
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