Take not the quarrel from his powerful arm; To cut off those that have offended him. FIRST MURD. Who made thee then a bloody minister, When gallant-springing brave Plantagenet, That princely novice, was struck dead by thee? fault, Provoke us hither now to slaughter thee. CLAR. Oh, if you love my brother, hate not me; I am his brother, and I love him well. If you be hired for meed, go back again, And I will send you to my brother Gloucester, Than Edward will for tidings of my death. SEC. MURD. You are deceived, your brother Gloucester hates you. 220 CLAR. O, no, he loves me, and he holds me dear: 230 Go you to him from me. Вотн. Ay, so we will. CLAR. Tell him, when that our princely father York Bless'd his three sons with his victorious arm, And charged us from his soul to love each other, 218 gallant-springing] like a gallant in the spring of life. Pope hyphened these words, which are separate in the original editions. FIRST MURD. Ay, millstones; as he lesson'd us to weep. CLAR. O, do not slander him, for he is kind. As snow in harvest. Thou deceivest thyself: him, He hugg'd me in his arms, and swore, with sobs, SEC. MURD. Why, so he doth, now he delivers thee From this world's thraldom to the joys of heaven. FIRST MURD. Make peace with God, for you must die, my lord. CLAR. Hast thou that holy feeling in thy soul, To do this deed will hate you for the deed. CLAR. Relent, and save your souls. FIRST MURD. Relent! 't is cowardly and womanish. CLAR. Not to relent is beastly, savage, devilish. Which of you, if you were a prince's son, 237 Ay, millstones] See note on I, iii, 354, supra: "Your eyes drop millstones." 257-260 Which of you. life?] In the Folio text, these four lines, together with the line here separated from them and numbered 240 250 Being pent from liberty, as I am now, If two such murderers as yourselves came to you, My friend, I spy some pity in thy looks; Come thou on my side, and entreat for me, FIRST MURD. Take that, and that: if all this will not do, I'll drown you in the malmsey-butt within. [Stabs him. [Exit, with the body. SEC. MURD. A bloody deed, and desperately dis patch'd! How fain, like Pilate, would I wash my hands Of this most grievous guilty murder done! Re-enter First Murderer FIRST MURD. How now! what mean'st thou, that thou help'st me not? By heavens, the duke shall know how slack thou art! SEC. MURD. I would he knew that I had saved his brother! 264, "As you would beg . . . distress" (which immediately follows them in the Folio), form part of Clarence's preceding speech, "Relent, and save your souls" (1. 254). All the five lines are omitted from the Quartos. They seem well worthy of retention, and the transposition (which the Cambridge editors adopt) removes any impression of abruptness. 260 270 Take thou the fee, and tell him what I say; [Exit. FIRST MURD. So do not I: go, coward as thou art. Now must I hide his body in some hole, [Exit. 280 Flourish. Enter KING EDWARD sick, QUEEN ELIZABETH, DORSET, RIVERS, HASTINGS, BUCKINGHAM, GREY, and others KING EDWARD HY, SO: NOW HAVE I done a good day's work: You peers, continue this united league: I every day expect an embassage From my Redeemer to redeem me hence; And now in peace my soul shall part to heaven, Since I have set my friends at peace on earth. Rivers and Hastings, take each other's hand; Dissemble not your hatred, swear your love. RIV. By heaven, my soul is purged from grudging hate; And with my hand I seal my true heart's love. 5 part] depart; like the French "partir." 10 |