THE DUCHESS OF YORK'S LAMENTATION ON THE MISFORTUNES OF HER FAMILY. How many Duch. Accursed and unquiet wrangling days! Clean overblown, themselves, the conquerors, ACT III. THE VANITY OF TRUST IN MAN. O momentary grace of mortal men, CONTEMPLATION. When holy and devout religious men Are at their beads, 'tis hard to draw them thence; So sweet is zealous contemplation. ACT IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE MURDER OF THE TWO YOUNG PRINCES IN THE TOWER. The tyrannous and bloody act is done; The most arch deed of piteous massacre, Their lips were four red roses on a stalk, Which once, quoth Forrest, almost chang'd my mind; EXPEDITION. Come. I have learn'd, that fearful commenting Is leaden servitor to dull delay; Delay leads impotent and snail-pac'd beggary: Jove's Mercury, and herald for a king! QUEEN MARGARET'S EXPROBATION. I call'd thee then, vain flourish of my fortune; I call'd thee then, poor shadow, painted queen: The presentation of but what I was, * Merciless. The flattering index of a direful pageant, Where is thy husband now? Where be thy brothers? CHARACTER OF KING RICHARD BY HIS MOTHER. Tetchy and wayward was thy infancy; [rious; Thy school-days, frightful, desperate, wild, and fuThy prime of manhood, daring, bold, and venturous; Thy age confirm'd, proud, subtle, sly, and bloody. * Indexes were anciently placed at the beginning of books. + Flaring. Touchy, fretful. ACT V. HOPE. True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings, Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings. A FINE EVENING. The weary sun hath made a golden set, And, by the bright track of his fiery car, Gives token of a goodly day to-morrow. DAYBREAK. The silent hours steal on, And flaky darkness breaks within the east. RICHMOND'S Prayer. O Thou! whose captain I account myself, RICHARD STARTING OUT OF HIS DREAM. Give me another horse,-bind up my wounds,— Have mercy, Jesu! Soft; I did but dream.— O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me! The lights burn blue.—It is now dead midnight. Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh. What do I fear? myself? CONSCIENCE. Conscience is but a word that cowards use, Devis'd at first to keep the strong in awe. RICHARD'S ADDRESS BEFORE THE BATTle. A thousand hearts are great within my bosom: Advance our standards, set upon our foes; Our ancient word of courage, fair Saint George, Inspire us with the spleen of fiery dragons! Upon them! Victory sits on our helms. RICHARD'S BEHAVIOUR AFTER AN ALARUM. A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! Cate. Withdraw, my lord, I'll help you to a horse. K. Rich. Slave, I have set my life upon a cast, And I will stand the hazard of the die: I think, there be six Richmonds in the field; Five have I slain to-day, instead of him:— A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! KING HENRY VIII. ACT I. ANGER. To climb steep hills, Requires slow pace at first: Anger is like ACTION TO BE CARRIED ON WITH RESOLUTION. If I am traduc'd by tongues, which neither know My faculties, nor person, yet will be R |