They whirl asunder, and dismember me. Lew. Lady, with me; with me thy fortune lies. Blanch. There where my fortune lives, there my life dies. K. John. Cousin, go draw our puissance together.— [Exit Bastard. France, I am burn'd up with inflaming wrath ; A rage, whose heat hath this condition, That nothing can allay, nothing but blood, K. Phi. Thy rage shall burn thee up, and thou shalt turn To ashes, ere our blood shall quench that fire. Look to thyself: thou art in jeopardy. K. John. No more than he that threats.-To arms let's hie! [Exeunt. SCENE II.-The Same. Plains near Angiers. AUSTRIA'S Head. Bast. Now, by my life, this day grows wondrous hot; Some fiery' devil hovers in the sky, And pours down mischief. Austria's head, lie there, While Philip breathes. make up: Enter King JOHN, ARTHUR, and Hubert. And ta'en, I fear. Bast. 1 airy : in f. e. [Exeunt. SCENE III.-The Same. Alarums; Excursions; Retreat. Enter King JOHN, ELINOR, ARTHUR, the Bastard, HUBERT, and Lords. K. John. So shall it be; your grace shall stay behind, [TO ELINOR. So strongly guarded.-Cousin, look not sad: [To ARTHUR. Thy grandam loves thee, and thy uncle will Arth. O! this will make my mother die with grief. K. John. Cousin, [To the Bastard.] away for England: haste before; And ere our coming, see thou shake the bags Must by the hungry now be fed upon: Use our commission in his utmost force. Bast. Bell, book, and candle shall not drive me back, When gold and silver becks me to come on. I leave your highness.-Grandam, I will pray (If ever I remember to be holy,) For your fair safety: so I kiss your hand. K. John. Coz, farewell. [Exit Bastard. [She talks apart with ARTHUR. Eli. Come hither, little kinsman; hark, a word. K. John. Come hither, Hubert. O! my gentle Hubert, We owe thee much: within this wall of flesh There is a soul counts thee her creditor, And with advantage means to pay thy love: [yet; K. John. Good friend, thou hast no cause to say so But thou shalt have: and creep time ne'er so slow, I had a thing to say,-but let it go. The sun is in the heaven, and the proud day, 1 This word not in f. e. 2 She takes ARTHUR aside: in f. e. Attended with the pleasures of the world, If this same were a churchyard where we stand, Had bak'd thy blood, and made it heavy, thick, Or if that thou couldst see me without eyes, K. John. And wheresoe'er this foot of mine doth tread, He lies before me. Dost thou understand me? I could be merry now. Hubert, I love thee; Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee: Remember.-Madam, fare you well: I'll send those powers o'er to your majesty. 1 race in f. e. 2 tickling in f. e. 3 This word is not in f. e. 4 brooded: in f. e. Eli. My blessing go with thee! K. John. For England, cousin: go. Hubert shall be your man, attend on you With all true duty.-On towards Calais, ho! [Exeunt. SCENE IV.-The Same. The French King's Tent. Enter King PHILIP, LEWIS, PANDULPH, and Attendants. K. Phi. So, by a roaring tempest on the flood, A whole armado of convented' sail Is scatter'd, and disjoin'd from fellowship. Pand. Courage and comfort! all shall yet go well. K. Phi. What can go well, when we have run so ill? Are we not beaten? Is not Angiers lost? Arthur ta'en prisoner? divers dear friends slain? Lew. What he hath won, that hath he fortified: K. Phi. Well could I bear that England had this praise, Look, who comes here? a grave unto a soul; I pr'ythee, lady, go away with me. Const. Lo now; now see the issue of your peace! K. Phi. Patience, good lady: comfort, gentle Con stance. Const. No, I defy all counsel, all redress, And ring these fingers with thy household worms; Come, grin on me; and I will think thou smil'st, 1 convicted: in f. e. And buss thee as thy wife! Misery's love, K. Phi. O, fair affliction, peace! Const. No, no, I will not, having breath to cry.O! that my tongue were in the thunder's mouth; Then with what' passion I would shake the world, And rouse from sleep that fell anatomy, Which cannot hear a lady's feeble voice, Pand. Lady, you utter madness, and not sorrow. K. Phi. Bind up those tresses. O! what love I note In the fair multitude of those her hairs! Where but by chance a silver drop hath fallen, Even to that drop ten thousand wiry friends Do glue themselves in sociable grief; Like true, inseparable, faithful lovers, Sticking together in calamity. Bind up your hairs. Const. To England, if you will. And will again commit them to their bonds, 1a: in f. e. 2 modern in f. e. |