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作者:不落的滑翔翼      更新:2024-04-07 11:53      字数:8566
  That   if   King   Lewis   vouchsafe   to   furnish   us   With   some   few   bands   of
  chosen   soldiers;   I'll   undertake   to   land   them   on   our   coast And   force   the
  tyrant from his seat by war。 'Tis not his new…made bride shall succour him;
  And   as   for   Clarence;   as   my   letters   tell   me;   He's   very   likely   now   to   fall
  from   him   For   matching   more   for   wanton   lust   than   honour   Or   than   for
  strength and safety of our country。 BONA。 Dear brother; how shall Bona
  be    reveng'd     But    by    thy   help    to   this   distressed     queen?     QUEEN
  MARGARET。 Renowned Prince; how shall poor Henry live Unless thou
  rescue him from foul despair? BONA。 My quarrel and this English queen's
  are one。 WARWICK。 And mine; fair Lady Bona; joins with yours。 LEWIS。
  And mine with hers; and thine; and Margaret's。 Therefore; at last; I firmly
  am     resolv'd   You    shall  have    aid。  QUEEN       MARGARET。           Let   me    give
  humble thanks for all at once。 LEWIS。 Then; England's messenger; return
  in post And tell false Edward; thy supposed king; That Lewis of France is
  sending over masquers To revel it with him and his new bride。 Thou seest
  what's past; go fear thy king withal。 BONA。 Tell him; in hope he'll prove a
  widower       shortly;   I'll  wear   the   willow…garland       for  his   sake。   QUEEN
  MARGARET。   Tell   him   my   mourning   weeds   are   laid   aside;   And   I   am
  ready to put armour on。 WARWICK。 Tell him from me that he hath done
  me    wrong;     And    therefore    I'll  uncrown    him   ere't   be  long。   There's    thy
  reward;   be   gone。   Exit   POST   LEWIS。   But;   Warwick;   Thou   and   Oxford;
  with five thousand men; Shall cross the seas and bid false Edward battle:
  And; as occasion serves; this noble Queen And Prince shall follow with a
  fresh supply。 Yet; ere thou go; but answer me one doubt: What pledge have
  we of thy firm loyalty? WARWICK。 This shall assure my constant loyalty:
  That    if  our   Queen     and   this  young    Prince    agree;   I'll  join  mine    eldest
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  daughter   and   my   joy  To   him  forthwith   in   holy  wedlock   bands。   QUEEN
  MARGARET。 Yes; I agree; and thank you for your motion。 Son Edward;
  she is fair and virtuous; Therefore delay not… give thy hand to Warwick;
  And   with   thy   hand   thy   faith   irrevocable   That   only   Warwick's   daughter
  shall   be  thine。  PRINCE     OF   WALES。      Yes;  I  accept  her;  for  she  well
  deserves it; And here; to pledge my vow; I give my hand。 'He gives his
  hand to WARWICK' LEWIS。 stay we now? These soldiers shall be levied;
  And   thou;   Lord   Bourbon;   our   High Admiral;   Shall   waft   them  over   with
  our   royal   fleet。   I   long   till   Edward   fall   by   war's   mischance   For   mocking
  marriage with a dame of France。 Exeunt all but WARWICK WARWICK。 I
  came from Edward as ambassador; But I return his sworn and mortal foe。
  Matter   of   marriage   was   the   charge   he   gave   me;   But   dreadful   war   shall
  answer his demand。 Had he none else to make a stale but me? Then none
  but   I   shall   turn   his   jest   to   sorrow。   I   was   the   chief   that   rais'd   him   to   the
  crown; And I'll be chief to bring him down again; Not that I pity Henry's
  misery; But seek revenge on Edward's mockery。 Exit
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  ACT IV。
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  SCENE I。 London。 The palace
  Enter GLOUCESTER; CLARENCE; SOMERSET; and MONTAGUE
  GLOUCESTER。 Now tell me; brother Clarence; what think you Of
  this   new   marriage   with   the   Lady   Grey?   Hath   not   our   brother   made   a
  worthy choice? CLARENCE。 Alas; you know 'tis far from hence to France!
  How   could   he   stay   till   Warwick   made   return?   SOMERSET。   My   lords;
  forbear this talk; here comes the King。
  Flourish。 Enter KING EDWARD; attended; LADY GREY; as Queen;
  PEMBROKE;   STAFFORD;   HASTINGS;   and   others。   Four   stand   on   one
  side; and four on the other
  GLOUCESTER。 And his well…chosen bride。 CLARENCE。 I mind to
  tell him plainly what I think。 KING EDWARD。 Now; brother of Clarence;
  how   like   you   our  choice    That   you  stand   pensive   as  half  malcontent?
  CLARENCE。 As well as Lewis of France or the Earl of Warwick; Which
  are so weak of courage and in judgment That they'll take no offence at our
  abuse。 KING EDWARD。 Suppose they take offence without a cause; They
  are but Lewis and Warwick: I am Edward; Your King and Warwick's and
  must have my will。 GLOUCESTER。 And shall have your will; because our
  King。   Yet   hasty   marriage   seldom   proveth   well。   KING   EDWARD。   Yea;
  brother Richard; are you offended too? GLOUCESTER。 Not I。 No; God
  forbid that I should wish them sever'd Whom God hath join'd together; ay;
  and    'twere   pity  To   sunder    them   that  yoke    so  well   together。   KING
  EDWARD。   Setting   your   scorns   and   your   mislike   aside;   Tell   me   some
  reason   why   the   Lady   Grey   Should   not   become   my   wife   and   England's
  Queen。   And   you   too;   Somerset   and   Montague;   Speak   freely   what   you
  think。 CLARENCE。 Then this is mine opinion: that King Lewis Becomes
  your   enemy   for    mocking   him   About     the   marriage   of  the   Lady   Bona。
  GLOUCESTER。 And   Warwick;   doing   what   you   gave   in   charge;   Is   now
  dishonoured by this new marriage。 KING EDWARD。 What if both Lewis
  and     Warwick      be   appeas'd    By    such    invention    as   I  can    devise?
  MONTAGUE。 Yet to have join'd with France in such alliance Would more
  have strength'ned this our commonwealth 'Gainst foreign storms than any
  home…bred marriage。 HASTINGS。 Why; knows not Montague that of itself
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  England is safe; if true within itself? MONTAGUE。 But the safer when 'tis
  back'd   with   France。   HASTINGS。   'Tis   better   using   France   than   trusting
  France。 Let us be back'd with God; and with the seas Which He hath giv'n
  for   fence   impregnable;   And   with   their   helps   only   defend   ourselves。   In
  them and in ourselves our safety  lies。 CLARENCE。 For   this one   speech
  Lord   Hastings   well   deserves   To   have   the   heir   of   the   Lord   Hungerford。
  KING EDWARD。 Ay; what of that? it was my will and grant; And for this
  once my will shall stand for law。 GLOUCESTER。 And yet methinks your
  Grace   hath   not   done   well   To   give   the   heir   and   daughter   of   Lord   Scales
  Unto the brother of your loving bride。 She better would have fitted me or
  Clarence; But in your bride you bury brotherhood。 CLARENCE。 Or else
  you would not have bestow'd the heir Of the Lord Bonville on your new
  wife's    son;   And    leave    your   brothers    to  go   speed    elsewhere。     KING
  EDWARD。 Alas; poor Clarence! Is it for a wife That thou art malcontent?
  I   will   provide   thee。   CLARENCE。   In   choosing   for   yourself   you   show'd
  your judgment; Which being shallow; you shall give me leave To play the
  broker in mine own behalf; And to that end I shortly mind to leave you。
  KING   EDWARD。   Leave   me   or   tarry;   Edward   will   be   King; And   not   be
  tied   unto   his   brother's   will。   QUEEN   ELIZABETH。   My   lords;   before   it
  pleas'd his Majesty To raise my state to title of a queen; Do me but right;
  and you must all confess That I was not ignoble of descent: And meaner
  than myself have had like fortune。 But as this title honours me and mine;
  So your dislikes; to whom I would be pleasing; Doth cloud my joys with
  danger and with sorrow。 KING EDWARD。 My love; forbear to fawn upon
  their   frowns。   What   danger   or   what   s