第 16 节
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know; and you may partly see; How far I am from the desire of this。
MAYOR。 God bless your Grace! We see it; and will say it。
GLOUCESTER。 In saying so; you shall but say the truth。
BUCKINGHAM。 Then I salute you with this royal title… Long live King
Richard; England's worthy King! ALL。 Amen。 BUCKINGHAM。 To…
morrow may it please you to be crown'd? GLOUCESTER。 Even when
you please; for you will have it so。 BUCKINGHAM。 To…morrow; then; we
will attend your Grace; And so; most joyfully; we take our leave。
GLOUCESTER。 'To the BISHOPS' Come; let us to our holy work again。
Farewell; my cousin; farewell; gentle friends。 Exeunt
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ACT IV。
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SCENE 1。
London。 Before the Tower
Enter QUEEN ELIZABETH; DUCHESS of YORK; and MARQUIS
of DORSET; at one door; ANNE; DUCHESS of GLOUCESTER; leading
LADY MARGARET PLANTAGENET; CLARENCE's young daughter; at
another door
DUCHESS。 Who meets us here? My niece Plantagenet; Led in the
hand of her kind aunt of Gloucester? Now; for my life; she's wand'ring to
the Tower; On pure heart's love; to greet the tender Princes。 Daughter; well
met。 ANNE。 God give your Graces both A happy and a joyful time of day!
QUEEN ELIZABETH。 As much to you; good sister! Whither away?
ANNE。 No farther than the Tower; and; as I guess; Upon the like devotion
as yourselves; To gratulate the gentle Princes there。 QUEEN ELIZABETH。
Kind sister; thanks; we'll enter all together。
Enter BRAKENBURY
And in good time; here the lieutenant comes。 Master Lieutenant; pray
you; by your leave; How doth the Prince; and my young son of York?
BRAKENBURY。 Right well; dear madam。 By your patience; I may not
suffer you to visit them。 The King hath strictly charg'd the contrary。
QUEEN ELIZABETH。 The King! Who's that? BRAKENBURY。 I mean
the Lord Protector。 QUEEN ELIZABETH。 The Lord protect him from that
kingly title! Hath he set bounds between their love and me? I am their
mother; who shall bar me from them? DUCHESS。 I am their father's
mother; I will see them。 ANNE。 Their aunt I am in law; in love their
mother。 Then bring me to their sights; I'll bear thy blame; And take thy
office from thee on my peril。 BRAKENBURY。 No; madam; no。 I may not
leave it so; I am bound by oath; and therefore pardon me。 Exit
Enter STANLEY
STANLEY。 Let me but meet you; ladies; one hour hence; And I'll
salute your Grace of York as mother And reverend looker…on of two fair
queens。 'To ANNE' Come; madam; you must straight to Westminster;
There to be crowned Richard's royal queen。 QUEEN ELIZABETH。 Ah;
cut my lace asunder That my pent heart may have some scope to beat; Or
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else I swoon with this dead…killing news! ANNE。 Despiteful tidings! O
unpleasing news! DORSET。 Be of good cheer; mother; how fares your
Grace? QUEEN ELIZABETH。 O Dorset; speak not to me; get thee gone!
Death and destruction dogs thee at thy heels; Thy mother's name is
ominous to children。 If thou wilt outstrip death; go cross the seas; And live
with Richmond; from the reach of hell。 Go; hie thee; hie thee from this
slaughter…house; Lest thou increase the number of the dead; And make me
die the thrall of Margaret's curse; Nor mother; wife; nor England's counted
queen。 STANLEY。 Full of wise care is this your counsel; madam。 Take all
the swift advantage of the hours; You shall have letters from me to my son
In your behalf; to meet you on the way。 Be not ta'en tardy by unwise delay。
DUCHESS。 O ill…dispersing wind of misery! O my accursed womb; the
bed of death! A cockatrice hast thou hatch'd to the world; Whose
unavoided eye is murderous。 STANLEY。 Come; madam; come; I in all
haste was sent。 ANNE。 And I with all unwillingness will go。 O; would to
God that the inclusive verge Of golden metal that must round my brow
Were red…hot steel; to sear me to the brains! Anointed let me be with
deadly venom; And die ere men can say 'God save the Queen!' QUEEN
ELIZABETH。 Go; go; poor soul; I envy not thy glory。 To feed my humour;
wish thyself no harm。 ANNE。 No; why? When he that is my husband now
Came to me; as I follow'd Henry's corse; When scarce the blood was well
wash'd from his hands Which issued from my other angel husband; And
that dear saint which then I weeping follow'd… O; when; I say; I look'd on
Richard's face; This was my wish: 'Be thou' quoth I 'accurs'd For making
me; so young; so old a widow; And when thou wed'st; let sorrow haunt thy
bed; And be thy wife; if any be so mad; More miserable by the life of thee
Than thou hast made me by my dear lord's death。' Lo; ere I can repeat this
curse again; Within so small a time; my woman's heart Grossly grew
captive to his honey words And prov'd the subject of mine own soul's
curse; Which hitherto hath held my eyes from rest; For never yet one hour
in his bed Did I enjoy the golden dew of sleep; But with his timorous
dreams was still awak'd。 Besides; he hates me for my father Warwick; And
will; no doubt; shortly be rid of me。 QUEEN ELIZABETH。 Poor heart;
adieu! I pity thy complaining。 ANNE。 No more than with my soul I mourn
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for yours。 DORSET。 Farewell; thou woeful welcomer of glory! ANNE。
Adieu; poor soul; that tak'st thy leave of it! DUCHESS。 'To DORSET' Go
thou to Richmond; and good fortune guide thee! 'To ANNE' Go thou to
Richard; and good angels tend thee! 'To QUEEN ELIZABETH' Go thou
to sanctuary; and good thoughts possess thee! I to my grave; where peace
and rest lie with me! Eighty odd years of sorrow have I seen; And each
hour's joy wreck'd with a week of teen。 QUEEN ELIZABETH。 Stay; yet
look back with me unto the Tower。 Pity; you ancient stones; those tender
babes Whom envy hath immur'd within your walls; Rough cradle for such
little pretty ones。 Rude ragged nurse; old sullen playfellow For tender
princes; use my babies well。 So foolish sorrows bids your stones farewell。
Exeunt
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SCENE 2。
London。 The palace
Sound a sennet。 Enter RICHARD; in pomp; as KING;
BUCKINGHAM; CATESBY; RATCLIFF; LOVEL; a PAGE; and others
KING RICHARD。 Stand all apart。 Cousin of Buckingham!
BUCKINGHAM。 My gracious sovereign? KING RICHARD。 Give me thy
hand。 'Here he ascendeth the throne。 Sound' Thus high; by thy advice And
thy assistance; is King Richard seated。 But shall we wear these glories for
a day; Or shall they last; and we rejoice in them? BUCKINGHAM。 Still
live they; and for ever let them last! KING RICHARD。 Ah; Buckingham;
now do I play the touch; To try if thou be current gold indeed。 Young
Edward lives…think