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  • Title: Henry VI, Part 3 (Octavo 1, 1595)

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    Author: William Shakespeare
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    Henry VI, Part 3 (Octavo 1, 1595)

    Yorke, and Henrie the Sixt.
    1030He might haue kept that glorie till this daie.
    But when he tooke a begger to his bed,
    And gracst thy poore sire with his bridall daie,
    Then that sun-shine bred a showre for him
    Which washt his fathers fortunes out of France,
    1035And heapt seditions on his crowne at home.
    For what hath mou'd these tumults but thy pride?
    Hadst thou beene meeke, our title yet had slept?
    And we in pittie of the gentle king,
    Had slipt our claime vntill an other age.
    1040George. But when we saw our summer brought the
    gaine,
    And that the haruest brought vs no increase,
    We set the axe to thy vsurping root,
    And though the edge haue something hit our selues,
    Yet know thou we will neuer cease to strike,
    1045Till we haue hewne thee downe,
    Or bath'd thy growing with our heated blouds.
    Edw. And in this resolution, I defie thee,
    Not willing anie longer conference,
    Since thou deniest the gentle king to speake.
    1050Sound trumpets, let our bloudie colours waue,
    And either victorie or else a graue.
    Quee. Staie Edward staie.
    Edw. Hence wrangling woman, Ile no longer staie,
    Thy words will cost ten thousand liues to daie.
    1055Exeunt Omnes. Alarmes.
    Enter Warwike.
    War. Sore spent with toile as runners with the race,
    I laie me downe a little while to breath,
    For strokes receiude, and manie blowes repaide,
    C Hath