Edward III (Quarto 1, 1596)

 Edward the third.
 931Hath ransomed captiue Fraunce, and set the King,
 932The Dolphin and the Peeres at liberty,
 933Goe leaue me Ned, and reuell with thy friends.  Exit Pr.
 934Thy mother is but blacke, and thou like her.
 935Dost put it in my minde how foule she is,
 936Goe fetch the Countesse hether in thy hand,  Exit Lod.
 937And let her chase away these winter clouds,
 938For shee giues beautie both to heauen and earth,
 939The sin is more to hacke and hew poore men,
 940Then to embrace in an vnlawfull bed,
 941The register of all rarieties,
 942Since Letherne Adam, till this youngest howre.
 943Enter Countesse.
 944King. Goe Lodwike, put thy hand into thy purse,
 945Play, spend, giue, ryot, wast, do what thou wilt,
 946So thou wilt hence awhile and leaue me heere.
 947Now my soules plaiefellow art thou come,
 948To speake the more then heauenly word of yea,
 949To my obiection in thy beautious loue.
 950Count. My father on his blessing hath commanded.
 951King. That thou shalt yeeld to me.
 952Coun: I deare my liege, your due.
 953King. And that my dearest loue, can be no lesse,
 954Then right for right, and render loue for loue.
 955Count: Then wrong for wrong, and endles hate for hate:
 956But fith I see your maiestie so bent,
 957That my vnwillingnes, my husbands loue,
 958Your high estate, nor no respect respected,
 959Can be my helpe, but that your mightines:
 960Will ouerbeare and awe these deare regards,
 961I bynd my discontent to my content,
 962And what I would not, Ile compell I will,
 963Prouided that your selfe remoue those lets,
 964That stand betweene your highnes loue and mine,
 965King: Name then faire Countesse, and by heauen I will.
 966Co: It is their liues that stand betweene our loue.
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Edward III (Quarto 1, 1596)