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Richard the Third (Folio 1, 1623)
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3403Scena Secunda.
3404Enter Richmond, Oxford, Blunt, Herbert, and
3405others, with drum and colours.
3407Bruis'd vnderneath the yoake of Tyranny,
3408Thus farre into the bowels of the Land,
3409Haue we marcht on without impediment;
3410And heere receiue we from our Father Stanley
3411Lines of faire comfort and encouragement:
3412The wretched, bloody, and vsurping Boare,
3413(That spoyl'd your Summer Fields, and fruitfull Vines)
3414Swilles your warm blood like wash, & makes his trough
3415In your embowel'd bosomes: This foule Swine
3416Is now euen in the Centry of this Isle,
3417Ne're to the Towne of Leicester, as we learne:
3418From Tamworth thither, is but one dayes march.
3419In Gods name cheerely on, couragious Friends,
3420To reape the Haruest of perpetuall peace,
3424Her. I doubt not but his Friends will turne to vs.
3425Blunt. He hath no friends, but what are friends for fear,
3427Richm. All for our vantage, then in Gods name march,
3429Kings it makes Gods, and meaner creatures Kings.
3430Exeunt Omnes.