Two Noble Kinsmen (Quarto, 1634)

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The Two Noble Kinsmen.
 58All deere natures children: sweete-
 59Ly fore Bride and Bridegroomes feete  Strew Flowers.
 60Blessing their sence.
 61Not an angle of the aire,
 62Bird melodious, or bird faire,
 63Is absent hence.
 
 64The Crow, the slaundrous Cuckoe, nor
 65The boding Raven, nor Clough hee
 66Nor chattring Pie,
 67May on our Bridehouse pearch or sing,
 68Or with them any discord bring
 69But from it fly.
 
 70Enter 3. Queenes in Blacke, with vailes staind, with impe-
 71 riall Crownes. The 1. Queene fals downe at the foote of
 72 Theseus; The 2. fals downe at the foote of Hypolita. The
 733. before Emilia.
 741. Qu. For pitties sake and true gentilities,
 75Heare, and respect me.
 762. Qu. For your Mothers sake,
 77And as you wish your womb may thrive with faire ones,
 78Heare and respect me,
 793. Qu. Now for the love of him whom Iove hath markd
 80The honour of your Bed, and for the sake
 81Of cleere virginity, be Advocate
 82For us, and our distresses: This good deede
 83Shall raze you out o'th Booke of Trespasses
 84All you are set downe there.
 85Theseus. Sad Lady rise.
 86Hypol. Stand up.
 87Emil. No knees to me.
 88What woman I may steed that is distrest,
 89Does bind me to her.
 90Thes. What's your request? Deliver you for all.
 911. Qu. We are 3. Queenes, whose Soveraignes fel before
 92The wrath of cruell Creon; who endured
 93The Beakes of Ravens, Tallents of the Kights,
   And

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Two Noble Kinsmen (Quarto, 1634)