Page 899 - Shakespeare - Vol. 1
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Scene III IT
Flourish. Enter King Edward in triumph, with Richard [of Gloucester],
Clarence [with Soldiers].
KING EDWARD
Thus far our fortune keeps an upward course
And we are graced with wreaths of victory;
But in the midst of this bright-shining day
I spy a black suspicious threatening cloud,
That will encounter with our glorious sun [5]
Ere he attain his easeful western bed -
I mean, my lords, those powers that the queen
Hath raised in Gallia have arrived our coast
And, as we hear, march on to fight with us.
CLARENCE
A little gale will soon disperse that cloud [10]
And blow it to the source from whence it came;
Thy very beams will dry those vapours up,
For every cloud engenders not a storm.
GLOUCEST ER
The queen is valued thirty thousand strong
And Somerset, with Oxford, fled to her: [15]
If she have time to breathe, be well assured
Her faction will be full as strong as ours.
KING EDWARD
We are advertised by our loving friends
That they do hold their course toward Tewkesbury.
We, having now the best at Barnet field, [20]
Will thither straight, for willingness rids way;
And as we march our strength will be augmented
In every county as we go along.
Strike up the drum; cry, ‘Courage!’ and away!
[Flourish. March.] Exeunt.
Scene IV IT
