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| Enter Gaunt, and Dutchesse of Gloucester. | Enter John of Gaunt with the Duchess of Gloucester | | R2 I.ii.1 | |
| Gaunt. | JOHN OF GAUNT | | | |
| Alas, the part I had in Glousters blood, | Alas, the part I had in Woodstock's blood | | R2 I.ii.1 | |
| Doth more solicite me then your exclaimes, | Doth more solicit me than your exclaims | exclaim (n.) exclamation, outcry, protest | R2 I.ii.2 | |
| | solicit (v.)urge, move, incite, prevail upon | | |
| To stirre against the Butchers of his life. | To stir against the butchers of his life. | | R2 I.ii.3 | |
| But since correction lyeth in those hands | But since correction lieth in those hands | | R2 I.ii.4 | |
| Which made the fault that we cannot correct, | Which made the fault that we cannot correct, | | R2 I.ii.5 | |
| Put we our quarrell to the will of heauen, | Put we our quarrel to the will of heaven | quarrel (n.)cause of complaint, reason for hostility, difference, claim | R2 I.ii.6 | |
| Who when they see the houres ripe on earth, | Who, when they see the hours ripe on earth, | | R2 I.ii.7 | |
| Will raigne hot vengeance on offenders heads. | Will rain hot vengeance on offenders' heads. | | R2 I.ii.8 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER | | | |
| Findes brotherhood in thee no sharper spurre? | Finds brotherhood in thee no sharper spur? | | R2 I.ii.9 | |
| Hath loue in thy old blood no liuing fire? | Hath love in thy old blood no living fire? | | R2 I.ii.10 | |
| Edwards seuen sonnes (whereof thy selfe art one) | Edward's seven sons, whereof thyself art one, | | R2 I.ii.11 | |
| Were as seuen violles of his Sacred blood, | Were as seven vials of his sacred blood, | | R2 I.ii.12 | |
| Or seuen faire branches springing from one roote: | Or seven fair branches springing from one root. | | R2 I.ii.13 | |
| Some of those seuen are dride by natures course, | Some of those seven are dried by nature's course, | course (n.)habit, custom, practise, normal procedure | R2 I.ii.14 | |
| Some of those branches by the destinies cut: | Some of those branches by the destinies cut. | | R2 I.ii.15 | |
| But Thomas, my deere Lord, my life, my Glouster, | But Thomas, my dear lord, my life, my Gloucester, | | R2 I.ii.16 | |
| One Violl full of Edwards Sacred blood, | One vial full of Edward's sacred blood, | vial (n.)phial, small bottle, flask | R2 I.ii.17 | |
| One flourishing branch of his most Royall roote | One flourishing branch of his most royal root, | | R2 I.ii.18 | |
| Is crack'd, and all the precious liquor spilt; | Is cracked, and all the precious liquor spilt; | | R2 I.ii.19 | |
| Is hackt downe, and his summer leafes all vaded | Is hacked down, and his summer leaves all faded, | | R2 I.ii.20 | |
| By Enuies hand, and Murders bloody Axe. | By envy's hand, and murder's bloody axe. | envy (n.)malice, ill-will, enmity | R2 I.ii.21 | |
| Ah Gaunt! His blood was thine, that bed, that wombe, | Ah, Gaunt, his blood was thine! That bed, that womb, | | R2 I.ii.22 | |
| That mettle, that selfe-mould that fashion'd thee, | That mettle, that self-mould, that fashioned thee | mettle, mettell (n.)spirit, temperament, disposition | R2 I.ii.23 | |
| | self (adj.)same, selfsame, identical, exact | | |
| Made him a man: and though thou liu'st, and breath'st, | Made him a man; and though thou livest and breathest | | R2 I.ii.24 | |
| Yet art thou slaine in him: thou dost consent | Yet art thou slain in him. Thou dost consent | | R2 I.ii.25 | |
| In some large measure to thy Fathers death, | In some large measure to thy father's death | | R2 I.ii.26 | |
| In that thou seest thy wretched brother dye, | In that thou seest thy wretched brother die, | | R2 I.ii.27 | |
| Who was the modell of thy Fathers life. | Who was the model of thy father's life. | model (n.)replica, image, copy | R2 I.ii.28 | |
| Call it not patience (Gaunt) it is dispaire, | Call it not patience, Gaunt. It is despair. | | R2 I.ii.29 | |
| In suffring thus thy brother to be slaughter'd, | In suffering thus thy brother to be slaughtered | suffer (v.)allow, permit, let | R2 I.ii.30 | |
| Thou shew'st the naked pathway to thy life, | Thou showest the naked pathway to thy life, | naked (adj.)defenceless, undefended, unarmed | R2 I.ii.31 | |
| Teaching sterne murther how to butcher thee: | Teaching stern murder how to butcher thee. | | R2 I.ii.32 | |
| That which in meane men we intitle patience | That which in mean men we entitle patience | mean (adj.)lowly, humble, poor | R2 I.ii.33 | |
| Is pale cold cowardice in noble brests: | Is pale cold cowardice in noble breasts. | | R2 I.ii.34 | |
| What shall I say, to safegard thine owne life, | What shall I say? To safeguard thine own life | | R2 I.ii.35 | |
| The best way is to venge my Glousters death. | The best way is to venge my Gloucester's death. | venge (v.)avenge, revenge | R2 I.ii.36 | |
| Gaunt. | JOHN OF GAUNT | | | |
| Heauens is the quarrell: for heauens substitute | God's is the quarrel; for God's substitute, | | R2 I.ii.37 | |
| His Deputy annointed in his sight, | His deputy anointed in His sight, | | R2 I.ii.38 | |
| Hath caus'd his death, the which if wrongfully | Hath caused his death; the which if wrongfully, | | R2 I.ii.39 | |
| Let heauen reuenge: for I may neuer lift | Let heaven revenge, for I may never lift | | R2 I.ii.40 | |
| An angry arme against his Minister. | An angry arm against His minister. | | R2 I.ii.41 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER | | | |
| Where then (alas may I) complaint my selfe? ? | Where then, alas, may I complain myself? | | R2 I.ii.42 | |
| Gau. | JOHN OF GAUNT | | | |
| To heauen, the widdowes Champion to defence | To God, the widow's champion and defence. | | R2 I.ii.43 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER | | | |
| Why then I will: farewell old Gaunt. | Why then, I will. Farewell, old Gaunt. | | R2 I.ii.44 | |
| Thou go'st to Couentrie, there to behold | Thou goest to Coventry, there to behold | | R2 I.ii.45 | |
| Our Cosine Herford, and fell Mowbray fight: | Our cousin Hereford and fell Mowbray fight. | fell (adj.)cruel, fierce, savage | R2 I.ii.46 | |
| O sit my husbands wrongs on Herfords speare, | O, sit my husband's wrongs on Hereford's spear | | R2 I.ii.47 | |
| That it may enter butcher Mowbrayes brest: | That it may enter butcher Mowbray's breast! | | R2 I.ii.48 | |
| Or if misfortune misse the first carreere, | Or if misfortune miss the first career, | career (n.)[of a horse in a combat] charge, gallop, course | R2 I.ii.49 | |
| Be Mowbrayes sinnes so heauy in his bosome, | Be Mowbray's sins so heavy in his bosom | heavy (adj.)pressing, weighty, overpowering | R2 I.ii.50 | |
| That they may breake his foaming Coursers backe, | They may break his foaming courser's back | courser (n.)swift horse, sprinter, charger | R2 I.ii.51 | |
| And throw the Rider headlong in the Lists, | And throw the rider headlong in the lists, | list (n.)(usually plural) combat arena at a tournament | R2 I.ii.52 | |
| A Caytiffe recreant to my Cosine Herford: | A caitiff recreant to my cousin Hereford! | recreant (n.)coward, faint-hearted individual | R2 I.ii.53 | |
| | caitiff (adj.)wretched, miserable, worthless | | |
| Farewell old Gaunt, thy sometimes brothers wife | Farewell, old Gaunt! Thy sometimes brother's wife | sometimes (adj.)sometime, former, at one time | R2 I.ii.54 | |
| With her companion Greefe, must end her life. | With her companion, grief, must end her life. | | R2 I.ii.55 | |
| Gau. | JOHN OF GAUNT | | | |
| Sister farewell: I must to Couentree, | Sister, farewell! I must to Coventry. | | R2 I.ii.56 | |
| As much good stay with thee, as go with mee. | As much good stay with thee as go with me! | | R2 I.ii.57 | |
| Dut. | DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER | | | |
| Yet one wotd more: Greefe boundeth where it falls, | Yet one word more. Grief boundeth where it falls, | bound (v.)bounce, rebound | R2 I.ii.58 | |
| Not with the emptie hollownes, but weight: | Not with the empty hollowness, but weight. | | R2 I.ii.59 | |
| I take my leaue, before I haue begun, | I take my leave before I have begun; | | R2 I.ii.60 | |
| For sorrow ends not, when it seemeth done. | For sorrow ends not when it seemeth done. | | R2 I.ii.61 | |
| Commend me to my brother Edmund Yorke. | Commend me to thy brother, Edmund York. | commend (v.)convey greetings, present kind regards | R2 I.ii.62 | |
| Loe, this is all: nay, yet depart not so, | Lo, this is all. – Nay, yet depart not so. | | R2 I.ii.63 | |
| Though this be all, do not so quickly go, | Though this be all, do not so quickly go. | | R2 I.ii.64 | |
| I shall remember more. Bid him, Oh, what? | I shall remember more. Bid him – ah, what? – | | R2 I.ii.65 | |
| With all good speed at Plashie visit mee. | With all good speed at Pleshey visit me. | | R2 I.ii.66 | |
| Alacke, and what shall good old Yorke there see | Alack, and what shall good old York there see | | R2 I.ii.67 | |
| But empty lodgings, and vnfurnish'd walles, | But empty lodgings and unfurnished walls, | lodging (n.)room, chamber, living quarters | R2 I.ii.68 | |
| | unfurnished (adj.)lacking tapestries, without the usual fittings | | |
| Vn-peopel'd Offices, vntroden stones? | Unpeopled offices, untrodden stones, | office (n.)(plural) servants' quarters, service rooms | R2 I.ii.69 | |
| | unpeopled (adj.)devoid of people, lacking retinue, without servants | | |
| And what heare there for welcome, but my grones? | And what hear there for welcome but my groans? | | R2 I.ii.70 | |
| Therefore commend me, let him not come there, | Therefore commend me. Let him not come there | | R2 I.ii.71 | |
| To seeke out sorrow, that dwels euery where: | To seek out sorrow that dwells everywhere. | | R2 I.ii.72 | |
| Desolate, desolate will I hence, and dye, | Desolate, desolate will I hence and die. | | R2 I.ii.73 | |
| The last leaue of thee, takes my weeping eye. | The last leave of thee takes my weeping eye. | | R2 I.ii.74 | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | R2 I.ii.74 | |