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| Enter Salisbury, and a Captaine. | Enter Earl of Salisbury and a Welsh Captain | | R2 II.iv.1 | |
| Capt. | CAPTAIN | | | |
| My Lord of Salisbury, we haue stayd ten dayes, | My Lord of Salisbury, we have stayed ten days | | R2 II.iv.1 | |
| And hardly kept our Countreymen together, | And hardly kept our countrymen together, | hardly (adv.) with great difficulty, only with difficulty | R2 II.iv.2 | |
| And yet we heare no tidings from the King; | And yet we hear no tidings from the King. | yet, as yet (adv.)still | R2 II.iv.3 | |
| Therefore we will disperse our selues: farewell. | Therefore we will disperse ourselves. Farewell. | | R2 II.iv.4 | |
| Sal. | SALISBURY | | | |
| Stay yet another day, thou trustie Welchman, | Stay yet another day, thou trusty Welshman. | | R2 II.iv.5 | |
| The King reposeth all his confidence in thee. | The King reposeth all his confidence in thee. | | R2 II.iv.6 | |
| Capt. | CAPTAIN | | | |
| 'Tis thought the King is dead, we will not stay; | 'Tis thought the King is dead. We will not stay. | | R2 II.iv.7 | |
| The Bay-trees in our Countrey all are wither'd, | The bay trees in our country are all withered, | | R2 II.iv.8 | |
| And Meteors fright the fixed Starres of Heauen; | And meteors fright the fixed stars of heaven. | fright (v.), past form frightedfrighten, scare, terrify | R2 II.iv.9 | |
| The pale-fac'd Moone lookes bloody on the Earth, | The pale-faced moon looks bloody on the earth, | | R2 II.iv.10 | |
| And leane-look'd Prophets whisper fearefull change; | And lean-looked prophets whisper fearful change. | prophet (n.)soothsayer, seer, prognosticator | R2 II.iv.11 | |
| | lean-looked (adj.)lean-looking, gaunt | | |
| Rich men looke sad, and Ruffians dance and leape, | Rich men look sad, and ruffians dance and leap – | sad (adj.)downcast, distressed, mournful, gloomy | R2 II.iv.12 | |
| The one in feare, to loose what they enioy, | The one in fear to lose what they enjoy, | | R2 II.iv.13 | |
| The other to enioy by Rage, and Warre: | The other to enjoy by rage and war. | enjoy (v.)possess with delight, take pleasure [in], savour | R2 II.iv.14 | |
| | rage (n.)warlike ardour, martial spirit | | |
| These signes fore-run the death of Kings. | These signs forerun the death or fall of kings. | forerun (v.)forecast, foreshadow, be the precursor of | R2 II.iv.15 | |
| Farewell, our Countreymen are gone and fled, | Farewell. Our countrymen are gone and fled, | | R2 II.iv.16 | |
| As well assur'd Richard their King is dead. | As well assured Richard their king is dead. | | R2 II.iv.17 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | R2 II.iv.17 | |
| Sal. | SALISBURY | | | |
| Ah Richard, with eyes of heauie mind, | Ah, Richard! With the eyes of heavy mind | heavy (adj.)sorrowful, sad, gloomy | R2 II.iv.18 | |
| I see thy Glory, like a shooting Starre, | I see thy glory like a shooting star | | R2 II.iv.19 | |
| Fall to the base Earth, from the Firmament: | Fall to the base earth from the firmament. | base (adj.)low-lying, lowland | R2 II.iv.20 | |
| Thy Sunne sets weeping in the lowly West, | Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west, | | R2 II.iv.21 | |
| Witnessing Stormes to come, Woe, and Vnrest: | Witnessing storms to come, woe, and unrest. | witness (v.)be a sign of, foreshadow, betoken | R2 II.iv.22 | |
| Thy Friends are fled, to wait vpon thy Foes, | Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, | | R2 II.iv.23 | |
| And crossely to thy good, all fortune goes. | And crossly to thy good all fortune goes. | crossly (adv.)adversely, unfavourably, disadvantageously | R2 II.iv.24 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | R2 II.iv.24 | |