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| Enter Warwicke and Oxford in England, with | Enter Warwick and Oxford in England, with | | 3H6 IV.ii.1.1 | |
| French Souldiors. | French soldiers | | 3H6 IV.ii.1.2 | |
| Warw. | WARWICK | | | |
| Trust me, my Lord, all hitherto goes well, | Trust me, my lord, all hitherto goes well; | | 3H6 IV.ii.1 | |
| The common people by numbers swarme to vs. | The common people by numbers swarm to us. | | 3H6 IV.ii.2 | |
| Enter Clarence and Somerset. | Enter George and Somerset | | 3H6 IV.ii.3 | |
| But see where Somerset and Clarence comes: | But see where Somerset and Clarence comes! | | 3H6 IV.ii.3 | |
| Speake suddenly, my Lords, are wee all friends? | Speak suddenly, my lords, are we all friends? | suddenly (adv.) immediately, at once, without delay | 3H6 IV.ii.4 | |
| Clar. | GEORGE | | | |
| Feare not that, my Lord. | Fear not that, my lord. | | 3H6 IV.ii.5 | |
| Warw. | WARWICK | | | |
| Then gentle Clarence, welcome vnto Warwicke, | Then, gentle Clarence, welcome unto Warwick; | | 3H6 IV.ii.6 | |
| And welcome Somerset: I hold it cowardize, | And welcome, Somerset. I hold it cowardice | | 3H6 IV.ii.7 | |
| To rest mistrustfull, where a Noble Heart | To rest mistrustful where a noble heart | rest (v.)remain, stay, stand | 3H6 IV.ii.8 | |
| Hath pawn'd an open Hand, in signe of Loue; | Hath pawned an open hand in sign of love; | pawn (v.)stake, pledge, risk | 3H6 IV.ii.9 | |
| Else might I thinke, that Clarence, Edwards Brother, | Else might I think that Clarence, Edward's brother, | | 3H6 IV.ii.10 | |
| Were but a fained friend to our proceedings: | Were but a feigned friend to our proceedings; | | 3H6 IV.ii.11 | |
| But welcome sweet Clarence, my Daughter shall be thine. | But welcome, sweet Clarence; my daughter shall be thine. | | 3H6 IV.ii.12 | |
| And now, what rests? but in Nights Couerture, | And now what rests but, in night's coverture, | rest (v.)remain [to be done], be left | 3H6 IV.ii.13 | |
| | coverture (n.)protective darkness, cover, concealing shade | | |
| Thy Brother being carelessely encamp'd, | Thy brother being carelessly encamped, | carelessly (adv.)in a negligent manner, without taking proper military precautions | 3H6 IV.ii.14 | |
| His Souldiors lurking in the Towne about, | His soldiers lurking in the towns about, | lurk (v.)idle, loiter, loaf | 3H6 IV.ii.15 | |
| And but attended by a simple Guard, | And but attended by a simple guard, | simple (adj.)basic, minimal, small | 3H6 IV.ii.16 | |
| | attend (v.)accompany, follow closely, go with | | |
| Wee may surprize and take him at our pleasure, | We may surprise and take him at our pleasure? | | 3H6 IV.ii.17 | |
| Our Scouts haue found the aduenture very easie: | Our scouts have found the adventure very easy; | adventure (n.)venture, enterprise, issue, hazard | 3H6 IV.ii.18 | |
| That as Vlysses, and stout Diomede, | That, as Ulysses and stout Diomede | stout (adj.)brave, valiant, resolute | 3H6 IV.ii.19 | |
| | Diomed, Diomede (n.)Greek hero in the Trojan War; lover of Cressida | | |
| | Ulysses (n.)[pron: yoo'liseez] son of Laertes, who fought for 10 years in the Trojan War; on his return to Ithaca, he killed the suitors of his wife Penelope | | |
| With sleight and manhood stole to Rhesus Tents, | With sleight and manhood stole to Rhesus' tents, | sleight (n.)cunning, trickery, crafty deceit | 3H6 IV.ii.20 | |
| And brought from thence the Thracian fatall Steeds; | And brought from thence the Thracian fatal steeds, | fatal (adj.)ominous, full of foreboding, doom-laden | 3H6 IV.ii.21 | |
| | Thracian (adj.)[pron: 'thraysian] of Thrace; region of ancient NE Greece associated with the worship of Dionysus | | |
| So wee, well couer'd with the Nights black Mantle, | So we, well covered with the night's black mantle, | mantle (n.)loose sleeveless cloak | 3H6 IV.ii.22 | |
| At vnawares may beat downe Edwards Guard, | At unawares may beat down Edward's guard | unawares, atunexpectedly | 3H6 IV.ii.23 | |
| And seize himselfe: I say not, slaughter him, | And seize himself; I say not ‘ slaughter him ’, | | 3H6 IV.ii.24 | |
| For I intend but onely to surprize him. | For I intend but only to surprise him. | surprise (v.)take prisoner, capture [especially: suddenly, unexpectedly] | 3H6 IV.ii.25 | |
| You that will follow me to this attempt, | You that will follow me to this attempt, | | 3H6 IV.ii.26 | |
| Applaud the Name of Henry, with your Leader. | Applaud the name of Henry with your leader. | | 3H6 IV.ii.27 | |
| They all cry, Henry. | They all cry, ‘ Henry!’ | | 3H6 IV.ii.28.1 | |
| Why then, let's on our way in silent sort, | Why, then, let's on our way in silent sort; | sort (n.)way, manner | 3H6 IV.ii.28 | |
| For Warwicke and his friends, God and Saint George. | For Warwick and his friends, God and Saint George! | George, Saintin Christian tradition, the patron saint of England, 3rd-c | 3H6 IV.ii.29 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | 3H6 IV.ii.29 | |