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| Alarum. Retreat. Enter Yorke, Richard, Warwicke, | Alarum. Retreat. Enter York, Richard, Warwick, | | 2H6 V.iii.1.1 | |
| and Soldiers, with Drum & Colours. | and soldiers with drum and colours | | 2H6 V.iii.1.2 | |
| Yorke. | YORK | | | |
| Of Salsbury, who can report of him, | Of Salisbury, who can report of him, | | 2H6 V.iii.1 | |
| That Winter Lyon, who in rage forgets | That winter lion, who in rage forgets | winter (adj.) aged, venerable | 2H6 V.iii.2 | |
| Aged contusions, and all brush of Time: | Aged contusions and all brush of time; | brush (n.)hostile meeting, collision, forceful encounter | 2H6 V.iii.3 | |
| | contusion (n.)bruise, injury, lesion | | |
| And like a Gallant, in the brow of youth, | And, like a gallant in the brow of youth, | gallant (n.)fine gentleman, man of fashion | 2H6 V.iii.4 | |
| | brow (n.)height, peak, pinnacle | | |
| Repaires him with Occasion. This happy day | Repairs him with occasion? This happy day | occasion (n.)circumstance, opportunity | 2H6 V.iii.5 | |
| | repair (v.)restore, renew, revive | | |
| Is not it selfe, nor haue we wonne one foot, | Is not itself, nor have we won one foot, | | 2H6 V.iii.6 | |
| If Salsbury be lost. | If Salisbury be lost. | | 2H6 V.iii.7.1 | |
| Rich. | RICHARD | | | |
| My Noble Father: | My noble father, | | 2H6 V.iii.7.2 | |
| Three times to day I holpe him to his horse, | Three times today I holp him to his horse, | | 2H6 V.iii.8 | |
| Three times bestrid him: Thrice I led him off, | Three times bestrid him; thrice I led him off, | bestride (v.)stand over, protect, safeguard | 2H6 V.iii.9 | |
| Perswaded him from any further act: | Persuaded him from any further act; | | 2H6 V.iii.10 | |
| But still where danger was, still there I met him, | But still where danger was, still there I met him, | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | 2H6 V.iii.11 | |
| And like rich hangings in a homely house, | And like rich hangings in a homely house, | homely (adj.)plain, simple, ordinary | 2H6 V.iii.12 | |
| | hanging (n.)wall-covering, tapestry, curtain | | |
| So was his Will, in his old feeble body, | So was his will in his old feeble body. | | 2H6 V.iii.13 | |
| But Noble as he is, looke where he comes. | But, noble as he is, look where he comes. | | 2H6 V.iii.14 | |
| Enter Salisbury. | Enter Salisbury | | 2H6 V.iii.15 | |
| Sal. | SALISBURY | | | |
| Now by my Sword, well hast thou fought to day: | Now, by my sword, well hast thou fought today; | | 2H6 V.iii.15 | |
| By'th' Masse so did we all. I thanke you Richard. | By th' mass, so did we all. I thank you, Richard. | | 2H6 V.iii.16 | |
| God knowes how long it is I haue to liue: | God knows how long it is I have to live, | | 2H6 V.iii.17 | |
| And it hath pleas'd him that three times to day | And it hath pleased Him that three times today | | 2H6 V.iii.18 | |
| You haue defended me from imminent death. | You have defended me from imminent death. | | 2H6 V.iii.19 | |
| Well Lords, we haue not got that which we haue, | Well, lords, we have not got that which we have; | | 2H6 V.iii.20 | |
| 'Tis not enough our foes are this time fled, | 'Tis not enough our foes are this time fled, | | 2H6 V.iii.21 | |
| Being opposites of such repayring Nature. | Being opposites of such repairing nature. | opposite (n.)opponent, adversary, anatagonist | 2H6 V.iii.22 | |
| | repairing (adj.)with power of recovery, with ability to revive | | |
| Yorke. | YORK | | | |
| I know our safety is to follow them, | I know our safety is to follow them; | safety (n.)prudent course of action, best safeguard | 2H6 V.iii.23 | |
| For (as I heare) the King is fled to London, | For, as I hear, the King is fled to London, | | 2H6 V.iii.24 | |
| To call a present Court of Parliament: | To call a present court of parliament. | | 2H6 V.iii.25 | |
| Let vs pursue him ere the Writs go forth. | Let us pursue him ere the writs go forth. | writ (n.)written authority, formal order, warrant | 2H6 V.iii.26 | |
| What sayes Lord Warwicke, shall we after them? | What says Lord Warwick? Shall we after them? | | 2H6 V.iii.27 | |
| War. | WARWICK | | | |
| After them: nay before them if we can: | After them! Nay, before them, if we can. | | 2H6 V.iii.28 | |
| Now by my hand (Lords) 'twas a glorious day. | Now by my hand, lords, 'twas a glorious day. | | 2H6 V.iii.29 | |
| Saint Albons battell wonne by famous Yorke, | Saint Albans battle, won by famous York, | | 2H6 V.iii.30 | |
| Shall be eterniz'd in all Age to come. | Shall be eternized in all age to come. | eternize (v.)immortalize, make famous for ever | 2H6 V.iii.31 | |
| Sound Drumme and Trumpets, and to London all, | Sound drum and trumpets, and to London all, | | 2H6 V.iii.32 | |
| And more such dayes as these, to vs befall. | And more such days as these to us befall! | befall (v.), past forms befallen, befellhappen, occur, take place, turn out | 2H6 V.iii.33 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | 2H6 V.iii.33 | |