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| Alarum, and Excursions. Enter Edward bringing forth | Alarum and excursions. Enter Edward, bringing forth | | 3H6 V.ii.1.1 | |
| Warwicke wounded. | Warwick wounded | | 3H6 V.ii.1.2 | |
| Edw. | EDWARD | | | |
| So, lye thou there: dye thou, and dye our feare, | So, lie thou there; die thou, and die our fear; | | 3H6 V.ii.1 | |
| For Warwicke was a Bugge that fear'd vs all. | For Warwick was a bug that feared us all. | fear (v.) frighten, scare, terrify, daunt | 3H6 V.ii.2 | |
| | bug (n.)bogey, bugbear, imaginary terror | | |
| Now Mountague sit fast, I seeke for thee, | Now, Montague, sit fast; I seek for thee, | fast (adj.)constant, firm, steadfast | 3H6 V.ii.3 | |
| That Warwickes Bones may keepe thine companie. | That Warwick's bones may keep thine company. | | 3H6 V.ii.4 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | 3H6 V.ii.4 | |
| Warw. | WARWICK | | | |
| Ah, who is nigh? come to me, friend, or foe, | Ah, who is nigh? Come to me, friend or foe, | nigh (adj.)near, close | 3H6 V.ii.5 | |
| And tell me who is Victor, Yorke, or Warwicke? | And tell me who is victor, York or Warwick? | | 3H6 V.ii.6 | |
| Why aske I that? my mangled body shewes, | Why ask I that? My mangled body shows, | | 3H6 V.ii.7 | |
| My blood, my want of strength, my sicke heart shewes, | My blood, my want of strength, my sick heart shows, | want (n.)lack, shortage, dearth | 3H6 V.ii.8 | |
| That I must yeeld my body to the Earth, | That I must yield my body to the earth, | | 3H6 V.ii.9 | |
| And by my fall, the conquest to my foe. | And, by my fall, the conquest to my foe. | | 3H6 V.ii.10 | |
| Thus yeelds the Cedar to the Axes edge, | Thus yields the cedar to the axe's edge, | | 3H6 V.ii.11 | |
| Whose Armes gaue shelter to the Princely Eagle, | Whose arms gave shelter to the princely eagle, | | 3H6 V.ii.12 | |
| Vnder whose shade the ramping Lyon slept, | Under whose shade the ramping lion slept, | ramping (adj.)rampant, rearing up | 3H6 V.ii.13 | |
| Whose top-branch ouer-peer'd Ioues spreading Tree, | Whose top branch overpeered Jove's spreading tree | overpeer, over-peer (v.)look down on, look out over, overlook | 3H6 V.ii.14 | |
| | Jove (n.)[pron: johv] alternative name for Jupiter, the Roman supreme god | | |
| And kept low Shrubs from Winters pow'rfull Winde. | And kept low shrubs from winter's powerful wind. | keep (v.)protect, defend, preserve | 3H6 V.ii.15 | |
| These Eyes, that now are dim'd with Deaths black Veyle, | These eyes, that now are dimmed with death's black veil, | | 3H6 V.ii.16 | |
| Haue beene as piercing as the Mid-day Sunne, | Have been as piercing as the midday sun, | | 3H6 V.ii.17 | |
| To search the secret Treasons of the World: | To search the secret treasons of the world; | search (v.)perceive, penetrate, discover | 3H6 V.ii.18 | |
| The Wrinckles in my Browes, now fill'd with blood, | The wrinkles in my brows, now filled with blood, | brow (n.)forehead [often plural, referring to the two prominences of the forehead] | 3H6 V.ii.19 | |
| Were lik'ned oft to Kingly Sepulchers: | Were likened oft to kingly sepulchres; | oft (adv.)often | 3H6 V.ii.20 | |
| For who liu'd King, but I could digge his Graue? | For who lived king, but I could dig his grave? | | 3H6 V.ii.21 | |
| And who durst smile, when Warwicke bent his Brow? | And who durst smile when Warwick bent his brow? | bend (v.)[of brows] knit, wrinkle, frown | 3H6 V.ii.22 | |
| | brow (n.)eyebrow | | |
| Loe, now my Glory smear'd in dust and blood. | Lo, now my glory smeared in dust and blood! | | 3H6 V.ii.23 | |
| My Parkes, my Walkes, my Mannors that I had, | My parks, my walks, my manors that I had, | park (n.)hunting ground | 3H6 V.ii.24 | |
| | walk (n.)garden path, walkway | | |
| Euen now forsake me; and of all my Lands, | Even now forsake me, and of all my lands | | 3H6 V.ii.25 | |
| Is nothing left me, but my bodies length. | Is nothing left me but my body's length. | | 3H6 V.ii.26 | |
| Why, what is Pompe, Rule, Reigne, but Earth and Dust? | Why, what is pomp, rule, reign, but earth and dust? | | 3H6 V.ii.27 | |
| And liue we how we can, yet dye we must. | And, live we how we can, yet die we must. | | 3H6 V.ii.28 | |
| Enter Oxford and Somerset. | Enter Oxford and Somerset | | 3H6 V.ii.29 | |
| Som. | SOMERSET | | | |
| Ah Warwicke, Warwicke, wert thou as we are, | Ah, Warwick, Warwick! Wert thou as we are, | | 3H6 V.ii.29 | |
| We might recouer all our Losse againe: | We might recover all our loss again. | | 3H6 V.ii.30 | |
| The Queene from France hath brought a puissant power. | The Queen from France hath brought a puissant power; | power (n.)armed force, troops, host, army | 3H6 V.ii.31 | |
| | puissant (adj.)powerful, mighty, strong | | |
| Euen now we heard the newes: ah, could'st thou flye. | Even now we heard the news. Ah, couldst thou fly! | | 3H6 V.ii.32 | |
| Warw. | WARWICK | | | |
| Why then I would not flye. Ah Mountague, | Why, then I would not fly. Ah, Montague, | | 3H6 V.ii.33 | |
| If thou be there, sweet Brother, take my Hand, | If thou be there, sweet brother, take my hand, | | 3H6 V.ii.34 | |
| And with thy Lippes keepe in my Soule a while. | And with thy lips keep in my soul a while! | | 3H6 V.ii.35 | |
| Thou lou'st me not: for, Brother, if thou didst, | Thou lovest me not; for, brother, if thou didst, | | 3H6 V.ii.36 | |
| Thy teares would wash this cold congealed blood, | Thy tears would wash this cold congealed blood | | 3H6 V.ii.37 | |
| That glewes my Lippes, and will not let me speake. | That glues my lips and will not let me speak. | | 3H6 V.ii.38 | |
| Come quickly Mountague, or I am dead. | Come quickly, Montague, or I am dead. | | 3H6 V.ii.39 | |
| Som. | SOMERSET | | | |
| Ah Warwicke, Mountague hath breath'd his last, | Ah, Warwick! Montague hath breathed his last; | | 3H6 V.ii.40 | |
| And to the latest gaspe, cry'd out for Warwicke: | And to the latest gasp cried out for Warwick, | latest (adj.)last, final | 3H6 V.ii.41 | |
| And said, Commend me to my valiant Brother. | And said ‘ Commend me to my valiant brother.’ | commend (v.)convey greetings, present kind regards | 3H6 V.ii.42 | |
| And more he would haue said, and more he spoke, | And more he would have said, and more he spoke, | | 3H6 V.ii.43 | |
| Which sounded like a Cannon in a Vault, | Which sounded like a cannon in a vault, | | 3H6 V.ii.44 | |
| That mought not be distinguisht: but at last, | That mought not be distinguished; but at last | mought (v.)might (in the sense of 'could') | 3H6 V.ii.45 | |
| I well might heare, deliuered with a groane, | I well might hear, delivered with a groan, | | 3H6 V.ii.46 | |
| Oh farewell Warwicke. | ‘ O, farewell, Warwick!’ | | 3H6 V.ii.47 | |
| Warw. | WARWICK | | | |
| Sweet rest his Soule: / Flye Lords, and saue your selues, | Sweet rest his soul! Fly, lords, and save yourselves; | | 3H6 V.ii.48 | |
| For Warwicke bids you all farewell, to meet in Heauen. | For Warwick bids you all farewell, to meet in heaven. | | 3H6 V.ii.49 | |
| He dies | | 3H6 V.ii.49 | |
| Oxf. | OXFORD | | | |
| Away, away, to meet the Queenes great power. | Away, away, to meet the Queen's great power. | | 3H6 V.ii.50 | |
| Here they beare away his Body. Exeunt. | Here they bear away his body. Exeunt | | 3H6 V.ii.50 | |