As wild Medea young Absyrtus did: So bear I thee upon my manly shoulders; 60 [Exit, bearing off his father. Enter Richard and Somerset to fight. Somerset is killed. Rich. So, lie thou there; For underneath an alehouse' paltry sign, Priests pray for enemies, but princes kill. 70 [Exit. Fight. Excursions. Excursions. Enter King, Queen, and others. Queen. Away, my lord! you are slow; for shame, away! King. Can we outrun the heavens? good Margaret, stay. 59. When Medea fled with Jason from Colchos, she murdered her brother Absyrtus, and cut his body into several pieces, that her father might be prevented for some time from pursuing her.-H. N. H. 66. "So, lie thou there"; Malone supposes that a line has been omitted here, equivalent to "Behold the prophecy is come to pass"; Vaughan conj. adds “fulfilling prophecy.”—I. G. 69. "the wizard," i. e. Bolingbroke, who in i. 4. warned Somerset to "shun castles."-C. H. H. Queen. What are you made of? you'll nor fight nor fly: Now is it manhood, wisdom and defense, To give the enemy way, and to secure us If you May readily be stopp'd. Re-enter young Clifford. Y. Clif. But that my heart's on future mischief set, I would speak blasphemy ere bid you fly: To see their day and them our fortune give: 87. "parts"; Hanmer reads "pow'rs"; Warburton, "party"; Collier MS., “frends”; Dyce (Walker conj.), “part.”—I. G. SCENE III Fields near St. Alban's. Alarum. Retreat. Enter York, Richard, Warwick, and soldiers, with drum and colors. York. Of Salisbury, who can report of him, Rich. My noble father, Three times to-day I holp him to his horse, Three times bestrid him; thrice I led him off, Persuaded him from any further act: 10 But still, where danger was, still there I met him; And like rich hangings in a homely house, So was his will in his old feeble body. But, noble as he is, look where he comes. Enter Salisbury. Sal. Now, by my sword, well hast thou fought to day; By the mass, so did we all. I thank ard: you, Rich God knows how long it is I have to live; 1. "of"; Collier MS. (from Qq.), "Old," adopted by Dyce.-I. G. And it hath pleased him that three times to-day 20 'Tis not enough our foes are this time fled, Being opposites of such repairing nature. York. I know our safety is to follow them; For, as I hear, the king is fled to London, To call a present court of parliament. Let us pursue him ere the writs go forth. What says Lord Warwick? shall we after them? War. After them! nay, before them, if we can. Now, by my faith, lords, 'twas a glorious day: Saint Alban's battle won by famous York Shall be eternized in all age to come. Sound drums and trumpets, and to London all: And more such days as these to us befall! 30 [Exeunt. 29. "faith"; Malone's correction (from Qq.); Ff., “hand.”—I. G. A', he; I. iii. 7. GLOSSARY By ISRAEL GOLLANCZ, M.A. ABORTIVE, Monstrous, unnatural; IV. i. 60. ABROOK, brook, endure; II. iv. 10. ABSYRTUS, Medea's brother, killed and dismembered by her; (Theobald's correction of Ff., "Absirtis"; Rowe, "Absirtus"); V. ii. 59. ACCOмPT, accounts; IV. ii. 108. ACCUSE, accusation; III. i. 160. ACHILLES' spear, alluding to the story that Telephus was cured by the rust scraped from Achilles' spear by which he had been wounded; V. i. 100. ACT, put in action; (Capell, "enact"; Vaughan, "coact"); V. i. 103. ADDER, a venomous snake, sup posed to stop its ears and render itself deaf (cp. Psalm lviii. 4, 5); III. ii. 76. ADDRESS THEE, prepare thyself; V. ii. 27. ADSUM, I am here; (F. 1, “Ad sum"); I. iv. 26. ADVANCE, raise up; IV. i. 98. ADVENTURE, run the risk; III. ii. 350. ADVERTISED, informed; IV. ix. 23. ADVICE, deliberate consideration; II. ii. 68. ADVISED, careful, II. iv. 36; sedate, V. ii. 47. ADVISED, "are ye a.," did you ! hear? do you understand?; (Capell, "avis'd"); II. i. 48. EOLUS, the god of the winds; III. ii. 92. AFFECTED, aimed at; IV. vii. 104. AFFIANCE, confidence; III. i. 74. AFFY, affiance; IV. i. 80. AIDANCE, assistance; III. ii. 165. AJAX TELAMONIUS, Ajax the son of Telamon, the Greek hero, who slew a whole flock of sheep, which in his frenzy he took for the sons of Atreus; V. i. 26. ALDER-LIEFEST, dearest, very dearest of all; I. i. 28. ALTHEA, the mother of Meleager, the prince of Calydon, whose life was to last only as long as a certain fire-brand was preserved; Althea threw it into the fire, and he died in great torture; I. i. 234. AMAIN, in great haste, swiftly; III. i. 282. ANCHISES, the father of Æneas; V. ii. 62. AN'T LIKE, if it please; V. i. 72. APPROVED, proved; III. ii. 22. ARGO, a corruption of ergo; IV. ii. 31. ARGUES, proves, shows; III. iii. 30. ARGUMENT, a sign in proof, I. ii. 32; III. i. 241. ARMS, coat of arms; IV. í. 42. |