第 6 节
作者:不落的滑翔翼      更新:2024-04-07 11:53      字数:9322
  comes my brother Montague。 Attend me; lords。 The proud insulting Queen;
  With Clifford and the haught Northumberland; And of their feather many
  moe proud birds; Have wrought the easy…melting King like wax。 He swore
  consent to your succession; His oath enrolled in the parliament; And now
  to London all the crew are gone To frustrate both his oath and what beside
  May make against the house of Lancaster。 Their power; I think; is thirty
  thousand   strong。   Now   if   the   help   of   Norfolk   and   myself;   With   all   the
  friends   that   thou;   brave   Earl   of   March;   Amongst   the   loving   Welshmen
  canst procure; Will but amount to five and twenty thousand; Why; Via! to
  London will we march amain; And once again bestride our foaming steeds;
  And   once   again   cry   'Charge   upon   our   foes!'   But   never   once   again   turn
  back and fly。 RICHARD。 Ay; now methinks I hear great Warwick speak。
  Ne'er may he live to see a sunshine day That cries 'Retire!' if Warwick bid
  him   stay。   EDWARD。   Lord   Warwick;   on   thy   shoulder   will   I   lean;   And
  when thou fail'st… as God forbid the hour!… Must Edward fall; which peril
  heaven forfend。 WARWICK。 No longer Earl of March; but Duke of York;
  The next degree is England's royal throne; For King of England shalt thou
  be proclaim'd In every borough as we pass along; And he that throws not
  up his cap for joy Shall for the fault make forfeit of his head。 King Edward;
  valiant Richard; Montague; Stay we no longer; dreaming of renown; But
  sound the trumpets and about our task。 RICHARD。 Then; Clifford; were
  thy heart as hard as steel; As thou hast shown it flinty by thy deeds; I come
  to pierce it or to give thee mine。 EDWARD。 Then strike up drums。 God
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  and Saint George for us!
  Enter a MESSENGER
  WARWICK。   How   now!   what   news?   MESSENGER。   The   Duke   of
  Norfolk sends you word by me The Queen is coming with a puissant host;
  And craves your company for speedy counsel。 WARWICK。 Why; then it
  sorts; brave warriors; let's away。 Exeunt
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  SCENE II。 Before York
  Flourish。   Enter   KING   HENRY;   QUEEN   MARGARET;   the   PRINCE
  OF      WALES;       CLIFFORD;          NORTHUMBERLAND;                  with    drum     and
  trumpets
  QUEEN   MARGARET。   Welcome;   my   lord;   to   this   brave   town   of
  York。 Yonder's the head of that arch…enemy That sought to be encompass'd
  with   your   crown。   Doth not   the   object   cheer   your   heart;   my  lord?   KING
  HENRY。 Ay;   as   the   rocks   cheer   them   that   fear   their   wreck…   To   see   this
  sight; it irks my very soul。 Withhold revenge; dear God; 'tis not my fault;
  Nor   wittingly   have   I   infring'd   my   vow。   CLIFFORD。   My   gracious   liege;
  this   too   much   lenity And   harmful   pity   must   be   laid   aside。  To   whom   do
  lions cast their gentle looks? Not to the beast that would usurp their den。
  Whose hand is that the forest bear doth lick? Not his that spoils her young
  before her face。 Who scapes the lurking serpent's mortal sting? Not he that
  sets his foot upon her back; The smallest worm will turn; being trodden on;
  And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood。 Ambitious York did level
  at thy crown; Thou smiling while he knit his angry brows。 He; but a Duke;
  would have   his   son   a  king; And   raise his issue  like   a loving sire: Thou;
  being a king; bless'd with a goodly son; Didst yield consent to disinherit
  him;   Which   argued   thee   a   most   unloving   father。   Unreasonable   creatures
  feed their young; And though man's face be fearful to their eyes; Yet; in
  protection of their tender ones; Who hath not seen them… even with those
  wings Which sometime they have us'd with fearful flight… Make war with
  him that climb'd unto their nest; Offering their own lives in their young's
  defence For shame; my liege; make them your precedent! Were it not pity
  that   this goodly  boy  Should   lose   his birthright   by  his   father's   fault; And
  long hereafter say unto his child 'What my great…grandfather and grandsire
  got My  careless   father fondly  gave   away'? Ah;   what   a shame   were   this!
  Look   on   the   boy;   And   let   his   manly   face;   which   promiseth   Successful
  fortune;   steel   thy   melting   heart   To   hold   thine   own   and   leave   thine   own
  with    him。    KING      HENRY。      Full   well    hath   Clifford    play'd   the   orator;
  Inferring   arguments   of   mighty   force。   But;   Clifford;   tell   me;   didst   thou
  never   hear   That   things   ill   got   had   ever   bad   success? And   happy   always
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  was it for that son Whose father for his hoarding went to hell? I'll leave
  my son my virtuous deeds behind; And would my father had left me no
  more! For all the rest is held at such a rate As brings a thousand…fold more
  care   to   keep   Than   in   possession   any   jot   of   pleasure。   Ah;   cousin   York!
  would thy best friends did know How it doth grieve me that thy head is
  here! QUEEN MARGARET。 My lord; cheer up your spirits; our foes are
  nigh;   And   this   soft   courage   makes   your   followers   faint。   You   promis'd
  knighthood      to  our   forward    son:   Unsheathe     your   sword    and   dub   him
  presently。 Edward; kneel down。 KING HENRY。 Edward Plantagenet; arise
  a   knight;   And   learn   this   lesson:   Draw   thy   sword   in   right。   PRINCE   OF
  WALES。 My gracious father; by your kingly leave; I'll draw it as apparent
  to the   crown; And   in   that   quarrel use   it to   the   death。   CLIFFORD。 Why;
  that is spoken like a toward prince。
  Enter a MESSENGER
  MESSENGER。 Royal commanders; be in readiness; For with a band
  of thirty thousand men Comes Warwick; backing of the Duke of York; And
  in the towns; as they do march along; Proclaims him king; and many fly to
  him。 Darraign your battle; for they are at hand。 CLIFFORD。 I would your
  Highness would depart the field: The Queen hath best success when you
  are absent。 QUEEN MARGARET。 Ay; good my lord; and leave us to our
  fortune。   KING   HENRY。   Why;   that's   my   fortune   too;   therefore   I'll   stay。
  NORTHUMBERLAND。 Be it with resolution; then; to fight。 PRINCE OF
  WALES。 My royal father; cheer these noble lords; And hearten those that
  fight   in  your   defence。    Unsheathe     your   sword;    good    father;  cry  'Saint
  George!'
  March。     Enter    EDWARD;         GEORGE;         RICHARD;         WARWICK;
  NORFOLK; MONTAGUE; and soldiers
  EDWARD。   Now;   perjur'd   Henry;   wilt   thou   kneel   for   grace And   set
  thy   diadem     upon    my   head;   Or   bide   the  mortal   fortune    of  the  field?
  QUEEN        MARGARET。           Go    rate  thy   minions;     proud    insulting    boy。
  Becomes   it   thee   to   be   thus   bold   in   terms   Before   thy   sovereign   and   thy
  lawful king? EDWARD。 I am his king; and he should bow his knee。 I was
  adopted heir by his consent: Since when; his oath is broke; for; as I hear;
  You that are King; though he do wear the crown; Have caus'd him by new
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  act of parliament To blot out me and put his own son in。 CLIFFORD。 And
  reason too: Who should succeed the father but the son? RICHARD。 Are
  you there; butcher? O; I cannot speak! CLIFFORD。 Ay; crook…back; here I
  stand   to   answer   thee;   Or   any   he;   the   proudest   of   thy   sort。   RICHARD。
  'Twas you that kill'd young Rutland; was it not? CLIFFORD。 Ay; and old
  York; and yet not satisfied。 RICHARD。 For God's sake; lords; give signal
  to   the   fight。   WARWICK。   What   say'st   thou;   Henry?   Wilt   thou   yield   the
  crown?   QUEEN   MARGARET。   Why;   how   now;   long…tongu'd   Warwick!
  Dare you speak? When you and I met at Saint Albans last Your legs did
  better service than your hands。 WARWICK。 Then 'twas my turn to fly; and
  now   'tis   thine。   CLIFFORD。 You   said   so   much   before;   and   yet   you   fled。
  WARWICK。           'Twas     not    your    valour;    Clifford;     drove     me    thence。
  NORTHUMBERLAND。 No; nor your manhood that durst make you stay。
  RICHARD。   Northumberland;   I   hold   thee   reverently。   Break   off   the
  parley; for scarce I can refrain The execution of my big…swol'n heart Upon
  that Clifford; that cruel child…killer。 CLIFFORD。 I slew thy father; c