The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 07 by John Dryden
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_Enter_ QUEEN-MOTHER. _Qu. M._ Sir, the Guise waits. _King._ He enters on his fate. _Qu. M._ Not so,--forbear; the city is up in arms; Nor doubt, if, in their heat, you cut him off, That they will spare the royal majesty. Once, sir, let me advise, and rule your fury. _King._ You shall: I'll see him, and I'll spare him now. _Qu. M._ What will you say? _King._ I know not;-- Colonel Grillon, call the archers in, Double your guards, and strictly charge the Swiss Stand to their arms, receive him as a traitor. [_Exit_ GRILLON. My heart has set thee down, O Guise, in blood,-- Blood, mother, blood, ne'er to be blotted out. _Qu. M._ Yet you'll relent, when this hot fit is over. _King._ If I forgive him, may I ne'er be forgiven! No, if I tamely bear such insolence, What act of treason will the villains stop at? Seize me, they've sworn; imprison me is the next, Perhaps arraign me, and then doom me dead. |
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