King John by William Shakespeare
page 83 of 110 (75%)
page 83 of 110 (75%)
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Presented to the teares of soft remorse
Pem. All murthers past, do stand excus'd in this: And this so sole, and so vnmatcheable, Shall giue a holinesse, a puritie, To the yet vnbegotten sinne of times; And proue a deadly bloodshed, but a iest, Exampled by this heynous spectacle Bast. It is a damned, and a bloody worke, The gracelesse action of a heauy hand, If that it be the worke of any hand Sal. If that it be the worke of any hand? We had a kinde of light, what would ensue: It is the shamefull worke of Huberts hand, The practice, and the purpose of the king: From whose obedience I forbid my soule, Kneeling before this ruine of sweete life, And breathing to his breathlesse Excellence The Incense of a Vow, a holy Vow: Neuer to taste the pleasures of the world, Neuer to be infected with delight, Nor conuersant with Ease, and Idlenesse, Till I haue set a glory to this hand, By giuing it the worship of Reuenge Pem. Big. Our soules religiously confirme thy words. Enter Hubert. |
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