The First and Second Parts of King Edward IV. Book

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1842 Original Publisher: Printed for the Shakespeare society Subjects: Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Drama / Shakespeare History / General History / Europe / Great Britain Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / Drama Literary Criticism / Shakespeare Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: King. It lies within the compass of my power, To dim their envious eyes, dare seem to lour. But, leaving this our enigmatic talk, Thou must, sweet Jane, repair unto the Court. His tongue entreats, controls the greatest peer: His hand plights love, a royal sceptre holds; And in his heart he hath confirm'd thy good, Which may not, must not, shall not be withstood. Jane. If you enforce me, I have nought to say; But wish I had not liv'd to see this day. King. Blame not the time. Thou shalt have cause to jy! Jane, in the ev'ning I will send for thee, And thou and thine shall be advanc'd by me: In sign whereof, receive this true-love kiss. Nothing ill meant, there can be no amiss. [Exit. Jane. Well, I will in; and ere the time begin, Learn how to be repentant for my sin. [Exit. SCENE II. -- The Mayor's House. Enter Lord Mayor, Shore, and Emersley. Mayor. But, cousin Shore! are ye assured it was the King you saw in such disguise ? Shore. Do I know you, the uncle of my wife ? Know I Frank Emersley, her brother here ? So surely do I know that counterfeit To be the King. Em. Well, admit all this, And that his majesty, in such disguise, Please to survey the manner of our city, Or what occasion else may like himself: Methinks you have small reason, brother Shore, ...Read More