Cran. Let me speak, sir ; For Heaven now bids me: and the words I utter, Truth shall nurse her, Holy and heavenly thoughts still counsel her: She shall be lov'd, and fear'd: Her own shall bless her; Her foes shake like a field of beaten corn, And hang their heads with sorrow: Our children's children Shall see this, and bless Heaven. King, Thou speakest wonders. Cran. She shall be, to the happiness of England, An aged princess; many days shall see her, And yet no day without a deed to crown it! 'Would I had known no more! but she must die, She must, the saints must have her; yet a virgin, A most unspotted lily shall she pass To the ground, and all the world shall mourn her. This oracle of comfort has so pleas'd me, To see what this child does.-I thank you all.- - Ye must all see the queen, and she must thank you, [Flourish of Trumpets and Drums.-Exeunt. THE END. |