Bast. Now, by my life, this day grows wondrous hot; Some airy devil hovers in the sky, And pours down mischief. Austria's head lie there; While Philip breathes. Enter King JOHN, ARTHUR, and HUBERT. K. John. Hubert, keep this boy :-Philip, make My lord, I rescu'd her; Her highness is in safety, fear you not: But on, my liege; for very little pains Will bring this labour to an happy end. [Exeunt. SCENE III. The same. Alarums; Excursions; Retreat. Enter King JOHN, ELINOR, ARTHUR, the Bastard, HUBERT, and Lords. K. John. So shall it be; your grace shall stay behind, [To ELINOR. [To ARTHUR. So strongly guarded.-Cousin, look not sad: Thy grandam loves thee; and thy uncle will Arth. O, this will make my mother die with grief. K. John. Cousin, [To the Bastard.] away for And, ere our coming, see thou shake the bags upon: Use our commission in his utmost force. Bast. Bell, book, and candle shall not drive me back, When gold and silver becks me to come on. For your fair safety; so I kiss your hand. K. John. Coz, farewell. [Exit Bastard. Eli. Come hither, little kinsman; hark, a word. [She takes ARThur aside. K. John. Come hither, Hubert. O my gentle Hubert, We owe thee much; within this wall of flesh say what good respect I have of thee. " Bell, book, and candle-] In an account of the Romish curse given by Dr. Grey, it appears that three candles were extinguished, one by one, in different parts of the execration. K. John. Good friend, thou hast no cause to say so yet: But thou shalt have; and creep time ne'er so slow, The sun is in the heaven, and the proud day, Had bak'd thy blood, and made it heavy, thick; And strain their cheeks to idle merriment, eyes, Or if that thou could'st see me without eyes, K. John. Do not I know, thou would'st? Good Hubert, Hubert, Hubert, throw thine eye On yon young boy: I'll tell thee what, my friend, He is a very serpent in my way; 9 full of gawds,] Gawds are any showy ornaments. using conceit alone,] Conceit here, as in many other places, signifies conception, thought. And, wheresoe'er this foot of mine doth tread, Hub. And I will keep him so, That he shall not offend your majesty. K. John. Death. Remember.' I could be merry now: Hubert, I love thee? K. John. For England, cousin : With all true duty.-On toward Calais, ho! [Exeunt. SCENE IV. The same. The French King's Tent. Enter King PHILIP, Lewis, Pandulph, and K. Phi. So, by a roaring tempest on the flood, A whole armado of convicted sail Is scatter'd and disjoin'd from fellowship. Pand. Courage and comfort! all shall yet go well. Remember.] This is one of the scenes to which may be promised a lasting commendation. Art could add little to its perfection; no change in dramatick taste can injure it; and time itself can subtract nothing from its beauties. 2 of convicted sail-] Overpowered, baffled, destroyed. K. Phi. What can go well, when we have run so ill? Are we not beaten? Is not Angiers lost? Lew. What he hath won, that hath he fortified: K. Phi. Well could I bear that England had this praise, So we could find some pattern of our shame. Enter CONSTANCE. Look, who comes here! a grave unto a soul; Const. Lo, now! now see the issue of your peace! K. Phi. Patience, good lady! comfort, gentle Constance ! Const. No, I defy3 all counsel, all redress, But that which ends all counsel, true redress, Death, death:-O amiable lovely death! Thou odoriferous stench! sound rottenness! Arise forth from the couch of lasting night, Thou hate and terror to prosperity, And I will kiss thy détestable bones; And put my eye-balls in thy vaulty brows; And ring these fingers with thy household worms; And stop this gap of breath with fulsome dust, 3 No, I defy, &c.] To defy anciently signified to refuse. |