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Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Richard the Second (1876)
Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Richard the Second - 1876 Author:William Shakespeare Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ACT I. Scene I. Windsor. A Room in the Castle. Enter K1ng R1chard, attended, John Of Gaunt, and other Nobles. King Richard. Old John of Gaunt, t... more »ime-honour'd Lancaster, Hast thou, according to thy oath and band, Brought hither Henry Hereford, thy bold son, Here to make good the boisterous late appeal, Which then our leisure would not let us hear, Against the Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray ? Gaunt. I have, my liege. King Richard. Tell me, moreover, hast thou sounded him, If he appeal the duke on ancient malice, Or worthily, as a good subject should, , On some known ground'of treachery in him? Gaunt. As near as I could sift him on that argument, On some apparent danger seen in him, Aim'd at your highness,—no inveterate malice. King Richard. Then call them to our presence: face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves will hear The accuser and the accused freely speak.— [Exeunt some Attendants. High-stomach'd are they both, and full of ire, In rage deaf as the sea, hasty as fire. Enter Attendants, with Bol1ngbroke and Norfolk. Bolingbroke. Many years of happy days befall 20 My gracious sovereign, my most loving liege ! Norfolk. Each day still better other's happiness, Until the heavens, envying earth's good hap, Add an immortal title to your crown ! King Richard. We thank you both: yet one but flatters us, As well appeareth by the cause you come; Namely, to appeal each other of high treason.— Cousin of Hereford, what dost thou object Against the Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray? Bolingbroke. First,—heaven be the record to my speech !— In the devotion of a subject's love, 30 Tendering the precious safety of my prince, And free from other misbegotten hate, Come I appellant to this princely presence.— Now, Thomas...« less