O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me! The lights burn blue.-It is now dead midnight. Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh. What do I fear? myself?

Conscience.

Conscience is but a word that cowards use, Devised at first to keep the strong in awe.

Richard's Address before the Battle.

A thousand hearts are great within my bosom : Advance our standards, set upon our foes; Our ancient word of courage, fair Saint George, Inspire us with the spleen of fiery dragons! Upon them! Victory sits on our helms.

Richard's Behaviour after an Alarum. A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! Cate. Withdraw, my lord, I'll help you to a horse. K. Rich. Slave, I have set my life upon a cast, And I will stand the hazard of the die : I think there be six Richmonds in the field; Five have I slain to-day instead of him: A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!

KING HENRY VIII.

To climb steep hills,

· ACT I.

Anger.

Requires slow pace at first: anger is like
A full hot horse, who being allowed his way,
Self-mettle tires him.

Action to be carried on with Resolution.

If I am traduced by tongues which neither know My faculties nor person, yet will be

The chronicles of my doing,-let me say,

"Tis but the fate of place, and the rough brake* That virtue must go through. We must not stint Our necessary actions in the fear

To copet malicious censurers; which ever
As ravenous fishes, do a vessel follow

That is new trimm'd; but benefit no further
Than vainly longing. What we oft do best,
By sick interpreters, once§ weak ones, is
Not ours, or not allow'd ;|| what worst, as oft,
Hitting a grosser quality, is cried up

For our best act. If we shall stand still,
In fear our motion will be mock'd or carp'd at,
We should take root here where we sit, or sit
State statues only.

New customs,

New Customs.

Though they be never so ridiculous,

Nay, let them be unmanly, yet are followed.

ACT II.

The Duke of Buckingham's Prayer for the King.
May he live

Longer than I have time to tell his years!
Ever beloved, and loving, may his rule be,
And, when old time shall lead him to his end,
Goodness and he fill up one monument !

Dependants not to be too much trusted by great Men.
This from a dying man receive as certain :
Where you are liberal of your loves and counsels,
Be sure you be not loose: for those you make

friends,

And give your hearts to, when they once perceive The least rub in your fortunes, fall away

*Thicket of thorns.
§ Sometime.

+ Retard.

Encounter.

Approved.

Like water from ye, never found again
But where they mean to sink ye.

A loss of her,

A Good Wife.

That, like a jewel, has hung twenty years
About his neck, yet never lost her lustre :
Of her that loves him with that excellence
That angels love good men with; even of her
That, when the greatest stroke of fortune falls,
Will bless the king.

The Blessings of a Low Station.

"Tis better to be lowly born,

And range with humble livers in content,
Than to be perk'd up in a glistering grief,
And wear a golden sorrow.

Queen Katherine's Speech to her Husband.
Alas, sir,

In what have I offended you? what cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure,
That thus you should proceed to put me off,
And take your good grace from me? Heaven wit-
I have been to you a true and humble wife, [ness,
At all times to your will conformable :
Even in fear to kindle your dislike,

Yea, subject to your countenance: glad or sorry,
As I saw it inclined. When was the hour
I ever contradicted your desire,

[friends
Or made it not mine too? Or which of your
Have I not strove to love, although I knew
He were mine enemy? What friend of mine
That had to him derived your anger, did I
Continue in my liking? nay, gave notice
He was from thence discharged? Sir, call to mind
That I have been your wife, in this obedience,

Upward of twenty years, and have been blest
With many children by you: if in the course
And process of this time, you can report,
And prove it too, against mine honour aught,
My bond to wedlock, or my love and duty,
Against your sacred person, in God's name,
Turn me away; and let the foul'st contempt
Shut door upon me, and so give me up
To the sharpest kind of justice.

Queen Katherine's Speech to Cardinal Wolsey.
You are meek and humble-mouth'd;

You sign your place and calling, in full seeming,*
With meekness and humility: but your heart
Is cramm'd with arrogancy, spleen, and pride.
You have, by fortune and his highness' favours,
Gone slightly o'er low steps; and now are mounted
Where powers are your retainers: and your words,
Domestics to you, serve your will, as't please
Yourself pronounce their office. I must tell you,
You tender more your person's honour than
Your high profession spiritual.

King Henry's Character of Queen Katherine.
That man i' the world, who shall report he has
A better wife, let him in nought be trusted,
For speaking false in that. Thou art, alone
(If thy rare qualities, sweet gentleness,
Thy meekness saint-like, wife-like government,-
Obeying in commanding,-and thy parts
Sovereign and pious else, could speak thee out),+
The queen of earthly queens.

ACT III.

Queen Katharine on her own Merit. Have I liv'd thus long,-(let me speak myself,

* Appearance.

*Speak out thy merits.

Since virtue finds no friends,)—a wife, a true one?
A woman (I dare say, without vain-glory)
Never yet branded with suspicion!

Have I with all my full affections

[him?

Still met the king? lov'd him next heaven? obey'd
Been, out of fondness, superstitious to him ?*
Almost forgot my prayers to content him?
And am I thus rewarded? "Tis not well, lords,
Bring me a constant woman to her husband,
One that ne'er dream'd a joy beyond his pleasure,
And to that woman, when she has done most,
Yet will I add an honour,-a great patience.

Queen Katharine compared to a Lily.

Like the lily,

That once was mistress of the field, and flourish'd, I'll hang my head and perish.

Obedience to Princes.

The hearts of princes kiss obedience,

So much they love it; but, to stubborn spirits,
They swell, and grow as terrible as storms.

Outward Effects of Horror.

Some strange commotion

Is in his brain; he bites his lip, and starts;
Stops on a sudden, looks upon the ground,
Then lays his finger on his temples; straight
Springs out into fast gait ; then stops again,
Strikes his breast hard; and anon he casts
His eye against the moon: in most strange pos-
We have seen him set himself.

Firm Allegiance.

Though perils did

[tures

Abound as thick as thought could make them, and Appear in forms most horrid, yet my duty,

*Served him with superstitious attention. + Steps.