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Enter one CITIZEN at one door, and another at the other
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Enter one CITIZEN at one door, and another at the other
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FIRST CITIZEN Good morrow, neighbor, whither away so fast?
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FIRST CITIZEN Good morrow, neighbor, whither away so fast?
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SECOND CITIZEN I promise you I scarcely know myself.
Hear you the news abroad?
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SECOND CITIZEN I promise you I scarcely know myself.
Hear you the news abroad?
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FIRST CITIZEN Yes, that the king is dead.
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FIRST CITIZEN Yes, that the king is dead.
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SECOND CITIZEN 5 Ill news, by 'r Lady. Seldom comes the better.
I fear, I fear, ’twill prove a giddy world.
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SECOND CITIZEN Ill news, by 'r Lady. Seldom comes the better.
I fear, I fear, ’twill prove a giddy world.
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Enter THIRD CITIZEN
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Enter THIRD CITIZEN
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THIRD CITIZEN Neighbors, God speed.
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THIRD CITIZEN Neighbors, God speed.
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FIRST CITIZEN Give you good morrow, sir.
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FIRST CITIZEN Give you good morrow, sir.
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THIRD CITIZEN Doth this news hold of good King Edward’s death?
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THIRD CITIZEN Doth this news hold of good King Edward’s death?
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SECOND CITIZEN 10 Ay, sir, it is too true, God help the while.
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SECOND CITIZEN Ay, sir, it is too true, God help the while.
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THIRD CITIZEN Then, masters, look to see a troublous world.
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THIRD CITIZEN Then, masters, look to see a troublous world.
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FIRST CITIZEN No, no, by God’s good grace, his son shall reign.
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FIRST CITIZEN No, no, by God’s good grace, his son shall reign.
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THIRD CITIZEN Woe to the land that’s governed by a child.
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THIRD CITIZEN Woe to the land that’s governed by a child.
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SECOND CITIZEN In him there is a hope of government,
15 Which, in his nonage, council under him,
And, in his full and ripened years, himself,
No doubt shall then, and till then, govern well.
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SECOND CITIZEN In him there is a hope of government,
Which, in his nonage, council under him,
And, in his full and ripened years, himself,
No doubt shall then, and till then, govern well.
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FIRST CITIZEN So stood the state when Henry the Sixth
Was crowned in Paris but at nine months old.
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FIRST CITIZEN So stood the state when Henry the Sixth
Was crowned in Paris but at nine months old.
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THIRD CITIZEN 20 Stood the state so? No, no, good friends, God wot,
For then this land was famously enriched
With politic grave counsel; then the king
Had virtuous uncles to protect his Grace.
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THIRD CITIZEN Stood the state so? No, no, good friends, God wot,
For then this land was famously enriched
With politic grave counsel; then the king
Had virtuous uncles to protect his Grace.
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FIRST CITIZEN Why, so hath this, both by the father and mother.
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FIRST CITIZEN Why, so hath this, both by the father and mother.
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THIRD CITIZEN 25 Better it were they all came by his father,
Or by the father there were none at all,
For emulation who shall now be nearest
Will touch us all too near if God prevent not.
O, full of danger is the duke of Gloucester,
30 And the queen’s sons and brothers haught and proud,
And were they to be ruled, and not to rule,
This sickly land might solace as before.
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THIRD CITIZEN Better it were they all came by his father,
Or by the father there were none at all,
For emulation who shall now be nearest
Will touch us all too near if God prevent not.
O, full of danger is the duke of Gloucester,
And the queen’s sons and brothers haught and proud,
And were they to be ruled, and not to rule,
This sickly land might solace as before.
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FIRST CITIZEN Come, come, we fear the worst. All will be well.
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FIRST CITIZEN Come, come, we fear the worst. All will be well.
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THIRD CITIZEN When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
35 When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms make men expect a dearth.
All may be well; but if God sort it so,
'Tis more than we deserve or I expect.
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THIRD CITIZEN When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms make men expect a dearth.
All may be well; but if God sort it so,
'Tis more than we deserve or I expect.
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SECOND CITIZEN 40 Truly, the hearts of men are full of fear.
Ye cannot reason almost with a man
That looks not heavily and full of dread.
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SECOND CITIZEN Truly, the hearts of men are full of fear.
Ye cannot reason almost with a man
That looks not heavily and full of dread.
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THIRD CITIZEN Before the days of change, still is it so.
By a divine instinct, men’s minds mistrust
45 Ensuing dangers, as by proof we see
The water swell before a boist'rous storm.
But leave it all to God. Whither away?
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THIRD CITIZEN Before the days of change, still is it so.
By a divine instinct, men’s minds mistrust
Ensuing dangers, as by proof we see
The water swell before a boist'rous storm.
But leave it all to God. Whither away?
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SECOND CITIZEN Marry, we were sent for to the justices.
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SECOND CITIZEN Marry, we were sent for to the justices.
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THIRD CITIZEN And so was I. I’ll bear you company.
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THIRD CITIZEN And so was I. I’ll bear you company.
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Exeunt
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Exeunt
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Original Text |
Modern Text |
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Enter one CITIZEN at one door, and another at the other
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Enter one CITIZEN at one door, and another at the other
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FIRST CITIZEN Good morrow, neighbor, whither away so fast?
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FIRST CITIZEN Good morrow, neighbor, whither away so fast?
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SECOND CITIZEN I promise you I scarcely know myself.
Hear you the news abroad?
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SECOND CITIZEN I promise you I scarcely know myself.
Hear you the news abroad?
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FIRST CITIZEN Yes, that the king is dead.
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FIRST CITIZEN Yes, that the king is dead.
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SECOND CITIZEN 5 Ill news, by 'r Lady. Seldom comes the better.
I fear, I fear, ’twill prove a giddy world.
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SECOND CITIZEN Ill news, by 'r Lady. Seldom comes the better.
I fear, I fear, ’twill prove a giddy world.
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Enter THIRD CITIZEN
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Enter THIRD CITIZEN
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THIRD CITIZEN Neighbors, God speed.
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THIRD CITIZEN Neighbors, God speed.
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FIRST CITIZEN Give you good morrow, sir.
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FIRST CITIZEN Give you good morrow, sir.
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THIRD CITIZEN Doth this news hold of good King Edward’s death?
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THIRD CITIZEN Doth this news hold of good King Edward’s death?
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SECOND CITIZEN 10 Ay, sir, it is too true, God help the while.
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SECOND CITIZEN Ay, sir, it is too true, God help the while.
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THIRD CITIZEN Then, masters, look to see a troublous world.
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THIRD CITIZEN Then, masters, look to see a troublous world.
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FIRST CITIZEN No, no, by God’s good grace, his son shall reign.
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FIRST CITIZEN No, no, by God’s good grace, his son shall reign.
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THIRD CITIZEN Woe to the land that’s governed by a child.
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THIRD CITIZEN Woe to the land that’s governed by a child.
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SECOND CITIZEN In him there is a hope of government,
15 Which, in his nonage, council under him,
And, in his full and ripened years, himself,
No doubt shall then, and till then, govern well.
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SECOND CITIZEN In him there is a hope of government,
Which, in his nonage, council under him,
And, in his full and ripened years, himself,
No doubt shall then, and till then, govern well.
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FIRST CITIZEN So stood the state when Henry the Sixth
Was crowned in Paris but at nine months old.
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FIRST CITIZEN So stood the state when Henry the Sixth
Was crowned in Paris but at nine months old.
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THIRD CITIZEN 20 Stood the state so? No, no, good friends, God wot,
For then this land was famously enriched
With politic grave counsel; then the king
Had virtuous uncles to protect his Grace.
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THIRD CITIZEN Stood the state so? No, no, good friends, God wot,
For then this land was famously enriched
With politic grave counsel; then the king
Had virtuous uncles to protect his Grace.
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FIRST CITIZEN Why, so hath this, both by the father and mother.
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FIRST CITIZEN Why, so hath this, both by the father and mother.
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THIRD CITIZEN 25 Better it were they all came by his father,
Or by the father there were none at all,
For emulation who shall now be nearest
Will touch us all too near if God prevent not.
O, full of danger is the duke of Gloucester,
30 And the queen’s sons and brothers haught and proud,
And were they to be ruled, and not to rule,
This sickly land might solace as before.
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THIRD CITIZEN Better it were they all came by his father,
Or by the father there were none at all,
For emulation who shall now be nearest
Will touch us all too near if God prevent not.
O, full of danger is the duke of Gloucester,
And the queen’s sons and brothers haught and proud,
And were they to be ruled, and not to rule,
This sickly land might solace as before.
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FIRST CITIZEN Come, come, we fear the worst. All will be well.
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FIRST CITIZEN Come, come, we fear the worst. All will be well.
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THIRD CITIZEN When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
35 When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms make men expect a dearth.
All may be well; but if God sort it so,
'Tis more than we deserve or I expect.
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THIRD CITIZEN When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms make men expect a dearth.
All may be well; but if God sort it so,
'Tis more than we deserve or I expect.
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SECOND CITIZEN 40 Truly, the hearts of men are full of fear.
Ye cannot reason almost with a man
That looks not heavily and full of dread.
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SECOND CITIZEN Truly, the hearts of men are full of fear.
Ye cannot reason almost with a man
That looks not heavily and full of dread.
|
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THIRD CITIZEN Before the days of change, still is it so.
By a divine instinct, men’s minds mistrust
45 Ensuing dangers, as by proof we see
The water swell before a boist'rous storm.
But leave it all to God. Whither away?
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THIRD CITIZEN Before the days of change, still is it so.
By a divine instinct, men’s minds mistrust
Ensuing dangers, as by proof we see
The water swell before a boist'rous storm.
But leave it all to God. Whither away?
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SECOND CITIZEN Marry, we were sent for to the justices.
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SECOND CITIZEN Marry, we were sent for to the justices.
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THIRD CITIZEN And so was I. I’ll bear you company.
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THIRD CITIZEN And so was I. I’ll bear you company.
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Exeunt
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Exeunt
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