Cap. My Lord of Salisbury, we have stay'd ten days,[1277] And hardly kept our countrymen together,[1278] And yet we hear no tidings from the king; Therefore we will disperse ourselves: farewell.[1279] Sal. Stay yet another day, thou trusty Welshman:5 The king reposeth all his confidence in thee.[1280] Cap. 'Tis thought the king is dead; we will not stay. The bay-trees in our country are all wither'd[1281] And meteors fright the fixed stars of heaven;[1282] The pale-faced moon looks bloody on the earth10 And lean-look'd prophets whisper fearful change; Rich men look sad and ruffians dance and leap,[1283] The one in fear to lose what they enjoy, The other to enjoy by rage and war:[1284] These signs forerun the death or fall of kings.[1285]15 Farewell: our countrymen are gone and fled, As well assured Richard their king is dead. [Exit.[1286] Sal. Ah, Richard, with the eyes of heavy mind[1287][1288] I see thy glory like a shooting star[1288] Fall to the base earth from the firmament.20 Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west,[1289] Witnessing storms to come, woe and unrest: Thy friends are fled to wait upon thy foes, And crossly to thy good all fortune goes. [Exit.[1286]

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Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · Scene IV.] Scene XI. Pope. Johnson proposes to insert this Scene after Act III. Sc. I. A camp in Wales.] Capell. In Wales. Theobald. Enter..Note 2 · Cap.] Welch. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4.Note 3 · our] Qq F1. your F2 F3 F4.Note 4 · will] all Rowe.Note 5 · all ... thee] in thee all his confidence Capell. all his] om. Seymour conj. confidence] trust Pope.Note 6 · are all] Q1 F3 F4. all are Q2 Q3 Q4 F1 F2 Q5.Note 7 · And] The Q5.Note 8 · leap] rape Capell conj.Note 9 · to enjoy] hope t' enjoy Pope. in hope t' enjoy Theobald.Note 10 · signs] boding signs Hanmer. or fall] Q1. The rest omit.Note 11 · [Exit.] om. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4.Note 12 · with the] Q1. with Q2 Q3 Q4 Ff Q5. ah, with Pope.Note 13 · with the ... I see] I with ... Do see Seymour conj.Note 14 · Thy sun] The sun Dyce.