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| <H3>SCENE VI. Forres. The palace.</h3> | |
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| <i>Enter LENNOX and another Lord</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>LENNOX</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=1>My former speeches have but hit your thoughts,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=2>Which can interpret further: only, I say,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=3>Things have been strangely borne. The</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=4>gracious Duncan</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=5>Was pitied of Macbeth: marry, he was dead:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=6>And the right-valiant Banquo walk'd too late;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=7>Whom, you may say, if't please you, Fleance kill'd,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=8>For Fleance fled: men must not walk too late.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=9>Who cannot want the thought how monstrous</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=10>It was for Malcolm and for Donalbain</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=11>To kill their gracious father? damned fact!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=12>How it did grieve Macbeth! did he not straight</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=13>In pious rage the two delinquents tear,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=14>That were the slaves of drink and thralls of sleep?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=15>Was not that nobly done? Ay, and wisely too;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=16>For 'twould have anger'd any heart alive</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=17>To hear the men deny't. So that, I say,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=18>He has borne all things well: and I do think</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=19>That had he Duncan's sons under his key--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=20>As, an't please heaven, he shall not--they</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=21>should find</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=22>What 'twere to kill a father; so should Fleance.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=23>But, peace! for from broad words and 'cause he fail'd</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=24>His presence at the tyrant's feast, I hear</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=25>Macduff lives in disgrace: sir, can you tell</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=26>Where he bestows himself?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech2><b>Lord</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=27>The son of Duncan,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=28>From whom this tyrant holds the due of birth</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=29>Lives in the English court, and is received</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=30>Of the most pious Edward with such grace</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=31>That the malevolence of fortune nothing</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=32>Takes from his high respect: thither Macduff</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=33>Is gone to pray the holy king, upon his aid</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=34>To wake Northumberland and warlike Siward:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=35>That, by the help of these--with Him above</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=36>To ratify the work--we may again</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=37>Give to our tables meat, sleep to our nights,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=38>Free from our feasts and banquets bloody knives,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=39>Do faithful homage and receive free honours:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=40>All which we pine for now: and this report</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=41>Hath so exasperate the king that he</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=42>Prepares for some attempt of war.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech3><b>LENNOX</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=43>Sent he to Macduff?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech4><b>Lord</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=44>He did: and with an absolute 'Sir, not I,'</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=45>The cloudy messenger turns me his back,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=46>And hums, as who should say 'You'll rue the time</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=47>That clogs me with this answer.'</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech5><b>LENNOX</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=48>And that well might</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=49>Advise him to a caution, to hold what distance</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=50>His wisdom can provide. Some holy angel</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=51>Fly to the court of England and unfold</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=52>His message ere he come, that a swift blessing</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=53>May soon return to this our suffering country</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=54>Under a hand accursed!</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech6><b>Lord</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=55>I'll send my prayers with him.</A><br> | |
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