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| <H3>SCENE II. A forest near Rome. Horns and cry of hounds heard.</h3> | |
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| <i>Enter TITUS ANDRONICUS, with Hunters, & c., MARCUS, LUCIUS, QUINTUS, and MARTIUS</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>TITUS ANDRONICUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=1>The hunt is up, the morn is bright and grey,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=2>The fields are fragrant and the woods are green:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=3>Uncouple here and let us make a bay</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=4>And wake the emperor and his lovely bride</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=5>And rouse the prince and ring a hunter's peal,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=6>That all the court may echo with the noise.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=7>Sons, let it be your charge, as it is ours,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=8>To attend the emperor's person carefully:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=9>I have been troubled in my sleep this night,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=10>But dawning day new comfort hath inspired.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>A cry of hounds and horns, winded in a peal. Enter SATURNINUS, TAMORA, BASSIANUS, LAVINIA, DEMETRIUS, CHIRON, and Attendants</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=11>Many good morrows to your majesty;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=12>Madam, to you as many and as good:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=13>I promised your grace a hunter's peal.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech2><b>SATURNINUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=14>And you have rung it lustily, my lord;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=15>Somewhat too early for new-married ladies.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech3><b>BASSIANUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=16>Lavinia, how say you?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech4><b>LAVINIA</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=17>I say, no;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=18>I have been broad awake two hours and more.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech5><b>SATURNINUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=19>Come on, then; horse and chariots let us have,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=20>And to our sport.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>To TAMORA</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=21>Madam, now shall ye see</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=22>Our Roman hunting.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech6><b>MARCUS ANDRONICUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=23> I have dogs, my lord,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=24>Will rouse the proudest panther in the chase,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=25>And climb the highest promontory top.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech7><b>TITUS ANDRONICUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=26>And I have horse will follow where the game</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=27>Makes way, and run like swallows o'er the plain.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech8><b>DEMETRIUS</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=28>Chiron, we hunt not, we, with horse nor hound,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=29>But hope to pluck a dainty doe to ground.</A><br> | |
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