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To Richmond. Thou offspring of the house of Lancaster,

The wronged heirs of York do pray for thee:

Good angels guard thy battle! live, and flourish!

[Ghost of] Rivers. [To King Richard.] Let me sit heavy in thy soul to-morrow,

Rivers, that died at Pomfret! despair, and die!

[Ghost of] Grey. [To King Richard.] Think upon Grey, and let thy soul despair.

[Ghost of] Vaughan. [To King Richard.] Think upon Vaughan, and with guilty fear

Let fall thy lance: despair, and die!—

All to Richmond. Awake! and think our wrongs in Richard's bosom

Will conquer him! Awake, and win the day!

Ghost. [To King Richard.] Bloody and guilty, guiltily awake;

And in a bloody battle end thy days!

Think on Lord Hastings: despair, and die!—

To Richmond. Quiet, untroubled soul, awake, awake!

Arm, fight, and conquer, for fair England's sake!

Ghosts. [To King Richard.] Dream on thy cousins smother'd in the Tower:

Let us be laid within thy bosom, Richard,

And weigh thee down to ruin, shame, and death!

Thy nephews' souls bid thee despair, and die!

 144 lance; cf. n.

153 laid; cf. n.

