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Richard the Third, II. iii

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 rul'd, and not to rule,

This sickly land might solace as before.

1. Cit. Come, come, we fear the worst; all will be well.

3. Cit. 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.

2. Cit. Truly, the hearts of men are full of fear:

You cannot reason almost with a man

That looks not heavily and full of dread.

3. Cit. Before the days of change, still is it so:

By a divine instinct men's minds mistrust

Pursuing danger; as, by proof, we see

The waters swell before a boisterous storm.

But leave it all to God. Whither away?

2. Cit. Marry, we were sent for to the justices.

3. Cit. And so was I: I'll bear you company.

Exeunt.

 28 haught: haughty

30 solace: be happy

36 sort: allot

39 almost: hardly

40 That heavily: who does not look as if aware of the serious day

43 by: for 