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| Enter the ARCHBISHOP of York, the young duke of YORK, QUEEN ELIZABETH, and the old DUCHESS of York
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| The ARCHBISHOP of York, QUEEN ELIZABETH, her son, the young duke of YORK, and the DUCHESSofYorkenter. |
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| | ARCHBISHOP |
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Last night, I hear, they lay at Stony Stratford, |
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And at Northampton they do rest tonight. |
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Tomorrow or next day they will be here. |
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| ARCHBISHOP |
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Last night, I hear, they stayed in Stony Stratford. Tonight they will rest in Northhampton. They'll be here tomorrow or the next day. |
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| | DUCHESS |
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I long with all my heart to see the prince. |
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I hope he is much grown since last I saw him. |
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| DUCHESS |
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I'm dying to see the prince. I hope he's grown a lot since I last saw him. |
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| | QUEEN ELIZABETH |
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But I hear no; they say my son of York |
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Has almost overta'en him in his growth. |
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| QUEEN ELIZABETH |
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But I hear he hasn't. They say my son York has almost passed him in height. |
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| | YORK |
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Ay, mother, but I would not have it so. |
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| YORK |
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Yes, mother, but I wish I hadn't. |
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| | DUCHESS |
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Why, my young cousin? It is good to grow. |
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| DUCHESS |
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Why, dear child? It's good to grow. |
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| | YORK |
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Grandam, one night as we did sit at supper, |
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My uncle Rivers talked how I did grow |
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More than my brother: “Ay,” quoth my uncle Gloucester, |
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“Small herbs have grace; great weeds do grow apace.” |
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And since, methinks I would not grow so fast |
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Because sweet flowers are slow and weeds make haste. |
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| YORK |
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Grandmother, one night when we were eating dinner, my uncle Rivers mentioned that I had grown more than my brother. “Yes,” said my uncle Gloucester, “Small plants are graceful, while ugly weeds grow fast.” And since then, I've wished I wouldn't grow so fast, because sweet flowers are slow while the weeds grow in a hurry. |
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| | DUCHESS |
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Good faith, good faith, the saying did not hold |
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In him that did object the same to thee! |
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He was the wretched'st thing when he was young, |
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So long a-growing and so leisurely, |
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That if this rule were true, he should be gracious. |
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Well, it certainly wasn't true for Richard! As a child, he took such a long time to grow up that, according to his rule, he should have grown up into a gracious adult. |
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| | YORK |
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And so no doubt he is, my gracious madam. |
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| YORK |
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And no doubt he is, gracious madam. |
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