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The Troublesome Reign of King John ((Quarto, 1581))
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of King Iohn.
2040The Diall tells me, it is twelue at noone.
2041Were twelue at midnight past, then might I vaunt
2043Could I as well with this right hand of mine
2044Remoue the Sunne from our Meridian,
2045Unto the moonsted circle of thantipodes,
2046As turne this steele from twelue to twelue agen,
2047Then Iohn the date of fatall prophecies
2048Should with the Prophets life together end.
2049But Multa cadunt inter calicem supremaque labra.
2052To make thee great, and greatest of thy kin.
2054Be but twelue houres remayning yet behinde,
2055Yet do I know by inspiration,
2056Ere that fixt time be fully come about,
2057King Iohn shall not be King as heeretofore.
2061My land in peace, my enemies subdewd,
2062Only my Barons storme at Arthurs death,
2063But Arthur liues, I there the challenge growes,
2066Hubert what news with thée, where are my Lords?
2067Hubert Hard newes my Lord, Arthur the louely Prince
2069Fell headlong downe, and in the cursed fall
2070He brake his bones, and there before the gate
2071Your Barons found him dead, and breathlesse quite.
2072Iohn Is Arthur dead? then Hubert without more words
2073 hang the Prophet.
2074Away with Peter, villen out of my sight,
2075I am deafe, be gone, let him not speake a word.
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