Clarence - 1.4 Flashcards
CUE: WHY LOOKS YOUR GRACE SO HEAVILY TODAY?
O, I have pass’d a miserable night
O, I have pass’d a miserable night
So full of ugly sights, of ghastly dreams,
So full of ugly sights, of ghastly dreams,
That, as I am a Christian faithful man,
That, as I am a Christian faithful man,
I would not spend another such a night,
I would not spend another such a night,
Though ‘twere to buy a world of happy days,
Though ‘twere to buy a world of happy days,
So full of dismal terror was the time!
CUE: WHAT WAS YOUR DREAM? I LONG TO HEAR YOU TELL IT.
Methoughts that I had broken from the Tower,
Methoughts that I had broken from the Tower,
And was embark’d to cross to Burgundy;
And was embark’d to cross to Burgundy;
And, in my company, my brother Gloucester;
And, in my company, my brother Gloucester;
Who from my cabin tempted me to walk
Who from my cabin tempted me to walk
Upon the hatches: thence we looked toward England,
Upon the hatches: thence we looked toward England,
And cited up a thousand fearful times,
And cited up a thousand fearful times,
During the wars of York and Lancaster
During the wars of York and Lancaster
That had befall’n us. As we paced along
That had befall’n us. As we paced along
Upon the giddy footing of the hatches,
Upon the giddy footing of the hatches,
Methought that Gloucester stumbled; and, in falling,
Methought that Gloucester stumbled; and, in falling,
Struck me, that thought to stay him, overboard,
Struck me, that thought to stay him, overboard,
Into the tumbling billows of the main.
Into the tumbling billows of the main.
Lord, Lord! methought, what pain it was to drown!
Lord, Lord! methought, what pain it was to drown!
What dreadful noise of waters in mine ears!
What dreadful noise of waters in mine ears!
What ugly sights of death within mine ears!
What ugly sights of death within mine ears!
What ugly sights of death within mine eyes!
What ugly sights of death within mine eyes!
Methought I saw a thousand fearful wrecks;
Methought I saw a thousand fearful wrecks;
Ten thousand men that fishes gnaw’d upon;
Ten thousand men that fishes gnaw’d upon;
Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl,
Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl,
Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels,
Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels,
All scatter’d in the bottom of the sea:
All scatter’d in the bottom of the sea:
Some lay in dead men’s skulls; and, in those holes
Some lay in dead men’s skulls; and, in those holes
Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept,
Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept,
As ‘twere in scorn of eyes, reflecting gems
As ‘twere in scorn of eyes, reflecting gems
Which woo’d the slimy bottom of the deep,
Which woo’d the slimy bottom of the deep,
And mock’d the dead bones that lay scatter’d by.
CUE: AWAKED YOU NOT WITH THIS SORE AGONY?
O, no, my dream was lengthen’d after life;
O, no, my dream was lengthen’d after life;
O, then began the tempest to my soul,
O, then began the tempest to my soul,
Who pass’d, methought, the melancholy flood,
Who pass’d, methought, the melancholy flood,
With that grim ferryman which poets write of,
With that grim ferryman which poets write of,
Unto the kingdom of perpetual night.
Unto the kingdom of perpetual night.
With that, methoughts, a legion of foul fiends
With that, methoughts, a legion of foul fiends
Environ’d me about, and howled in mine ears
Environ’d me about, and howled in mine ears
Such hideous cries, that with the very noise
Such hideous cries, that with the very noise
I trembled waked, and for a season after
I trembled waked, and for a season after
Could not believe but that I was in hell,
