Earl of Richmond
Quotes spoken by the character Earl of Richmond
Fellows in arms, and my most loving friends
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Fellows in arms, and my most loving friends,
Bruised underneath the yoke of tyranny,
Thus far into the bowels of the land
Have we marched on without impediment,
And here receive we from our father Stanley
Lines of fair comfort and encouragement.
Every man’s conscience is a thousand men
To fight against this guilty homicide.
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How have you slept, my lord?
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How have you slept, my lord?
Richmond
The sweetest sleep and fairest-boding dreams
That ever entered in a drowsy head
Have I since your departure had, my lords.
Methought their souls whose bodies Richard murdered
Came to my tent and cried on victory.
I promise you, my soul is very jocund
In the remembrance of so fair a dream.
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God and your arms be praised, victorious friends!
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God and your arms be praised, victorious friends!
The day is ours; the bloody dog is dead.
Stanley, offering him the crown
Courageous Richmond, well hast thou acquit thee.
Lo, here this long-usurpèd royalty
From the dead temples of this bloody wretch
Have I plucked off, to grace thy brows withal.
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