The Tragedy of Richard the Third

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Section 945

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1Dut.
2No by the holy Rood, thou know'st it well,
3Thou cam'st on earth, to make the earth my Hell.
4A greeuous burthen was thy Birth to me,
5Tetchy and wayward was thy Infancie.
6Thy School‑daies frightfull, desp'rate, wilde, and furious,
7Thy prime of Manhood, daring, bold, and venturous:
8Thy Age confirm'd, proud, subtle, slye, and bloody,