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Titus Andronicus, II. ii
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Scene Two

[A Forest near Rome]

Enter Titus Andronicus and his three Sons, making noise with hounds and horns, and Marcus.

Tit. The hunt is up, the morn is bright and grey,
The fields are fragrant and the woods are green.
Uncouple here and let us make a bay,
And wake the emperor and his lovely bride, 4
And rouse the prince and ring a hunter's peal,
That all the court may echo with the noise.
Sons, let it be your charge, as it is ours,
To attend the emperor's person carefully: 8
I have been troubled in my sleep this right,
But dawning day new comfort hath inspir'd.

Wind horns.

Here a cry of hounds, and wind horns in a peal, then enter Saturninus, Tamora, Bassianus, Lavinia, Chiron, Demetrius, and their Attendants.

Many good morrows to your majesty;
Madam, to you as many and as good; 12
I promised your Grace a hunter's peal.

Sat. And you have rung it lustily, my lord;
Somewhat too early for new-married ladies.

Bas. Lavinia, how say you?

Lav. I say, no; 16
I have been broad awake two hours and more.

Sat. Come on, then; horse and chariots let us have,
And to our sport.—[To Tamora.] Madam, now shall ye see
Our Roman hunting.


1 grey; cf. n.
3 Uncouple here; cf. n.
bay: barking
9 I have been troubled; cf. n.