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THE DEATH OF
Have I deliver'd, and expect reward.
The single difference betwixt you and me
Is this you plac'd the arrow in the bow;
I pull'd the string. You sow'd blood, and yet stand
Astonish'd that blood is come up. I always
Knew what I did, and therefore no result
Hath power to frighten or surprize my spirit;
Have you aught else to order; for this instant
I make my best speed to Vienna; place
My bleeding sword before my Emperor's Throne,
And hope to gain the applause which undelaying
And punctual obedience may demand
[Exit Butler.From a just Judge.
The single difference betwixt you and me
Is this you plac'd the arrow in the bow;
I pull'd the string. You sow'd blood, and yet stand
Astonish'd that blood is come up. I always
Knew what I did, and therefore no result
Hath power to frighten or surprize my spirit;
Have you aught else to order; for this instant
I make my best speed to Vienna; place
My bleeding sword before my Emperor's Throne,
And hope to gain the applause which undelaying
And punctual obedience may demand
[Exit Butler.From a just Judge.
SCENE X.
To these enter the Countess Tertsky, pale and disordered. Her utterance is slow and feeble, and unempassioned.
OCTAVIO. (meeting her.)
O Countess Tertsky! These are the results
Of luckless unblest deeds.
O Countess Tertsky! These are the results
Of luckless unblest deeds.
COUNTESS.
They are the fruits
Of your contrivances. The Duke is dead,
My husband too is dead, the Duchess struggles
In the pangs of death, my niece has disappear'd.
This house of splendour, and of princely glory,
Doth now stand desolated: the affrighted servants
They are the fruits
Of your contrivances. The Duke is dead,
My husband too is dead, the Duchess struggles
In the pangs of death, my niece has disappear'd.
This house of splendour, and of princely glory,
Doth now stand desolated: the affrighted servants
Rush
