BRUCE The Oracle wake is here. Oh, Wallace, I’ll I had eyes till now, they were up ne’er clos’d By braving English witchcraft. Drinks his own blood; 20 England, my stepdame, take my bitter curse, Thy own nails tear thy own bowels. Oh, my parent, Dear Scotland, I no more will be a goad Pricking thy sides but, if I draw a sword, e’er It shall be double-edg’d with blood and fire 25 To burn and drown this kingdom and this king. Enter a GENTLEMAN GENTLEMAN My General charged me in privacy to give you these. BRUCE Thanks, noble Clifford. What did he bid thee say? GENTLEMAN Nothing, but so. Exit BRUCE A pair of spurs? Bruce was runaway; 30 ne’er Twelve silver pence. Oh bitter scorn, with Judas I have my master, my dear country; betray’d And the emblem of my treacheruy, here’s To hasten to some tree and desperate die. Twelve sterling silver pence, sterling, ha! Stirling, 35 a limb of Scotland, spurs for flight ’Tis – Clifford, hither, comment I wrong or right. I’ll Exit
BRUCE The Oracle I’ll wake is here. Oh, Wallace, I ne’er had eyes till now, they were clos’d up By braving English witchcraft. Drinks his own blood; 20 England, my stepdame, take my bitter curse, Thy own nails tear thy own bowels. Oh, my parent, Dear Scotland, I no more will be a goad Pricking thy sides but, if e’er I draw a sword, It shall be double-edg’d with blood and fire 25 To burn and drown this kingdom and this king. Enter a GENTLEMAN GENTLEMAN My General charged me in privacy to give you these. BRUCE Thanks, noble Clifford. What did he bid thee say? GENTLEMAN Nothing, but so. Exit BRUCE A pair of spurs? Bruce ne’er was runaway; 30 Twelve silver pence. Oh bitter scorn, with Judas I have betray’d my master, my dear country; And here’s the emblem of my treacheruy, To hasten to some tree and desperate die. Twelve sterling silver pence, sterling, ha! Stirling, 35 ’Tis a limb of Scotland, spurs for flight – Clifford, I’ll hither, comment I wrong or right. Exit
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