| ACT V SCENE III | Another part of the field. | |
| [
Flourish. Enter KING EDWARD IV in triumph; with
GLOUCESTER, CLARENCE, and the rest
] |
| KING EDWARD IV | Thus far our fortune keeps an upward course, |
| And we are graced with wreaths of victory. |
| But, in the midst of this bright-shining day, |
| I spy a black, suspicious, threatening cloud, |
| That will encounter with our glorious sun, | 5 |
| Ere he attain his easeful western bed: |
| I mean, my lords, those powers that the queen |
| Hath raised in Gallia have arrived our coast |
| And, as we hear, march on to fight with us. |
| CLARENCE | A little gale will soon disperse that cloud | 10 |
| And blow it to the source from whence it came: |
| The very beams will dry those vapours up, |
| For every cloud engenders not a storm. |
| GLOUCESTER | The queen is valued thirty thousand strong, |
| And Somerset, with Oxford fled to her: | 15 |
| If she have time to breathe be well assured |
| Her faction will be full as strong as ours. |
| KING EDWARD IV | We are advertised by our loving friends |
| That they do hold their course toward Tewksbury: |
| We, having now the best at Barnet field, | 20 |
| Will thither straight, for willingness rids way; |
| And, as we march, our strength will be augmented |
| In every county as we go along. |
| Strike up the drum; cry 'Courage!' and away. |
[Exeunt] |
The Essential Student History Quiz (with answers and illustrations)