William Shakespeare: King Henry IV Part II

ACT IV. 5. SCENE V. Another chamber.

[The King lying on a bed: Clarence, Gloucester, Warwick,
and others in attendance.]

KING.
Let there be no noise made, my gentle friends;
Unless some dull and favourable hand
Will whisper music to my weary spirit.

WARWICK.
Call for the music in the other room.

KING.
Set me the crown upon my pillow here.

CLARENCE.
His eye is hollow, and he changes much.

WARWICK.
Less noise! less noise!

[Enter Prince Henry.]

PRINCE.
Who saw the Duke of Clarence?

CLARENCE.
I am here, brother, full of heaviness.

PRINCE.
How now! rain within doors, and none abroad!
How doth the king?

GLOUCESTER.
Exceeding ill.

PRINCE.
Heard he the good news yet? Tell it him.

GLOUCESTER.
He alt'red much upon the hearing it.

PRINCE.
If he be sick with joy, he'll recover without physic.

WARWICK.
Not so much noise, my lords: sweet prince, speak low;
The king your father is disposed to sleep.

CLARENCE.
Let us withdraw into the other room.

WARWICK.
Will't please your grace to go along with us?