Thou camest on earth to make the earth my hell
A grievous burthen was thy birth to me
Tetchy and wayward was thy infancy
Thy school-days frightful, desperate, wild, and furious
Thy prime of manhood daring, bold, and venturous
Thy age confirm'd, proud, subtle, sly, and bloody
More mild, but yet more harmful, kind in hatred
What comfortable hour canst thou name
That ever graced me in thy company
— Richard III, A4/S4

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