| William Shakespeare (1564–1616). The Oxford Shakespeare. 1914. | | | |
| The Life and Death of King John | | | | Act III. Scene II. |
| | The Same. Plains near Angiers. | |
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Alarums; excursions. Enter the BASTARD, with the DUKE OF AUSTRIA’S head. | |
| Bast. Now, by my life, this day grows wondrous hot; | |
| Some airy devil hovers in the sky | |
| And pours down mischief. Austria’s head lie there, | 5 |
| While Philip breathes. | |
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Enter KING JOHN, ARTHUR, and HUBERT. | |
| K. John. Hubert, keep this boy. Philip, make up, | |
| My mother is assailed in our tent, | |
| And ta’en, I fear. | 10 |
| Bast. My lord, I rescu’d her; | |
| Her highness is in safety, fear you not: | |
| But on, my liege; for very little pains | |
| Will bring this labour to a happy end. [Exeunt. | | | |
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