Titus Andronicus - Act 2 - Scene 2

SCENE II. A forest near Rome. Horns and cry of hounds heard.

    Enter TITUS ANDRONICUS, with Hunters, & c., MARCUS, LUCIUS, QUINTUS, and MARTIUS

TITUS ANDRONICUS

    The hunt is up, the morn is bright and grey,
    The fields are fragrant and the woods are green:
    Uncouple here and let us make a bay
    And wake the emperor and his lovely bride
    And rouse the prince and ring a hunter's peal,
    That all the court may echo with the noise.
    Sons, let it be your charge, as it is ours,
    To attend the emperor's person carefully:
    I have been troubled in my sleep this night,
    But dawning day new comfort hath inspired.

    A cry of hounds and horns, winded in a peal. Enter SATURNINUS, TAMORA, BASSIANUS, LAVINIA, DEMETRIUS, CHIRON, and Attendants
    Many good morrows to your majesty;
    Madam, to you as many and as good:
    I promised your grace a hunter's peal.

SATURNINUS

    And you have rung it lustily, my lord;
    Somewhat too early for new-married ladies.

BASSIANUS

    Lavinia, how say you?

LAVINIA

    I say, no;
    I have been broad awake two hours and more.

SATURNINUS

    Come on, then; horse and chariots let us have,
    And to our sport.

    To TAMORA
    Madam, now shall ye see
    Our Roman hunting.

MARCUS ANDRONICUS

    I have dogs, my lord,
    Will rouse the proudest panther in the chase,
    And climb the highest promontory top.

TITUS ANDRONICUS

    And I have horse will follow where the game
    Makes way, and run like swallows o'er the plain.

DEMETRIUS

    Chiron, we hunt not, we, with horse nor hound,
    But hope to pluck a dainty doe to ground.

    Exeunt