Shakespeare William. Richard III

Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT, SAT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, and AP English Test Preparation.Enter RICHARD Duke of Gloster, solus.]
RICHARD.
Now is the Winter of our Discontent,
Made glorious Sumr by this son of York:
And all the clouds that lowr'd upon our house
In the deep bosom of the Ocean buried.
Now are our browes bound with Victorious Wreathes,
Our bruised arms hung up for Monuments;
Our sterne alarums chang'd to merry Meetings;
Our dreadful Marches, to delightfull Measures.
Grim-visag'd War, hath smooth'd his wrinkled Front:
And now, in stead of mounting Barbed Steeds,
To fright the souls of fearful adversaries,
He capers nimbly in a ladies Chamber,
To the lasciuious pleasing of a Lute.
But I, that am not shap'd for sportiue trickes,
Nor made to court an amorous Looking-glasse:
I, that am Rudely stampt, and want love’s majesty,