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16 Macbeth [Act I Sergeant. Yes; As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion. If I say sooth, I must report they were As cannons overcharged with double cracks; so they Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe : Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds, Or memorize another Golgotha, 40 I cannot tell — But I am faint; my gashes cry for help. Duncan. So well thy words become thee as thy wounds ; They smack of honour both. Go get him sur- geons. [Exit Sergeant, attended. Who comes here ? Enter Ross and Angus Malcolm. The worthy thane of Ross. Lennox. What a haste looks through his eyes! So should he look- That seems to speak things strange. Ross. God save the king ! Duncan. Whence earnest thou, worthy thane? Ross. From Fife, great king; Where the Norweyan banners flout the sky And fan our people cold. Norway himself with terrible numbers, Assisted by that most disloyal traitor The thane of Cawdor, began a dismal conflict ; Till that Bellona's bridegroom, lapp'd in proof,