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<h2>THE FIRST PART OF KING HENRY THE FOURTH</h2> | <h2>THE FIRST PART OF KING HENRY THE FOURTH</h2> | ||
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<p>KING HENRY the Fourth.<br/> | <p>KING HENRY the Fourth.<br/> | ||
HENRY, PRINCE of Wales, son to the King.<br/> | HENRY, PRINCE of Wales, son to the King.<br/> | ||
Prince John of LANCASTER, son to the King.<br/> | Prince John of LANCASTER, son to the King.<br/> | ||
Earl of WESTMORELAND.<br/> | Earl of WESTMORELAND.<br/> | ||
Sir Walter BLUNT.<br/> | Sir Walter BLUNT.<br/> | ||
Thomas Percy, Earl of WORCESTER.<br/> | Thomas Percy, Earl of WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Henry Percy, Earl of NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | Henry Percy, Earl of NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | ||
Henry Percy, surnamed HOTSPUR, his son.<br/> | Henry Percy, surnamed HOTSPUR, his son.<br/> | ||
Edmund MORTIMER, Earl of March.<br/> | Edmund MORTIMER, Earl of March.<br/> | ||
Scroop, ARCHBISHOP of York.<br/> | Scroop, ARCHBISHOP of York.<br/> | ||
SIR MICHAEL, his Friend.<br/> | SIR MICHAEL, his Friend.<br/> | ||
Archibald, Earl of DOUGLAS.<br/> | Archibald, Earl of DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
Owen GLENDOWER.<br/> | Owen GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
Sir Richard VERNON.<br/> | Sir Richard VERNON.<br/> | ||
Sir John FALSTAFF.<br/> | Sir John FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
POINS.<br/> | POINS.<br/> | ||
GADSHILL.<br/> | GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
PETO.<br/> | PETO.<br/> | ||
BARDOLPH.<br/> | BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
LADY PERCY, Wife to Hotspur.<br/> | LADY PERCY, Wife to Hotspur.<br/> | ||
Lady Mortimer, Daughter to Glendower.<br/> | Lady Mortimer, Daughter to Glendower.<br/> | ||
Mrs. Quickly, Hostess in Eastcheap.<br/> | Mrs. Quickly, Hostess in Eastcheap.<br/> | ||
Lords, Officers, Sheriff, Vintner, Chamberlain, Drawers,<br/> | Lords, Officers, Sheriff, Vintner, Chamberlain, Drawers,<br/> | ||
Carriers, Travellers and Attendants.<br/> | Carriers, Travellers and Attendants.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>[Enter the King Henry, Westmoreland, Sir Walter Blunt, and | <p>[Enter the King Henry, Westmoreland, Sir Walter Blunt, and | ||
others.]</p> | others.]</p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
So shaken as we are, so wan with care,<br/> | So shaken as we are, so wan with care,<br/> | ||
Find we a time for frighted peace to pant,<br/> | Find we a time for frighted peace to pant,<br/> | ||
And breathe short-winded accents of new broils<br/> | And breathe short-winded accents of new broils<br/> | ||
To be commenced in strands afar remote.<br/> | To be commenced in strands afar remote.<br/> | ||
No more the thirsty entrance of this soil<br/> | No more the thirsty entrance of this soil<br/> | ||
Shall daub her lips with her own children's blood;<br/> | Shall daub her lips with her own children's blood;<br/> | ||
No more shall trenching war channel her fields,<br/> | No more shall trenching war channel her fields,<br/> | ||
Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs<br/> | Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs<br/> | ||
Of hostile paces: those opposed eyes,<br/> | Of hostile paces: those opposed eyes,<br/> | ||
Which, like the meteors of a troubled heaven,<br/> | Which, like the meteors of a troubled heaven,<br/> | ||
All of one nature, of one substance bred,<br/> | All of one nature, of one substance bred,<br/> | ||
Did lately meet in the intestine shock<br/> | Did lately meet in the intestine shock<br/> | ||
And furious close of civil butchery,<br/> | And furious close of civil butchery,<br/> | ||
Shall now, in mutual well-beseeming ranks,<br/> | Shall now, in mutual well-beseeming ranks,<br/> | ||
March all one way, and be no more opposed<br/> | March all one way, and be no more opposed<br/> | ||
Against acquaintance, kindred, and allies:<br/> | Against acquaintance, kindred, and allies:<br/> | ||
The edge of war, like an ill-sheathed knife,<br/> | The edge of war, like an ill-sheathed knife,<br/> | ||
No more shall cut his master. Therefore, friends,<br/> | No more shall cut his master. Therefore, friends,<br/> | ||
As far as to the sepulchre of Christ—<br/> | |||
As far as to the sepulchre of Christ&mdash;<br/> | |||
Whose soldier now, under whose blessed cross<br/> | Whose soldier now, under whose blessed cross<br/> | ||
We are impressed and engaged to fight—<br/> | |||
We are impressed and engaged to fight&mdash;<br/> | |||
Forthwith a power of English shall we levy,<br/> | Forthwith a power of English shall we levy,<br/> | ||
To chase these pagans in those holy fields<br/> | To chase these pagans in those holy fields<br/> | ||
Over whose acres walk'd those blessed feet<br/> | Over whose acres walk'd those blessed feet<br/> | ||
Which fourteen hundred years ago were nail'd<br/> | Which fourteen hundred years ago were nail'd<br/> | ||
For our advantage on the bitter cross.<br/> | For our advantage on the bitter cross.<br/> | ||
But this our purpose now is twelvemonth old,<br/> | But this our purpose now is twelvemonth old,<br/> | ||
And bootless 'tis to tell you we will go:<br/> | And bootless 'tis to tell you we will go:<br/> | ||
Therefore we meet not now.—Then let me hear<br/> | |||
Therefore we meet not now.&mdash;Then let me hear<br/> | |||
Of you, my gentle cousin Westmoreland,<br/> | Of you, my gentle cousin Westmoreland,<br/> | ||
What yesternight our Council did decree<br/> | What yesternight our Council did decree<br/> | ||
In forwarding this dear expedience.<br/> | In forwarding this dear expedience.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | <p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | ||
My liege, this haste was hot in question,<br/> | My liege, this haste was hot in question,<br/> | ||
And many limits of the charge set down<br/> | And many limits of the charge set down<br/> | ||
But yesternight; when, all athwart, there came<br/> | But yesternight; when, all athwart, there came<br/> | ||
A post from Wales loaden with heavy news;<br/> | A post from Wales loaden with heavy news;<br/> | ||
Whose worst was, that the noble Mortimer,<br/> | Whose worst was, that the noble Mortimer,<br/> | ||
Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight<br/> | Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight<br/> | ||
Against th' irregular and wild Glendower,<br/> | Against th' irregular and wild Glendower,<br/> | ||
Was by the rude hands of that Welshman taken;<br/> | Was by the rude hands of that Welshman taken;<br/> | ||
A thousand of his people butchered,<br/> | A thousand of his people butchered,<br/> | ||
Upon whose dead corpse' there was such misuse,<br/> | Upon whose dead corpse' there was such misuse,<br/> | ||
Such beastly, shameless transformation,<br/> | Such beastly, shameless transformation,<br/> | ||
By those Welshwomen done, as may not be<br/> | By those Welshwomen done, as may not be<br/> | ||
Without much shame re-told or spoken of.<br/> | Without much shame re-told or spoken of.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
It seems, then, that the tidings of this broil<br/> | It seems, then, that the tidings of this broil<br/> | ||
Brake off our business for the Holy Land.<br/> | Brake off our business for the Holy Land.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | <p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | ||
This, match'd with other, did, my gracious lord;<br/> | This, match'd with other, did, my gracious lord;<br/> | ||
For more uneven and unwelcome news<br/> | For more uneven and unwelcome news<br/> | ||
Came from the North, and thus it did import:<br/> | Came from the North, and thus it did import:<br/> | ||
On Holy-rood day the gallant Hotspur there,<br/> | On Holy-rood day the gallant Hotspur there,<br/> | ||
Young Harry Percy, and brave Archibald,<br/> | Young Harry Percy, and brave Archibald,<br/> | ||
That ever-valiant and approved Scot,<br/> | That ever-valiant and approved Scot,<br/> | ||
At Holmedon met;<br/> | At Holmedon met;<br/> | ||
Where they did spend a sad and bloody hour,<br/> | Where they did spend a sad and bloody hour,<br/> | ||
As by discharge of their artillery,<br/> | As by discharge of their artillery,<br/> | ||
And shape of likelihood, the news was told;<br/> | And shape of likelihood, the news was told;<br/> | ||
For he that brought them, in the very heat<br/> | For he that brought them, in the very heat<br/> | ||
And pride of their contention did take horse,<br/> | And pride of their contention did take horse,<br/> | ||
Uncertain of the issue any way.<br/> | Uncertain of the issue any way.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
Here is a dear and true-industrious friend,<br/> | Here is a dear and true-industrious friend,<br/> | ||
Sir Walter Blunt, new lighted from his horse,<br/> | Sir Walter Blunt, new lighted from his horse,<br/> | ||
Stain'd with the variation of each soil<br/> | Stain'd with the variation of each soil<br/> | ||
Betwixt that Holmedon and this seat of ours;<br/> | Betwixt that Holmedon and this seat of ours;<br/> | ||
And he hath brought us smooth and welcome news.<br/> | And he hath brought us smooth and welcome news.<br/> | ||
The Earl of Douglas is discomfited:<br/> | The Earl of Douglas is discomfited:<br/> | ||
Ten thousand bold Scots, two-and-twenty knights,<br/> | Ten thousand bold Scots, two-and-twenty knights,<br/> | ||
Balk'd in their own blood, did Sir Walter see<br/> | Balk'd in their own blood, did Sir Walter see<br/> | ||
On Holmedon's plains: of prisoners, Hotspur took<br/> | On Holmedon's plains: of prisoners, Hotspur took<br/> | ||
Mordake the Earl of Fife and eldest son<br/> | Mordake the Earl of Fife and eldest son<br/> | ||
To beaten Douglas; and the Earls of Athol,<br/> | To beaten Douglas; and the Earls of Athol,<br/> | ||
Of Murray, Angus, and Menteith.<br/> | Of Murray, Angus, and Menteith.<br/> | ||
And is not this an honourable spoil,<br/> | And is not this an honourable spoil,<br/> | ||
A gallant prize? ha, cousin, is it not?<br/> | A gallant prize? ha, cousin, is it not?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | <p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | ||
Faith, 'tis a conquest for a prince to boast of.<br/> | Faith, 'tis a conquest for a prince to boast of.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
Yea, there thou makest me sad, and makest me sin<br/> | Yea, there thou makest me sad, and makest me sin<br/> | ||
In envy that my Lord Northumberland<br/> | In envy that my Lord Northumberland<br/> | ||
Should be the father to so blest a son,—<br/> | |||
Should be the father to so blest a son,&mdash;<br/> | |||
A son who is the theme of honour's tongue;<br/> | A son who is the theme of honour's tongue;<br/> | ||
Amongst a grove, the very straightest plant;<br/> | Amongst a grove, the very straightest plant;<br/> | ||
Who is sweet Fortune's minion and her pride:<br/> | Who is sweet Fortune's minion and her pride:<br/> | ||
Whilst I, by looking on the praise of him,<br/> | Whilst I, by looking on the praise of him,<br/> | ||
See riot and dishonour stain the brow<br/> | See riot and dishonour stain the brow<br/> | ||
Of my young Harry. O, that it could be proved<br/> | Of my young Harry. O, that it could be proved<br/> | ||
That some night-tripping fairy had exchanged<br/> | That some night-tripping fairy had exchanged<br/> | ||
In cradle-clothes our children where they lay,<br/> | In cradle-clothes our children where they lay,<br/> | ||
And call'd mine Percy, his Plantagenet!<br/> | And call'd mine Percy, his Plantagenet!<br/> | ||
Then would I have his Harry, and he mine:<br/> | Then would I have his Harry, and he mine:<br/> | ||
But let him from my thoughts. What think you, coz,<br/> | But let him from my thoughts. What think you, coz,<br/> | ||
Of this young Percy's pride? the prisoners,<br/> | Of this young Percy's pride? the prisoners,<br/> | ||
Which he in this adventure hath surprised,<br/> | Which he in this adventure hath surprised,<br/> | ||
To his own use he keeps; and sends me word,<br/> | To his own use he keeps; and sends me word,<br/> | ||
I shall have none but Mordake Earl of Fife.<br/> | I shall have none but Mordake Earl of Fife.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | <p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | ||
This is his uncle's teaching, this is Worcester,<br/> | This is his uncle's teaching, this is Worcester,<br/> | ||
Malevolent to you in all aspects;<br/> | Malevolent to you in all aspects;<br/> | ||
Which makes him prune himself, and bristle up<br/> | Which makes him prune himself, and bristle up<br/> | ||
The crest of youth against your dignity.<br/> | The crest of youth against your dignity.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
But I have sent for him to answer this;<br/> | But I have sent for him to answer this;<br/> | ||
And for this cause awhile we must neglect<br/> | And for this cause awhile we must neglect<br/> | ||
Our holy purpose to Jerusalem.<br/> | Our holy purpose to Jerusalem.<br/> | ||
Cousin, on Wednesday next our Council we<br/> | Cousin, on Wednesday next our Council we<br/> | ||
Will hold at Windsor; so inform the lords:<br/> | Will hold at Windsor; so inform the lords:<br/> | ||
But come yourself with speed to us again;<br/> | But come yourself with speed to us again;<br/> | ||
For more is to be said and to be done<br/> | For more is to be said and to be done<br/> | ||
Than out of anger can be uttered.<br/> | Than out of anger can be uttered.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | <p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | ||
I will, my liege.<br/> | I will, my liege.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Now, Hal, what time of day is it, lad?<br/> | Now, Hal, what time of day is it, lad?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Thou art so fat-witted, with drinking of old sack, and | Thou art so fat-witted, with drinking of old sack, and | ||
unbuttoning thee after supper, and sleeping upon benches | unbuttoning thee after supper, and sleeping upon benches | ||
after noon, that thou hast forgotten to demand that truly which | after noon, that thou hast forgotten to demand that truly which | ||
thou wouldst truly know. What a devil hast thou to do with the | thou wouldst truly know. What a devil hast thou to do with the | ||
time of the day? unless hours were cups of sack, and minutes | time of the day? unless hours were cups of sack, and minutes | ||
capons, and the blessed Sun himself a fair hot wench in | capons, and the blessed Sun himself a fair hot wench in | ||
flame-coloured taffeta, I see no reason why thou shouldst be | flame-coloured taffeta, I see no reason why thou shouldst be | ||
so superfluous to demand the time of the day.</p> | so superfluous to demand the time of the day.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Indeed, you come near me now, Hal; for we that take purses go | Indeed, you come near me now, Hal; for we that take purses go | ||
by the Moon and the seven stars, and not by Phoebus,—he, that | |||
by the Moon and the seven stars, and not by Phoebus,&mdash;he, that | |||
wandering knight so fair. And I pr'ythee, sweet wag, when thou | wandering knight so fair. And I pr'ythee, sweet wag, when thou | ||
art king,—as, God save thy Grace—Majesty I should say, for | |||
art king,&mdash;as, God save thy Grace&mdash;Majesty I should say, for | |||
grace | grace | ||
thou wilt have none,—</p> | |||
thou wilt have none,&mdash;</p> | |||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What, none?<br/> | What, none?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
No, by my troth; not so much as will serve to be prologue | No, by my troth; not so much as will serve to be prologue | ||
to an egg and butter.</p> | to an egg and butter.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Well, how then? come, roundly, roundly.<br/> | Well, how then? come, roundly, roundly.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Marry, then, sweet wag, when thou art king, let not us that | Marry, then, sweet wag, when thou art king, let not us that | ||
are squires of the night's body be called thieves of the day's | are squires of the night's body be called thieves of the day's | ||
beauty: let us be Diana's foresters, gentlemen of the shade, | beauty: let us be Diana's foresters, gentlemen of the shade, | ||
minions of the Moon; and let men say we be men of good | minions of the Moon; and let men say we be men of good | ||
government, being governed, as the sea is, by our noble and | government, being governed, as the sea is, by our noble and | ||
chaste mistress the Moon, under whose countenance we steal.</p> | chaste mistress the Moon, under whose countenance we steal.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Thou say'st well, and it holds well too; for the fortune of | Thou say'st well, and it holds well too; for the fortune of | ||
us that are the Moon's men doth ebb and flow like the sea, | us that are the Moon's men doth ebb and flow like the sea, | ||
being governed, as the sea is, by the Moon. As, for proof, now: A | being governed, as the sea is, by the Moon. As, for proof, now: A | ||
purse of gold most resolutely snatch'd on Monday night, and most | purse of gold most resolutely snatch'd on Monday night, and most | ||
dissolutely spent on Tuesday morning; got with swearing Lay by, | dissolutely spent on Tuesday morning; got with swearing Lay by, | ||
and spent with crying Bring in; now ill as low an ebb as the foot | and spent with crying Bring in; now ill as low an ebb as the foot | ||
of the ladder, and by-and-by in as high a flow as the ridge of the | of the ladder, and by-and-by in as high a flow as the ridge of the | ||
gallows.</p> | gallows.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
By the Lord, thou say'st true, lad. And is not my hostess of the | By the Lord, thou say'st true, lad. And is not my hostess of the | ||
tavern a most sweet wench?</p> | tavern a most sweet wench?</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle. And is not a | As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle. And is not a | ||
buff jerkin a most sweet robe of durance?</p> | buff jerkin a most sweet robe of durance?</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
How now, how now, mad wag! what, in thy quips and thy | How now, how now, mad wag! what, in thy quips and thy | ||
quiddities? what a plague have I to do with a buff jerkin?</p> | quiddities? what a plague have I to do with a buff jerkin?</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Why, what a pox have I to do with my hostess of the tavern?<br/> | Why, what a pox have I to do with my hostess of the tavern?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Well, thou hast call'd her to a reckoning many a time and oft.<br/> | Well, thou hast call'd her to a reckoning many a time and oft.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Did I ever call for thee to pay thy part?<br/> | Did I ever call for thee to pay thy part?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
No; I'll give thee thy due, thou hast paid all there.<br/> | No; I'll give thee thy due, thou hast paid all there.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Yea, and elsewhere, so far as my coin would stretch; | Yea, and elsewhere, so far as my coin would stretch; | ||
and where it would not, I have used my credit.</p> | and where it would not, I have used my credit.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Yea, and so used it, that, were it not here apparent that | Yea, and so used it, that, were it not here apparent that | ||
thou art heir-apparent—But I pr'ythee, sweet wag, shall there be | |||
thou art heir-apparent&mdash;But I pr'ythee, sweet wag, shall there be | |||
gallows standing in England when thou art king? and | gallows standing in England when thou art king? and | ||
resolution thus fobb'd as it is with the rusty curb of old father | resolution thus fobb'd as it is with the rusty curb of old father | ||
antic the law? Do not thou, when thou art king, hang a thief.</p> | antic the law? Do not thou, when thou art king, hang a thief.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
No; thou shalt.<br/> | No; thou shalt.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Shall I? O rare! By the Lord, I'll be a brave judge.<br/> | Shall I? O rare! By the Lord, I'll be a brave judge.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Thou judgest false already: I mean, thou shalt have the | Thou judgest false already: I mean, thou shalt have the | ||
hanging of the thieves, and so become a rare hangman.</p> | hanging of the thieves, and so become a rare hangman.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Well, Hal, well; and in some sort it jumps with my humour; | Well, Hal, well; and in some sort it jumps with my humour; | ||
as well as waiting in the Court, I can tell you.</p> | as well as waiting in the Court, I can tell you.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
For obtaining of suits?<br/> | For obtaining of suits?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Yea, for obtaining of suits, whereof the hangman hath no | Yea, for obtaining of suits, whereof the hangman hath no | ||
lean wardrobe. 'Sblood, I am as melancholy as a gib-cat or a | lean wardrobe. 'Sblood, I am as melancholy as a gib-cat or a | ||
lugg'd bear.</p> | lugg'd bear.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Or an old lion, or a lover's lute.<br/> | Or an old lion, or a lover's lute.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Yea, or the drone of a Lincolnshire bagpipe.<br/> | Yea, or the drone of a Lincolnshire bagpipe.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What say'st thou to a hare, or the melancholy of Moor-ditch?<br/> | What say'st thou to a hare, or the melancholy of Moor-ditch?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Thou hast the most unsavoury similes, and art, indeed, the | Thou hast the most unsavoury similes, and art, indeed, the | ||
most comparative, rascalliest, sweet young prince,—But, Hal, I | |||
most comparative, rascalliest, sweet young prince,&mdash;But, Hal, I | |||
pr'ythee trouble me no more with vanity. I would to God thou and | pr'ythee trouble me no more with vanity. I would to God thou and | ||
I knew where a commodity of good names were to be bought. An old | I knew where a commodity of good names were to be bought. An old | ||
lord of the Council rated me the other day in the street about you, | lord of the Council rated me the other day in the street about you, | ||
sir,—but I mark'd him not; and yet he talk'd very wisely,—but I | |||
sir,&mdash;but I mark'd him not; and yet he talk'd very wisely,&mdash;but I | |||
regarded him not; and yet he talk'd wisely, and in the street too.</p> | regarded him not; and yet he talk'd wisely, and in the street too.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Thou didst well; for wisdom cries out in the streets, and no man | Thou didst well; for wisdom cries out in the streets, and no man | ||
regards it.</p> | regards it.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
O, thou hast damnable iteration, and art, indeed, able to corrupt | O, thou hast damnable iteration, and art, indeed, able to corrupt | ||
a saint. | a saint. | ||
Thou hast done much harm upon me, Hal; God forgive thee for it! | Thou hast done much harm upon me, Hal; God forgive thee for it! | ||
Before I knew thee, Hal, I knew nothing; and now am I, if a man | Before I knew thee, Hal, I knew nothing; and now am I, if a man | ||
should speak truly, little better than one of the wicked. I must | should speak truly, little better than one of the wicked. I must | ||
give over this life, and I will give it over; by the Lord, an I do | give over this life, and I will give it over; by the Lord, an I do | ||
not, I am a villain: I'll be damn'd for never a king's son in | not, I am a villain: I'll be damn'd for never a king's son in | ||
Christendom.</p> | Christendom.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Where shall we take a purse to-morrow, Jack?<br/> | Where shall we take a purse to-morrow, Jack?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Zounds, where thou wilt, lad; I'll make one: an I do not, call | Zounds, where thou wilt, lad; I'll make one: an I do not, call | ||
me villain, and baffle me.</p> | me villain, and baffle me.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I see a good amendment of life in thee,—from praying to | |||
I see a good amendment of life in thee,&mdash;from praying to | |||
purse-taking.</p> | purse-taking.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Why, Hal, 'tis my vocation, Hal; 'tis no sin for a man to labour | Why, Hal, 'tis my vocation, Hal; 'tis no sin for a man to labour | ||
in his vocation.</p> | in his vocation.</p> | ||
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<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Now shall we know if Gadshill have set a match. O, if | Now shall we know if Gadshill have set a match. O, if | ||
men were to be saved by merit, what hole in Hell were hot enough | men were to be saved by merit, what hole in Hell were hot enough | ||
for him? This is the most omnipotent villain that ever cried | for him? This is the most omnipotent villain that ever cried | ||
Stand! to a true man.</p> | Stand! to a true man.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Good morrow, Ned.<br/> | Good morrow, Ned.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Good morrow, sweet Hal.—What says Monsieur Remorse? what | |||
Good morrow, sweet Hal.&mdash;What says Monsieur Remorse? what | |||
says Sir John Sack-and-sugar? Jack, how agrees the Devil and | says Sir John Sack-and-sugar? Jack, how agrees the Devil and | ||
thee about thy soul, that thou soldest him on Good-Friday last | thee about thy soul, that thou soldest him on Good-Friday last | ||
for a cup of Madeira and a cold capon's leg?</p> | for a cup of Madeira and a cold capon's leg?</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Sir John stands to his word,—the Devil shall have his bargain;<br/> | |||
for he was never yet a breaker of proverbs,—he will give the<br/> | Sir John stands to his word,&mdash;the Devil shall have his bargain;<br/> | ||
for he was never yet a breaker of proverbs,&mdash;he will give the<br/> | |||
Devil his due.<br/> | Devil his due.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Then art thou damn'd for keeping thy word with the Devil.<br/> | Then art thou damn'd for keeping thy word with the Devil.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Else he had been damn'd for cozening the Devil.<br/> | Else he had been damn'd for cozening the Devil.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
But, my lads, my lads, to-morrow morning, by four o'clock, | But, my lads, my lads, to-morrow morning, by four o'clock, | ||
early at Gads-hill! there are pilgrims gong to Canterbury | early at Gads-hill! there are pilgrims gong to Canterbury | ||
with rich offerings, and traders riding to London with fat | with rich offerings, and traders riding to London with fat | ||
purses: I have visards for you all; you have horses for | purses: I have visards for you all; you have horses for | ||
yourselves: Gadshill lies to-night in Rochester: I have bespoke | yourselves: Gadshill lies to-night in Rochester: I have bespoke | ||
supper to-morrow night in Eastcheap: we may do it as secure as | supper to-morrow night in Eastcheap: we may do it as secure as | ||
sleep. If you will go, I will stuff your purses full of crowns; | sleep. If you will go, I will stuff your purses full of crowns; | ||
if you will not, tarry at home and be hang'd.</p> | if you will not, tarry at home and be hang'd.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Hear ye, Yedward; if I tarry at home and go not, I'll hang you | Hear ye, Yedward; if I tarry at home and go not, I'll hang you | ||
for going.</p> | for going.</p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
You will, chops?<br/> | You will, chops?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Hal, wilt thou make one?<br/> | Hal, wilt thou make one?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Who, I rob? I a thief? not I, by my faith.<br/> | Who, I rob? I a thief? not I, by my faith.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, | There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, | ||
nor thou camest not of the blood royal, if thou darest not stand | nor thou camest not of the blood royal, if thou darest not stand | ||
for ten shillings.</p> | for ten shillings.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Well, then, once in my days I'll be a madcap.<br/> | Well, then, once in my days I'll be a madcap.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Why, that's well said.<br/> | Why, that's well said.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Well, come what will, I'll tarry at home.<br/> | Well, come what will, I'll tarry at home.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
By the Lord, I'll be a traitor, then, when thou art king.<br/> | By the Lord, I'll be a traitor, then, when thou art king.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I care not.<br/> | I care not.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Sir John, I pr'ythee, leave the Prince and me alone: I will | Sir John, I pr'ythee, leave the Prince and me alone: I will | ||
lay him down such reasons for this adventure, that he shall go.</p> | lay him down such reasons for this adventure, that he shall go.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Well, God give thee the spirit of persuasion, and him the ears | Well, God give thee the spirit of persuasion, and him the ears | ||
of profiting, that what thou speakest may move, and what he | of profiting, that what thou speakest may move, and what he | ||
hears may be believed, that the true Prince may, for recreation- | hears may be believed, that the true Prince may, for recreation- | ||
sake, prove a false thief; for the poor abuses of the time want | sake, prove a false thief; for the poor abuses of the time want | ||
countenance. Farewell; you shall find me in Eastcheap.</p> | countenance. Farewell; you shall find me in Eastcheap.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Farewell, thou latter Spring! farewell, All-hallown Summer!<br/> | Farewell, thou latter Spring! farewell, All-hallown Summer!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Now, my good sweet honey-lord, ride with us to-morrow: I | Now, my good sweet honey-lord, ride with us to-morrow: I | ||
have a jest to execute that I cannot manage alone. Falstaff, | have a jest to execute that I cannot manage alone. Falstaff, | ||
Bardolph, Peto, and Gadshill, shall rob those men that we have | Bardolph, Peto, and Gadshill, shall rob those men that we have | ||
already waylaid: yourself and I will not be there; and when they | already waylaid: yourself and I will not be there; and when they | ||
have the booty, if you and I do not rob them, cut this head off | have the booty, if you and I do not rob them, cut this head off | ||
from my shoulders.</p> | from my shoulders.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
But how shall we part with them in setting forth?<br/> | But how shall we part with them in setting forth?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Why, we will set forth before or after them, and appoint them | Why, we will set forth before or after them, and appoint them | ||
a place of meeting, wherein it is at our pleasure to fail; and | a place of meeting, wherein it is at our pleasure to fail; and | ||
then will they adventure upon the exploit themselves; which they | then will they adventure upon the exploit themselves; which they | ||
shall have no sooner achieved but we'll set upon them.</p> | shall have no sooner achieved but we'll set upon them.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Ay, but 'tis like that they will know us by our horses, by our | Ay, but 'tis like that they will know us by our horses, by our | ||
habits, and by every other appointment, to be ourselves.</p> | habits, and by every other appointment, to be ourselves.</p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Tut! our horses they shall not see,—I'll tie them in the wood; | |||
Tut! our horses they shall not see,&mdash;I'll tie them in the wood; | |||
our visards we will change, after we leave them; and, sirrah, I | our visards we will change, after we leave them; and, sirrah, I | ||
have cases of buckram for the nonce, to immask our noted | have cases of buckram for the nonce, to immask our noted | ||
outward garments.</p> | outward garments.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
But I doubt they will be too hard for us.<br/> | But I doubt they will be too hard for us.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Well, for two of them, I know them to be as true-bred | Well, for two of them, I know them to be as true-bred | ||
cowards as ever turn'd back; and for the third, if he fight | cowards as ever turn'd back; and for the third, if he fight | ||
longer than he sees reason, I'll forswear arms. The virtue of | longer than he sees reason, I'll forswear arms. The virtue of | ||
this jest will be, the incomprehensible lies that this same fat | this jest will be, the incomprehensible lies that this same fat | ||
rogue will tell us when we meet at supper: how thirty, at least, | rogue will tell us when we meet at supper: how thirty, at least, | ||
he fought with; what wards, what blows, what extremities he | he fought with; what wards, what blows, what extremities he | ||
endured; and in the reproof of this lies the jest.</p> | endured; and in the reproof of this lies the jest.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Well, I'll go with thee: provide us all things necessary and | Well, I'll go with thee: provide us all things necessary and | ||
meet me to-night in Eastcheap; there I'll sup. Farewell.</p> | meet me to-night in Eastcheap; there I'll sup. Farewell.</p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Farewell, my lord.<br/> | Farewell, my lord.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I know you all, and will awhile uphold<br/> | I know you all, and will awhile uphold<br/> | ||
The unyok'd humour of your idleness:<br/> | The unyok'd humour of your idleness:<br/> | ||
Yet herein will I imitate the Sun,<br/> | Yet herein will I imitate the Sun,<br/> | ||
Who doth permit the base contagious clouds<br/> | Who doth permit the base contagious clouds<br/> | ||
To smother-up his beauty from the world,<br/> | To smother-up his beauty from the world,<br/> | ||
That, when he please again to be himself,<br/> | That, when he please again to be himself,<br/> | ||
Being wanted, he may be more wonder'd at,<br/> | Being wanted, he may be more wonder'd at,<br/> | ||
By breaking through the foul and ugly mists<br/> | By breaking through the foul and ugly mists<br/> | ||
Of vapours that did seem to strangle him.<br/> | Of vapours that did seem to strangle him.<br/> | ||
If all the year were playing holidays,<br/> | If all the year were playing holidays,<br/> | ||
To sport would be as tedious as to work;<br/> | To sport would be as tedious as to work;<br/> | ||
But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come,<br/> | But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come,<br/> | ||
And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents.<br/> | And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents.<br/> | ||
So, when this loose behaviour I throw off,<br/> | So, when this loose behaviour I throw off,<br/> | ||
And pay the debt I never promised,<br/> | And pay the debt I never promised,<br/> | ||
By how much better than my word I am,<br/> | By how much better than my word I am,<br/> | ||
By so much shall I falsify men's hopes;<br/> | By so much shall I falsify men's hopes;<br/> | ||
And, like bright metal on a sullen ground,<br/> | And, like bright metal on a sullen ground,<br/> | ||
My reformation, glittering o'er my fault,<br/> | My reformation, glittering o'er my fault,<br/> | ||
Shall show more goodly and attract more eyes<br/> | Shall show more goodly and attract more eyes<br/> | ||
Than that which hath no foil to set it off.<br/> | Than that which hath no foil to set it off.<br/> | ||
I'll so offend, to make offence a skill;<br/> | I'll so offend, to make offence a skill;<br/> | ||
Redeeming time, when men think least I will.<br/> | Redeeming time, when men think least I will.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>[Enter King Henry, Northumberland, Worcester, Hotspur, Sir Walter<br/> | <p>[Enter King Henry, Northumberland, Worcester, Hotspur, Sir Walter<br/> | ||
Blunt, and others.]<br/> | Blunt, and others.]<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
My blood hath been too cold and temperate,<br/> | My blood hath been too cold and temperate,<br/> | ||
Unapt to stir at these indignities,<br/> | Unapt to stir at these indignities,<br/> | ||
And you have found me; for, accordingly,<br/> | And you have found me; for, accordingly,<br/> | ||
You tread upon my patience: but be sure<br/> | You tread upon my patience: but be sure<br/> | ||
I will from henceforth rather be myself,<br/> | I will from henceforth rather be myself,<br/> | ||
Mighty and to be fear'd, than my condition,<br/> | Mighty and to be fear'd, than my condition,<br/> | ||
Which hath been smooth as oil, soft as young down,<br/> | Which hath been smooth as oil, soft as young down,<br/> | ||
And therefore lost that title of respect<br/> | And therefore lost that title of respect<br/> | ||
Which the proud soul ne'er pays but to the proud.<br/> | Which the proud soul ne'er pays but to the proud.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Our House, my sovereign liege, little deserves<br/> | Our House, my sovereign liege, little deserves<br/> | ||
The scourge of greatness to be used on it;<br/> | The scourge of greatness to be used on it;<br/> | ||
And that same greatness too which our own hands<br/> | And that same greatness too which our own hands<br/> | ||
Have holp to make so portly.<br/> | Have holp to make so portly.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | <p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | ||
My good lord,—<br/> | |||
My good lord,&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
Worcester, get thee gone; for I do see<br/> | Worcester, get thee gone; for I do see<br/> | ||
Danger and disobedience in thine eye:<br/> | Danger and disobedience in thine eye:<br/> | ||
O, sir, your presence is too bold and peremptory,<br/> | O, sir, your presence is too bold and peremptory,<br/> | ||
And majesty might never yet endure<br/> | And majesty might never yet endure<br/> | ||
The moody frontier of a servant brow.<br/> | The moody frontier of a servant brow.<br/> | ||
You have good leave to leave us: when we need<br/> | You have good leave to leave us: when we need<br/> | ||
Your use and counsel, we shall send for you.<br/> | Your use and counsel, we shall send for you.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | <p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | ||
Yea, my good lord.<br/> | Yea, my good lord.<br/> | ||
Those prisoners in your Highness' name demanded,<br/> | Those prisoners in your Highness' name demanded,<br/> | ||
Which Harry Percy here at Holmedon took,<br/> | Which Harry Percy here at Holmedon took,<br/> | ||
Were, as he says, not with such strength denied<br/> | Were, as he says, not with such strength denied<br/> | ||
As is deliver'd to your Majesty:<br/> | As is deliver'd to your Majesty:<br/> | ||
Either envy, therefore, or misprision<br/> | Either envy, therefore, or misprision<br/> | ||
Is guilty of this fault, and not my son.<br/> | Is guilty of this fault, and not my son.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
My liege, I did deny no prisoners.<br/> | My liege, I did deny no prisoners.<br/> | ||
But, I remember, when the fight was done,<br/> | But, I remember, when the fight was done,<br/> | ||
When I was dry with rage and extreme toil,<br/> | When I was dry with rage and extreme toil,<br/> | ||
Breathless and faint, leaning upon my sword,<br/> | Breathless and faint, leaning upon my sword,<br/> | ||
Came there a certain lord, neat, trimly dress'd,<br/> | Came there a certain lord, neat, trimly dress'd,<br/> | ||
Fresh as a bridegroom; and his chin new reap'd<br/> | Fresh as a bridegroom; and his chin new reap'd<br/> | ||
Show'd like a stubble-land at harvest-home:<br/> | Show'd like a stubble-land at harvest-home:<br/> | ||
He was perfumed like a milliner;<br/> | He was perfumed like a milliner;<br/> | ||
And 'twixt his finger and his thumb he held<br/> | And 'twixt his finger and his thumb he held<br/> | ||
A pouncet-box, which ever and anon<br/> | A pouncet-box, which ever and anon<br/> | ||
He gave his nose, and took't away again;<br/> | He gave his nose, and took't away again;<br/> | ||
Who therewith angry, when it next came there,<br/> | Who therewith angry, when it next came there,<br/> | ||
Took it in snuff: and still he smiled and talk'd;<br/> | Took it in snuff: and still he smiled and talk'd;<br/> | ||
And, as the soldiers bore dead bodies by,<br/> | And, as the soldiers bore dead bodies by,<br/> | ||
He call'd them untaught knaves, unmannerly,<br/> | He call'd them untaught knaves, unmannerly,<br/> | ||
To bring a slovenly unhandsome corse<br/> | To bring a slovenly unhandsome corse<br/> | ||
Betwixt the wind and his nobility.<br/> | Betwixt the wind and his nobility.<br/> | ||
With many holiday and lady terms<br/> | With many holiday and lady terms<br/> | ||
He question'd me; amongst the rest, demanded<br/> | He question'd me; amongst the rest, demanded<br/> | ||
My prisoners in your Majesty's behalf.<br/> | My prisoners in your Majesty's behalf.<br/> | ||
I then, all smarting with my wounds being cold,<br/> | I then, all smarting with my wounds being cold,<br/> | ||
Out of my grief and my impatience<br/> | Out of my grief and my impatience<br/> | ||
To be so pester'd with a popinjay,<br/> | To be so pester'd with a popinjay,<br/> | ||
Answer'd neglectingly, I know not what,—<br/> | |||
Answer'd neglectingly, I know not what,&mdash;<br/> | |||
He should, or he should not; for't made me mad<br/> | He should, or he should not; for't made me mad<br/> | ||
To see him shine so brisk, and smell so sweet,<br/> | To see him shine so brisk, and smell so sweet,<br/> | ||
And talk so like a waiting-gentlewoman<br/> | And talk so like a waiting-gentlewoman<br/> | ||
Of guns and drums and wounds,—God save the mark!—<br/> | |||
Of guns and drums and wounds,&mdash;God save the mark!&mdash;<br/> | |||
And telling me the sovereign'st thing on Earth<br/> | And telling me the sovereign'st thing on Earth<br/> | ||
Was parmaceti for an inward bruise;<br/> | Was parmaceti for an inward bruise;<br/> | ||
And that it was great pity, so it was,<br/> | And that it was great pity, so it was,<br/> | ||
This villainous salt-petre should be digg'd<br/> | This villainous salt-petre should be digg'd<br/> | ||
Out of the bowels of the harmless earth,<br/> | Out of the bowels of the harmless earth,<br/> | ||
Which many a good tall fellow had destroy'd<br/> | Which many a good tall fellow had destroy'd<br/> | ||
So cowardly; and, but for these vile guns,<br/> | So cowardly; and, but for these vile guns,<br/> | ||
He would himself have been a soldier.<br/> | He would himself have been a soldier.<br/> | ||
This bald unjointed chat of his, my lord,<br/> | This bald unjointed chat of his, my lord,<br/> | ||
I answered indirectly, as I said;<br/> | I answered indirectly, as I said;<br/> | ||
And I beseech you, let not his report<br/> | And I beseech you, let not his report<br/> | ||
Come current for an accusation<br/> | Come current for an accusation<br/> | ||
Betwixt my love and your high Majesty.<br/> | Betwixt my love and your high Majesty.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BLUNT.<br/> | <p>BLUNT.<br/> | ||
The circumstance consider'd, good my lord,<br/> | The circumstance consider'd, good my lord,<br/> | ||
Whatever Harry Percy then had said<br/> | Whatever Harry Percy then had said<br/> | ||
To such a person, and in such a place,<br/> | To such a person, and in such a place,<br/> | ||
At such a time, with all the rest re-told,<br/> | At such a time, with all the rest re-told,<br/> | ||
May reasonably die, and never rise<br/> | May reasonably die, and never rise<br/> | ||
To do him wrong, or any way impeach<br/> | To do him wrong, or any way impeach<br/> | ||
What then he said, so he unsay it now.<br/> | What then he said, so he unsay it now.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
Why, yet he doth deny his prisoners,<br/> | Why, yet he doth deny his prisoners,<br/> | ||
But with proviso and exception,<br/> | But with proviso and exception,<br/> | ||
That we at our own charge shall ransom straight<br/> | That we at our own charge shall ransom straight<br/> | ||
His brother-in-law, the foolish Mortimer;<br/> | His brother-in-law, the foolish Mortimer;<br/> | ||
Who, on my soul, hath wilfully betray'd<br/> | Who, on my soul, hath wilfully betray'd<br/> | ||
The lives of those that he did lead to fight<br/> | The lives of those that he did lead to fight<br/> | ||
Against that great magician, damn'd Glendower,<br/> | Against that great magician, damn'd Glendower,<br/> | ||
Whose daughter, as we hear, the Earl of March<br/> | Whose daughter, as we hear, the Earl of March<br/> | ||
Hath lately married. Shall our coffers, then,<br/> | Hath lately married. Shall our coffers, then,<br/> | ||
Be emptied to redeem a traitor home?<br/> | Be emptied to redeem a traitor home?<br/> | ||
Shall we buy treason? and indent with fears<br/> | Shall we buy treason? and indent with fears<br/> | ||
When they have lost and forfeited themselves?<br/> | When they have lost and forfeited themselves?<br/> | ||
No, on the barren mountains let him starve;<br/> | No, on the barren mountains let him starve;<br/> | ||
For I shall never hold that man my friend<br/> | For I shall never hold that man my friend<br/> | ||
Whose tongue shall ask me for one penny cost<br/> | Whose tongue shall ask me for one penny cost<br/> | ||
To ransom home revolted Mortimer.<br/> | To ransom home revolted Mortimer.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Revolted Mortimer!<br/> | Revolted Mortimer!<br/> | ||
He never did fall off, my sovereign liege,<br/> | He never did fall off, my sovereign liege,<br/> | ||
But by the chance of war: to prove that true<br/> | But by the chance of war: to prove that true<br/> | ||
Needs no more but one tongue for all those wounds,<br/> | Needs no more but one tongue for all those wounds,<br/> | ||
Those mouthed wounds, which valiantly he took,<br/> | Those mouthed wounds, which valiantly he took,<br/> | ||
When on the gentle Severn's sedgy bank,<br/> | When on the gentle Severn's sedgy bank,<br/> | ||
In single opposition, hand to hand,<br/> | In single opposition, hand to hand,<br/> | ||
He did confound the best part of an hour<br/> | He did confound the best part of an hour<br/> | ||
In changing hardiment with great Glendower.<br/> | In changing hardiment with great Glendower.<br/> | ||
Three times they breathed, and three times did they drink,<br/> | Three times they breathed, and three times did they drink,<br/> | ||
Upon agreement, of swift Severn's flood;<br/> | Upon agreement, of swift Severn's flood;<br/> | ||
Who then, affrighted with their bloody looks,<br/> | Who then, affrighted with their bloody looks,<br/> | ||
Ran fearfully among the trembling reeds,<br/> | Ran fearfully among the trembling reeds,<br/> | ||
And hid his crisp head in the hollow bank<br/> | And hid his crisp head in the hollow bank<br/> | ||
Blood-stained with these valiant combatants.<br/> | Blood-stained with these valiant combatants.<br/> | ||
Never did base and rotten policy<br/> | Never did base and rotten policy<br/> | ||
Colour her working with such deadly wounds;<br/> | Colour her working with such deadly wounds;<br/> | ||
Nor never could the noble Mortimer<br/> | Nor never could the noble Mortimer<br/> | ||
Receive so many, and all willingly:<br/> | Receive so many, and all willingly:<br/> | ||
Then let not him be slander'd with revolt.<br/> | Then let not him be slander'd with revolt.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him;<br/> | Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him;<br/> | ||
He never did encounter with Glendower:<br/> | He never did encounter with Glendower:<br/> | ||
I tell thee,<br/> | I tell thee,<br/> | ||
He durst as well have met the Devil alone<br/> | He durst as well have met the Devil alone<br/> | ||
As Owen Glendower for an enemy.<br/> | As Owen Glendower for an enemy.<br/> | ||
Art not ashamed? But, sirrah, henceforth<br/> | Art not ashamed? But, sirrah, henceforth<br/> | ||
Let me not hear you speak of Mortimer:<br/> | Let me not hear you speak of Mortimer:<br/> | ||
Send me your prisoners with the speediest means,<br/> | Send me your prisoners with the speediest means,<br/> | ||
Or you shall hear in such a kind from me<br/> | Or you shall hear in such a kind from me<br/> | ||
As will displease you.—My Lord Northumberland,<br/> | |||
We license your departure with your son.—<br/> | As will displease you.&mdash;My Lord Northumberland,<br/> | ||
We license your departure with your son.&mdash;<br/> | |||
Send us your prisoners, or you'll hear of it.<br/> | Send us your prisoners, or you'll hear of it.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
An if the Devil come and roar for them,<br/> | An if the Devil come and roar for them,<br/> | ||
I will not send them: I will after straight,<br/> | I will not send them: I will after straight,<br/> | ||
And tell him so; for I will else my heart,<br/> | And tell him so; for I will else my heart,<br/> | ||
Although it be with hazard of my head.<br/> | Although it be with hazard of my head.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | <p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | ||
What, drunk with choler? stay, and pause awhile:<br/> | What, drunk with choler? stay, and pause awhile:<br/> | ||
Here comes your uncle.<br/> | Here comes your uncle.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Speak of Mortimer!<br/> | Speak of Mortimer!<br/> | ||
Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul<br/> | Zounds, I will speak of him; and let my soul<br/> | ||
Want mercy, if I do not join with him:<br/> | Want mercy, if I do not join with him:<br/> | ||
Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,<br/> | Yea, on his part I'll empty all these veins,<br/> | ||
And shed my dear blood drop by drop i' the dust,<br/> | And shed my dear blood drop by drop i' the dust,<br/> | ||
But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer<br/> | But I will lift the down-trod Mortimer<br/> | ||
As high i' the air as this unthankful King,<br/> | As high i' the air as this unthankful King,<br/> | ||
As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.<br/> | As this ingrate and canker'd Bolingbroke.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>NORTH.<br/> | <p>NORTH.<br/> | ||
[To Worcester.]<br/> | [To Worcester.]<br/> | ||
Brother, the King hath made your nephew mad.</p> | Brother, the King hath made your nephew mad.</p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Who struck this heat up after I was gone?<br/> | Who struck this heat up after I was gone?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners;<br/> | He will, forsooth, have all my prisoners;<br/> | ||
And when I urged the ransom once again<br/> | And when I urged the ransom once again<br/> | ||
Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale,<br/> | Of my wife's brother, then his cheek look'd pale,<br/> | ||
And on my face he turn'd an eye of death,<br/> | And on my face he turn'd an eye of death,<br/> | ||
Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.<br/> | Trembling even at the name of Mortimer.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd<br/> | I cannot blame him: was not he proclaim'd<br/> | ||
By Richard that dead is the next of blood?<br/> | By Richard that dead is the next of blood?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | <p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | ||
He was; I heard the proclamation:<br/> | He was; I heard the proclamation:<br/> | ||
And then it was when the unhappy King—<br/> | |||
Whose wrongs in us God pardon!—did set forth<br/> | And then it was when the unhappy King&mdash;<br/> | ||
Whose wrongs in us God pardon!&mdash;did set forth<br/> | |||
Upon his Irish expedition;<br/> | Upon his Irish expedition;<br/> | ||
From whence he intercepted did return<br/> | From whence he intercepted did return<br/> | ||
To be deposed, and shortly murdered.<br/> | To be deposed, and shortly murdered.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
And for whose death we in the world's wide mouth<br/> | And for whose death we in the world's wide mouth<br/> | ||
Live scandalized and foully spoken of.<br/> | Live scandalized and foully spoken of.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
But, soft! I pray you; did King Richard then<br/> | But, soft! I pray you; did King Richard then<br/> | ||
Proclaim my brother Edmund Mortimer<br/> | Proclaim my brother Edmund Mortimer<br/> | ||
Heir to the crown?<br/> | Heir to the crown?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | <p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | ||
He did; myself did hear it.<br/> | He did; myself did hear it.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Nay, then I cannot blame his cousin King,<br/> | Nay, then I cannot blame his cousin King,<br/> | ||
That wish'd him on the barren mountains starve.<br/> | That wish'd him on the barren mountains starve.<br/> | ||
But shall it be, that you, that set the crown<br/> | But shall it be, that you, that set the crown<br/> | ||
Upon the head of this forgetful man,<br/> | Upon the head of this forgetful man,<br/> | ||
And for his sake wear the detested blot<br/> | And for his sake wear the detested blot<br/> | ||
Of murderous subornation,—shall it be,<br/> | |||
Of murderous subornation,&mdash;shall it be,<br/> | |||
That you a world of curses undergo,<br/> | That you a world of curses undergo,<br/> | ||
Being the agents, or base second means,<br/> | Being the agents, or base second means,<br/> | ||
The cords, the ladder, or the hangman rather?—<br/> | |||
The cords, the ladder, or the hangman rather?&mdash;<br/> | |||
O, pardon me, that I descend so low,<br/> | O, pardon me, that I descend so low,<br/> | ||
To show the line and the predicament<br/> | To show the line and the predicament<br/> | ||
Wherein you range under this subtle King;—<br/> | |||
Wherein you range under this subtle King;&mdash;<br/> | |||
Shall it, for shame, be spoken in these days,<br/> | Shall it, for shame, be spoken in these days,<br/> | ||
Or fill up chronicles in time to come,<br/> | Or fill up chronicles in time to come,<br/> | ||
That men of your nobility and power<br/> | That men of your nobility and power<br/> | ||
Did gage them both in an unjust behalf,—<br/> | |||
As both of you, God pardon it! have done,—<br/> | Did gage them both in an unjust behalf,&mdash;<br/> | ||
As both of you, God pardon it! have done,&mdash;<br/> | |||
To put down Richard, that sweet lovely rose,<br/> | To put down Richard, that sweet lovely rose,<br/> | ||
And plant this thorn, this canker, Bolingbroke?<br/> | And plant this thorn, this canker, Bolingbroke?<br/> | ||
And shall it, in more shame, be further spoken,<br/> | And shall it, in more shame, be further spoken,<br/> | ||
That you are fool'd, discarded, and shook off<br/> | That you are fool'd, discarded, and shook off<br/> | ||
By him for whom these shames ye underwent?<br/> | By him for whom these shames ye underwent?<br/> | ||
No! yet time serves, wherein you may redeem<br/> | No! yet time serves, wherein you may redeem<br/> | ||
Your banish'd honours, and restore yourselves<br/> | Your banish'd honours, and restore yourselves<br/> | ||
Into the good thoughts of the world again;<br/> | Into the good thoughts of the world again;<br/> | ||
Revenge the jeering and disdain'd contempt<br/> | Revenge the jeering and disdain'd contempt<br/> | ||
Of this proud King, who studies day and night<br/> | Of this proud King, who studies day and night<br/> | ||
To answer all the debt he owes to you<br/> | To answer all the debt he owes to you<br/> | ||
Even with the bloody payment of your deaths:<br/> | Even with the bloody payment of your deaths:<br/> | ||
Therefore, I say,—<br/> | |||
Therefore, I say,&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Peace, cousin, say no more:<br/> | Peace, cousin, say no more:<br/> | ||
And now I will unclasp a secret book,<br/> | And now I will unclasp a secret book,<br/> | ||
And to your quick-conceiving discontent<br/> | And to your quick-conceiving discontent<br/> | ||
I'll read you matter deep and dangerous;<br/> | I'll read you matter deep and dangerous;<br/> | ||
As full of peril and adventurous spirit<br/> | As full of peril and adventurous spirit<br/> | ||
As to o'er-walk a current roaring loud<br/> | As to o'er-walk a current roaring loud<br/> | ||
On the unsteadfast footing of a spear.<br/> | On the unsteadfast footing of a spear.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
If we fall in, good night, or sink or swim!<br/> | If we fall in, good night, or sink or swim!<br/> | ||
Send danger from the east unto the west,<br/> | Send danger from the east unto the west,<br/> | ||
So honour cross it from the north to south,<br/> | So honour cross it from the north to south,<br/> | ||
And let them grapple. O, the blood more stirs<br/> | And let them grapple. O, the blood more stirs<br/> | ||
To rouse a lion than to start a hare!<br/> | To rouse a lion than to start a hare!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | <p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | ||
Imagination of some great exploit<br/> | Imagination of some great exploit<br/> | ||
Drives him beyond the bounds of patience.<br/> | Drives him beyond the bounds of patience.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
By Heaven, methinks it were an easy leap,<br/> | By Heaven, methinks it were an easy leap,<br/> | ||
To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced Moon;<br/> | To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced Moon;<br/> | ||
Or dive into the bottom of the deep,<br/> | Or dive into the bottom of the deep,<br/> | ||
Where fathom-line could never touch the ground,<br/> | Where fathom-line could never touch the ground,<br/> | ||
And pluck up drowned honour by the locks;<br/> | And pluck up drowned honour by the locks;<br/> | ||
So he that doth redeem her thence might wear<br/> | So he that doth redeem her thence might wear<br/> | ||
Without corrival all her dignities:<br/> | Without corrival all her dignities:<br/> | ||
But out upon this half-faced fellowship!<br/> | But out upon this half-faced fellowship!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
He apprehends a world of figures here,<br/> | He apprehends a world of figures here,<br/> | ||
But not the form of what he should attend.—<br/> | |||
But not the form of what he should attend.&mdash;<br/> | |||
Good cousin, give me audience for a while.<br/> | Good cousin, give me audience for a while.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
I cry you mercy.<br/> | I cry you mercy.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Those same noble Scots<br/> | Those same noble Scots<br/> | ||
That are your prisoners,—<br/> | |||
That are your prisoners,&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
I'll keep them all;<br/> | I'll keep them all;<br/> | ||
By God, he shall not have a Scot of them;<br/> | By God, he shall not have a Scot of them;<br/> | ||
No, if a Scot would save his soul, he shall not:<br/> | No, if a Scot would save his soul, he shall not:<br/> | ||
I'll keep them, by this hand.<br/> | I'll keep them, by this hand.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
You start away,<br/> | You start away,<br/> | ||
And lend no ear unto my purposes.<br/> | And lend no ear unto my purposes.<br/> | ||
Those prisoners you shall keep;—<br/> | |||
Those prisoners you shall keep;&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Nay, I will; that's flat.<br/> | Nay, I will; that's flat.<br/> | ||
He said he would not ransom Mortimer;<br/> | He said he would not ransom Mortimer;<br/> | ||
Forbade my tongue to speak of Mortimer;<br/> | Forbade my tongue to speak of Mortimer;<br/> | ||
But I will find him when he lies asleep,<br/> | But I will find him when he lies asleep,<br/> | ||
And in his ear I'll holla Mortimer!<br/> | And in his ear I'll holla Mortimer!<br/> | ||
Nay,<br/> | Nay,<br/> | ||
I'll have a starling shall be taught to speak<br/> | I'll have a starling shall be taught to speak<br/> | ||
Nothing but Mortimer, and give it him,<br/> | Nothing but Mortimer, and give it him,<br/> | ||
To keep his anger still in motion.<br/> | To keep his anger still in motion.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Hear you, cousin; a word.<br/> | Hear you, cousin; a word.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
All studies here I solemnly defy,<br/> | All studies here I solemnly defy,<br/> | ||
Save how to gall and pinch this Bolingbroke:<br/> | Save how to gall and pinch this Bolingbroke:<br/> | ||
And that same sword-and-buckler Prince of Wales,<br/> | And that same sword-and-buckler Prince of Wales,<br/> | ||
But that I think his father loves him not,<br/> | But that I think his father loves him not,<br/> | ||
And would be glad he met with some mischance,<br/> | And would be glad he met with some mischance,<br/> | ||
I'd have him poison'd with a pot of ale.<br/> | I'd have him poison'd with a pot of ale.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Farewell, kinsman: I will talk to you<br/> | Farewell, kinsman: I will talk to you<br/> | ||
When you are better temper'd to attend.<br/> | When you are better temper'd to attend.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | <p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | ||
Why, what a wasp-stung and impatient fool<br/> | Why, what a wasp-stung and impatient fool<br/> | ||
Art thou, to break into this woman's mood,<br/> | Art thou, to break into this woman's mood,<br/> | ||
Tying thine ear to no tongue but thine own!<br/> | Tying thine ear to no tongue but thine own!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Why, look you, I am whipp'd and scourged with rods,<br/> | Why, look you, I am whipp'd and scourged with rods,<br/> | ||
Nettled, and stung with pismires, when I hear<br/> | Nettled, and stung with pismires, when I hear<br/> | ||
Of this vile politician, Bolingbroke.<br/> | Of this vile politician, Bolingbroke.<br/> | ||
In Richard's time,—what do you call the place?—<br/> | |||
A plague upon't!—it is in Gioucestershire;—<br/> | In Richard's time,&mdash;what do you call the place?&mdash;<br/> | ||
A plague upon't!&mdash;it is in Gioucestershire;&mdash;<br/> | |||
'Twas where the madcap Duke his uncle kept,<br/> | 'Twas where the madcap Duke his uncle kept,<br/> | ||
His uncle York;—where I first bow'd my knee<br/> | |||
Unto this king of smiles, this Bolingbroke;—<br/> | His uncle York;&mdash;where I first bow'd my knee<br/> | ||
Unto this king of smiles, this Bolingbroke;&mdash;<br/> | |||
When you and he came back from Ravenspurg.<br/> | When you and he came back from Ravenspurg.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | <p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | ||
At Berkeley-castle.<br/> | At Berkeley-castle.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
You say true:—<br/> | |||
You say true:&mdash;<br/> | |||
Why, what a candy deal of courtesy<br/> | Why, what a candy deal of courtesy<br/> | ||
This fawning greyhound then did proffer me!<br/> | This fawning greyhound then did proffer me!<br/> | ||
Look, when his infant fortune came to age,<br/> | Look, when his infant fortune came to age,<br/> | ||
And, Gentle Harry Percy, and kind cousin,—<br/> | |||
O, the Devil take such cozeners!—God forgive me!—<br/> | And, Gentle Harry Percy, and kind cousin,&mdash;<br/> | ||
O, the Devil take such cozeners!&mdash;God forgive me!&mdash;<br/> | |||
Good uncle, tell your tale; for I have done.<br/> | Good uncle, tell your tale; for I have done.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Nay, if you have not, to't again;<br/> | Nay, if you have not, to't again;<br/> | ||
We'll stay your leisure.<br/> | We'll stay your leisure.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
I have done, i'faith.<br/> | I have done, i'faith.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Then once more to your Scottish prisoners.<br/> | Then once more to your Scottish prisoners.<br/> | ||
Deliver them up without their ransom straight,<br/> | Deliver them up without their ransom straight,<br/> | ||
And make the Douglas' son your only mean<br/> | And make the Douglas' son your only mean<br/> | ||
For powers in Scotland; which, for divers reasons<br/> | For powers in Scotland; which, for divers reasons<br/> | ||
Which I shall send you written, be assured,<br/> | Which I shall send you written, be assured,<br/> | ||
Will easily be granted.—<br/> | |||
Will easily be granted.&mdash;<br/> | |||
[To Northumberland.] You, my lord,<br/> | [To Northumberland.] You, my lord,<br/> | ||
Your son in Scotland being thus employ'd,<br/> | Your son in Scotland being thus employ'd,<br/> | ||
Shall secretly into the bosom creep<br/> | Shall secretly into the bosom creep<br/> | ||
Of that same noble prelate, well beloved,<br/> | Of that same noble prelate, well beloved,<br/> | ||
Th' Archbishop.<br/> | Th' Archbishop.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Of York, is't not?<br/> | Of York, is't not?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
True; who bears hard<br/> | True; who bears hard<br/> | ||
His brother's death at Bristol, the Lord Scroop.<br/> | His brother's death at Bristol, the Lord Scroop.<br/> | ||
I speak not this in estimation,<br/> | I speak not this in estimation,<br/> | ||
As what I think might be, but what I know<br/> | As what I think might be, but what I know<br/> | ||
Is ruminated, plotted, and set down,<br/> | Is ruminated, plotted, and set down,<br/> | ||
And only stays but to behold the face<br/> | And only stays but to behold the face<br/> | ||
Of that occasion that shall bring it on.<br/> | Of that occasion that shall bring it on.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
I smell't: upon my life, it will do well.<br/> | I smell't: upon my life, it will do well.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | <p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | ||
Before the game's a-foot, thou still lett'st slip.<br/> | Before the game's a-foot, thou still lett'st slip.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Why, it cannot choose but be a noble plot:—<br/> | |||
Why, it cannot choose but be a noble plot:&mdash;<br/> | |||
And then the power of Scotland and of York<br/> | And then the power of Scotland and of York<br/> | ||
To join with Mortimer, ha?<br/> | To join with Mortimer, ha?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
And so they shall.<br/> | And so they shall.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
In faith, it is exceedingly well aim'd.</p> | In faith, it is exceedingly well aim'd.</p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
And 'tis no little reason bids us speed,<br/> | And 'tis no little reason bids us speed,<br/> | ||
To save our heads by raising of a head;<br/> | To save our heads by raising of a head;<br/> | ||
For, bear ourselves as even as we can,<br/> | For, bear ourselves as even as we can,<br/> | ||
The King will always think him in our debt,<br/> | The King will always think him in our debt,<br/> | ||
And think we think ourselves unsatisfied,<br/> | And think we think ourselves unsatisfied,<br/> | ||
Till he hath found a time to pay us home:<br/> | Till he hath found a time to pay us home:<br/> | ||
And see already how he doth begin<br/> | And see already how he doth begin<br/> | ||
To make us strangers to his looks of love.<br/> | To make us strangers to his looks of love.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
He does, he does: we'll be revenged on him.<br/> | He does, he does: we'll be revenged on him.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Cousin, farewell: no further go in this<br/> | Cousin, farewell: no further go in this<br/> | ||
Than I by letters shall direct your course.<br/> | Than I by letters shall direct your course.<br/> | ||
When time is ripe,— which will be suddenly,—<br/> | |||
When time is ripe,&mdash; which will be suddenly,&mdash;<br/> | |||
I'll steal to Glendower and Lord Mortimer;<br/> | I'll steal to Glendower and Lord Mortimer;<br/> | ||
Where you and Douglas, and our powers at once,<br/> | Where you and Douglas, and our powers at once,<br/> | ||
As I will fashion it, shall happily meet,<br/> | As I will fashion it, shall happily meet,<br/> | ||
To bear our fortunes in our own strong arms,<br/> | To bear our fortunes in our own strong arms,<br/> | ||
Which now we hold at much uncertainty.<br/> | Which now we hold at much uncertainty.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | <p>NORTHUMBERLAND.<br/> | ||
Farewell, good brother: we shall thrive, I trust.<br/> | Farewell, good brother: we shall thrive, I trust.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Uncle, adieu: O, let the hours be short,<br/> | Uncle, adieu: O, let the hours be short,<br/> | ||
Till fields and blows and groans applaud our sport!<br/> | Till fields and blows and groans applaud our sport!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | <p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | ||
Heigh-ho! an't be not four by the day, I'll be hang'd:<br/> | Heigh-ho! an't be not four by the day, I'll be hang'd:<br/> | ||
Charles' wain is over the new chimney, and yet our horse' not<br/> | Charles' wain is over the new chimney, and yet our horse' not<br/> | ||
pack'd.—What, ostler!<br/> | |||
pack'd.&mdash;What, ostler!<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>OSTLER.<br/> | <p>OSTLER.<br/> | ||
[within.] Anon, anon.</p> | [within.] Anon, anon.</p> | ||
<p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | <p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | ||
I pr'ythee, Tom, beat Cut's saddle, put a few flocks in the | I pr'ythee, Tom, beat Cut's saddle, put a few flocks in the | ||
point; the poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess.</p> | point; the poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess.</p> | ||
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<p>SECOND CARRIER.<br/> | <p>SECOND CARRIER.<br/> | ||
Peas and beans are as dank here as a dog, and that is the | Peas and beans are as dank here as a dog, and that is the | ||
next way to give poor jades the bots; this house is turned | next way to give poor jades the bots; this house is turned | ||
upside down since Robin ostler died.</p> | upside down since Robin ostler died.</p> | ||
<p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | <p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | ||
Poor fellow! never joyed since the price of oats rose; it was | Poor fellow! never joyed since the price of oats rose; it was | ||
the death of him.</p> | the death of him.</p> | ||
<p>SECOND CARRIER.<br/> | <p>SECOND CARRIER.<br/> | ||
I think this be the most villainous house in all London road | I think this be the most villainous house in all London road | ||
for fleas: I am stung like a tench.</p> | for fleas: I am stung like a tench.</p> | ||
<p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | <p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | ||
Like a tench! by the Mass, there is ne'er a king in Christendom | Like a tench! by the Mass, there is ne'er a king in Christendom | ||
could be better bit than I have been since the first cock.—What,</p> | |||
could be better bit than I have been since the first cock.&mdash;What,</p> | |||
<p>ostler! come away and be hang'd; come away.</p> | <p>ostler! come away and be hang'd; come away.</p> | ||
<p>SECOND CARRIER.<br/> | <p>SECOND CARRIER.<br/> | ||
I have a gammon of bacon and two razes of ginger, to be | I have a gammon of bacon and two razes of ginger, to be | ||
delivered as far as Charing-cross.</p> | delivered as far as Charing-cross.</p> | ||
<p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | <p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | ||
'Odsbody! the turkeys in my pannier are quite starved.—What, | |||
'Odsbody! the turkeys in my pannier are quite starved.&mdash;What, | |||
ostler! A plague on thee! hast thou never an eye in thy head? | ostler! A plague on thee! hast thou never an eye in thy head? | ||
canst not hear? An 'twere not as good a deed as drink to break | canst not hear? An 'twere not as good a deed as drink to break | ||
the pate of thee, I am a very villain. Come, and be hang'd: | the pate of thee, I am a very villain. Come, and be hang'd: | ||
hast no faith in thee?</p> | hast no faith in thee?</p> | ||
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<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
Good morrow, carriers. What's o'clock?<br/> | Good morrow, carriers. What's o'clock?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | <p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | ||
I think it be two o'clock.</p> | I think it be two o'clock.</p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
I pr'ythee, lend me thy lantern, to see my gelding in the | I pr'ythee, lend me thy lantern, to see my gelding in the | ||
stable.</p> | stable.</p> | ||
<p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | <p>FIRST CARRIER.<br/> | ||
Nay, soft, I pray ye; I know a trick worth two of that, i'faith.</p> | Nay, soft, I pray ye; I know a trick worth two of that, i'faith.</p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
I pr'ythee, lend me thine.<br/> | I pr'ythee, lend me thine.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>SECOND CARRIER.<br/> | <p>SECOND CARRIER.<br/> | ||
Ay, when? canst tell? Lend me thy lantern, quoth a? marry, I'll | Ay, when? canst tell? Lend me thy lantern, quoth a? marry, I'll | ||
see thee hang'd first.</p> | see thee hang'd first.</p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
Sirrah carrier, what time do you mean to come to London?<br/> | Sirrah carrier, what time do you mean to come to London?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>SECOND CARRIER.<br/> | <p>SECOND CARRIER.<br/> | ||
Time enough to go to bed with a candle, I warrant thee.—<br/> | |||
Time enough to go to bed with a candle, I warrant thee.&mdash;<br/> | |||
Come, neighbour Muggs, we'll call up the gentlemen: they will<br/> | Come, neighbour Muggs, we'll call up the gentlemen: they will<br/> | ||
along with company, for they have great charge.<br/> | along with company, for they have great charge.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
What, ho! chamberlain!<br/> | What, ho! chamberlain!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>CHAMBERLAIN.<br/> | <p>CHAMBERLAIN.<br/> | ||
[Within.] At hand, quoth pick-purse.<br/> | [Within.] At hand, quoth pick-purse.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
That's even as fair as—at hand, quoth the chamberlain; for | |||
That's even as fair as&mdash;at hand, quoth the chamberlain; for | |||
thou variest no more from picking of purses than giving | thou variest no more from picking of purses than giving | ||
direction doth from labouring; thou lay'st the plot how.</p> | direction doth from labouring; thou lay'st the plot how.</p> | ||
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<p>CHAMBERLAIN.<br/> | <p>CHAMBERLAIN.<br/> | ||
Good morrow, Master Gadshill. It holds current that I told | Good morrow, Master Gadshill. It holds current that I told | ||
you yesternight: there's a franklin in the wild of Kent hath | you yesternight: there's a franklin in the wild of Kent hath | ||
brought three hundred marks with him in gold: I heard him | brought three hundred marks with him in gold: I heard him | ||
tell it to one of his company last night at supper; a kind of | tell it to one of his company last night at supper; a kind of | ||
auditor; one that hath abundance of charge too, God knows what. | auditor; one that hath abundance of charge too, God knows what. | ||
They are up already, and call for eggs and butter; they will away | They are up already, and call for eggs and butter; they will away | ||
presently.</p> | presently.</p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
Sirrah, if they meet not with Saint Nicholas' clerks, I'll give | Sirrah, if they meet not with Saint Nicholas' clerks, I'll give | ||
thee this neck.</p> | thee this neck.</p> | ||
<p>CHAMBERLAIN.<br/> | <p>CHAMBERLAIN.<br/> | ||
No, I'll none of it: I pr'ythee, keep that for the hangman; for<br/> | No, I'll none of it: I pr'ythee, keep that for the hangman; for<br/> | ||
I know thou worshippest Saint Nicholas as truly as a man of<br/> | I know thou worshippest Saint Nicholas as truly as a man of<br/> | ||
falsehood may.<br/> | falsehood may.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
What talkest thou to me of the hangman? if I hang, I'll make | What talkest thou to me of the hangman? if I hang, I'll make | ||
a fat pair of gallows; for, if I hang, old Sir John hangs with | a fat pair of gallows; for, if I hang, old Sir John hangs with | ||
me, and thou know'st he is no starveling. Tut! there are other | me, and thou know'st he is no starveling. Tut! there are other | ||
Trojans that thou dreamest not of, the which, for sport-sake, | Trojans that thou dreamest not of, the which, for sport-sake, | ||
are content to do the profession some grace; that would, if | are content to do the profession some grace; that would, if | ||
matters should be look'd into, for their own credit-sake, make | matters should be look'd into, for their own credit-sake, make | ||
all whole. I am joined with no foot land-rakers, no long-staff | all whole. I am joined with no foot land-rakers, no long-staff | ||
sixpenny strikers, none of these mad mustachio purple-hued | sixpenny strikers, none of these mad mustachio purple-hued | ||
malt-worms; but with nobility and tranquillity, burgomasters and | malt-worms; but with nobility and tranquillity, burgomasters and | ||
great oneyers; such as can hold in, such as will strike sooner | great oneyers; such as can hold in, such as will strike sooner | ||
than speak, and speak sooner than drink, and drink sooner than | than speak, and speak sooner than drink, and drink sooner than | ||
pray: and yet, zwounds, I lie; for they pray continually to their | pray: and yet, zwounds, I lie; for they pray continually to their | ||
saint, the Commonwealth; or, rather, not pray to her, but prey on | saint, the Commonwealth; or, rather, not pray to her, but prey on | ||
her, for they ride up and down on her, and make her their boots.</p> | her, for they ride up and down on her, and make her their boots.</p> | ||
<p>CHAMBERLAIN.<br/> | <p>CHAMBERLAIN.<br/> | ||
What, the Commonwealth their boots? will she hold out water | What, the Commonwealth their boots? will she hold out water | ||
in foul way?</p> | in foul way?</p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
She will, she will; justice hath liquor'd her. We steal as in a | She will, she will; justice hath liquor'd her. We steal as in a | ||
castle, cock-sure; we have the receipt of fernseed,—we walk | |||
castle, cock-sure; we have the receipt of fernseed,&mdash;we walk | |||
invisible.</p> | invisible.</p> | ||
<p>CHAMBERLAIN.<br/> | <p>CHAMBERLAIN.<br/> | ||
Nay, by my faith, I think you are more beholding to the night | Nay, by my faith, I think you are more beholding to the night | ||
than to fern-seed for your walking invisible.</p> | than to fern-seed for your walking invisible.</p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
Give me thy hand: thou shalt have a share in our purchase, as<br/> | Give me thy hand: thou shalt have a share in our purchase, as<br/> | ||
I am a true man.<br/> | I am a true man.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>CHAMBERLAIN.<br/> | <p>CHAMBERLAIN.<br/> | ||
Nay, rather let me have it, as you are a false thief.<br/> | Nay, rather let me have it, as you are a false thief.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
Go to; homo is a common name to all men. Bid the ostler | Go to; homo is a common name to all men. Bid the ostler | ||
bring my gelding out of the stable. Farewell, you muddy knave.</p> | bring my gelding out of the stable. Farewell, you muddy knave.</p> | ||
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<p>[Enter Prince Henry and Poins; Bardolph and Peto at | <p>[Enter Prince Henry and Poins; Bardolph and Peto at | ||
some distance.]</p> | some distance.]</p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Come, shelter, shelter: I have remov'd Falstaff's horse, | Come, shelter, shelter: I have remov'd Falstaff's horse, | ||
and he frets like a gumm'd velvet.</p> | and he frets like a gumm'd velvet.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Stand close.<br/> | Stand close.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Poins! Poins, and be hang'd! Poins!<br/> | Poins! Poins, and be hang'd! Poins!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
[Coming forward.]<br/> | [Coming forward.]<br/> | ||
Peace, ye fat-kidney'd rascal! what a brawling dost thou keep!</p> | Peace, ye fat-kidney'd rascal! what a brawling dost thou keep!</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Where's Poins, Hal?<br/> | Where's Poins, Hal?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
He is walk'd up to the top of the hill: I'll go seek him.<br/> | He is walk'd up to the top of the hill: I'll go seek him.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
I am accursed to rob in that thief's company: the rascal hath | I am accursed to rob in that thief's company: the rascal hath | ||
removed my horse, and tied him I know not where. If I travel but | removed my horse, and tied him I know not where. If I travel but | ||
four foot by the squire further a-foot, I shall break my wind. | four foot by the squire further a-foot, I shall break my wind. | ||
Well, I doubt not but to die a fair death for all this, if I 'scape | Well, I doubt not but to die a fair death for all this, if I 'scape | ||
hanging for killing that rogue. I have forsworn his company hourly | hanging for killing that rogue. I have forsworn his company hourly | ||
any time this two-and-twenty year, and yet I am bewitch'd with the | any time this two-and-twenty year, and yet I am bewitch'd with the | ||
rogue's company. If the rascal have not given me medicines to make | rogue's company. If the rascal have not given me medicines to make | ||
me love him, I'll be hang'd; it could not be else: I have drunk | me love him, I'll be hang'd; it could not be else: I have drunk | ||
medicines.— | |||
Poins!—Hal!—a plague upon you both!—Bardolph!—Peto!—I'll | medicines.&mdash; | ||
Poins!&mdash;Hal!&mdash;a plague upon you both!&mdash;Bardolph!&mdash;Peto!&mdash;I'll | |||
starve, ere I'll rob a foot further. An 'twere not as good a deed as | starve, ere I'll rob a foot further. An 'twere not as good a deed as | ||
drink, to turn true man, and to leave these rogues, I am the veriest | drink, to turn true man, and to leave these rogues, I am the veriest | ||
varlet that ever chewed with a tooth. Eight yards of uneven ground | varlet that ever chewed with a tooth. Eight yards of uneven ground | ||
is threescore and ten miles a-foot with me; and the stony-hearted | is threescore and ten miles a-foot with me; and the stony-hearted | ||
villains know it well enough: a plague upon't, when thieves cannot | villains know it well enough: a plague upon't, when thieves cannot | ||
be true one to another! | be true one to another! | ||
[They whistle.] Whew!—A plague upon you all! Give me | |||
[They whistle.] Whew!&mdash;A plague upon you all! Give me | |||
my horse, you rogues; give me my horse, and be hang'd!</p> | my horse, you rogues; give me my horse, and be hang'd!</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
[Coming forward.] Peace! lie down; lay thine ear close to the | [Coming forward.] Peace! lie down; lay thine ear close to the | ||
ground, and list if thou canst hear the tread of travellers.</p> | ground, and list if thou canst hear the tread of travellers.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Have you any levers to lift me up again, being down? 'Sblood, I'll | Have you any levers to lift me up again, being down? 'Sblood, I'll | ||
not bear mine own flesh so far a-foot again for all the coin in thy | not bear mine own flesh so far a-foot again for all the coin in thy | ||
father's exchequer. What a plague mean ye to colt me thus?</p> | father's exchequer. What a plague mean ye to colt me thus?</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Thou liest; thou art not colted, thou art uncolted.<br/> | Thou liest; thou art not colted, thou art uncolted.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
I pr'ythee, good Prince Hal, help me to my horse, good king's | I pr'ythee, good Prince Hal, help me to my horse, good king's | ||
son.</p> | son.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Out, ye rogue! shall I be your ostler?<br/> | Out, ye rogue! shall I be your ostler?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Go, hang thyself in thine own heir-apparent garters! If I be | Go, hang thyself in thine own heir-apparent garters! If I be | ||
ta'en, I'll peach for this. An I have not ballads made on you | ta'en, I'll peach for this. An I have not ballads made on you | ||
all, and sung to filthy tunes, let a cup of sack be my poison. | all, and sung to filthy tunes, let a cup of sack be my poison. | ||
When a jest is so forward, and a-foot too, I hate it.</p> | When a jest is so forward, and a-foot too, I hate it.</p> | ||
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<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
Stand!<br/> | Stand!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
So I do, against my will.<br/> | So I do, against my will.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
O, 'tis our setter: I know his voice.<br/> | O, 'tis our setter: I know his voice.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
What news?<br/> | What news?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
Case ye, case ye; on with your visards: there's money of | Case ye, case ye; on with your visards: there's money of | ||
the King's coming down the hill; 'tis going to the King's | the King's coming down the hill; 'tis going to the King's | ||
exchequer.</p> | exchequer.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
You lie, ye rogue; 'tis going to the King's tavern.<br/> | You lie, ye rogue; 'tis going to the King's tavern.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
There's enough to make us all.<br/> | There's enough to make us all.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
To be hang'd.<br/> | To be hang'd.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Sirs, you four shall front them in the narrow lane; Ned<br/> | Sirs, you four shall front them in the narrow lane; Ned<br/> | ||
Poins and I will walk lower; if they 'scape from your<br/> | Poins and I will walk lower; if they 'scape from your<br/> | ||
encounter, then they light on us.<br/> | encounter, then they light on us.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PETO.<br/> | <p>PETO.<br/> | ||
How many be there of them?<br/> | How many be there of them?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
Some eight or ten.<br/> | Some eight or ten.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Zwounds, will they not rob us?<br/> | Zwounds, will they not rob us?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What, a coward, Sir John Paunch?<br/> | What, a coward, Sir John Paunch?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Indeed, I am not John of Gaunt, your grandfather; but yet | Indeed, I am not John of Gaunt, your grandfather; but yet | ||
no coward, Hal.</p> | no coward, Hal.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Well, we leave that to the proof.<br/> | Well, we leave that to the proof.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Sirrah Jack, thy horse stands behind the hedge: when thou | Sirrah Jack, thy horse stands behind the hedge: when thou | ||
need'st him, there thou shalt find him. Farewell, and stand fast.</p> | need'st him, there thou shalt find him. Farewell, and stand fast.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Now cannot I strike him, if I should be hang'd.<br/> | Now cannot I strike him, if I should be hang'd.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
[aside to POINTZ.] Ned, where are our disguises?</p> | [aside to POINTZ.] Ned, where are our disguises?</p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
[aside to PRINCE HENRY.] Here, hard by: stand close.</p> | [aside to PRINCE HENRY.] Here, hard by: stand close.</p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Now, my masters, happy man be his dole, say I: every man | Now, my masters, happy man be his dole, say I: every man | ||
to his business.</p> | to his business.</p> | ||
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<p>FIRST TRAVELLER.<br/> | <p>FIRST TRAVELLER.<br/> | ||
Come, neighbour:<br/> | Come, neighbour:<br/> | ||
The boy shall lead our horses down the hill;<br/> | The boy shall lead our horses down the hill;<br/> | ||
We'll walk a-foot awhile and ease our legs.<br/> | We'll walk a-foot awhile and ease our legs.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF, GADSHILL., &C.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF, GADSHILL., &amp;C.<br/> | ||
Stand!<br/> | Stand!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>SECOND TRAVELLER.<br/> | <p>SECOND TRAVELLER.<br/> | ||
Jesu bless us!<br/> | Jesu bless us!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Strike; down with them; cut the villains' throats. Ah, | Strike; down with them; cut the villains' throats. Ah, | ||
whoreson caterpillars! bacon-fed knaves! they hate us youth: | whoreson caterpillars! bacon-fed knaves! they hate us youth: | ||
down with them; fleece them.</p> | down with them; fleece them.</p> | ||
<p>FIRST TRAVELLER.<br/> | <p>FIRST TRAVELLER.<br/> | ||
O, we're undone, both we and ours for ever!<br/> | O, we're undone, both we and ours for ever!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Hang ye, gorbellied knaves, are ye undone? No, ye fat chuffs; | Hang ye, gorbellied knaves, are ye undone? No, ye fat chuffs; | ||
I would your store were here! On, bacons on! What, ye knaves! | I would your store were here! On, bacons on! What, ye knaves! | ||
young men must live. You are grand-jurors, are ye? we'll jure | young men must live. You are grand-jurors, are ye? we'll jure | ||
ye, i'faith.</p> | ye, i'faith.</p> | ||
<p>[Exeunt Fals., Gads., &c., driving the Travellers out.]</p> | <p>[Exeunt Fals., Gads., &amp;c., driving the Travellers out.]</p> | ||
<p>[Re-enter Prince Henry and Poins, in buckram suits.]</p> | <p>[Re-enter Prince Henry and Poins, in buckram suits.]</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
The thieves have bound the true men. Now, could thou and I rob | The thieves have bound the true men. Now, could thou and I rob | ||
the thieves, and go merrily to London, it would be argument for a | the thieves, and go merrily to London, it would be argument for a | ||
week, laughter for a month, and a good jest for ever.</p> | week, laughter for a month, and a good jest for ever.</p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Stand close: I hear them coming.<br/> | Stand close: I hear them coming.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Come, my masters, let us share, and then to horse before day.<br/> | Come, my masters, let us share, and then to horse before day.<br/> | ||
An the Prince and Poins be not two arrant cowards, there's no<br/> | An the Prince and Poins be not two arrant cowards, there's no<br/> | ||
equity stirring: there's no more valour in that Poins than in a<br/> | equity stirring: there's no more valour in that Poins than in a<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Your money!<br/> | Your money!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Villains!<br/> | Villains!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>[Falstaff, after a blow or two, and the others run away, leaving | <p>[Falstaff, after a blow or two, and the others run away, leaving | ||
the booty behind them.]</p> | the booty behind them.]</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Got with much ease. Now merrily to horse:<br/> | Got with much ease. Now merrily to horse:<br/> | ||
The thieves are scatter'd, and possess'd with fear<br/> | The thieves are scatter'd, and possess'd with fear<br/> | ||
So strongly that they dare not meet each other;<br/> | So strongly that they dare not meet each other;<br/> | ||
Each takes his fellow for an officer.<br/> | Each takes his fellow for an officer.<br/> | ||
Away, good Ned. Fat Falstaff sweats to death,<br/> | Away, good Ned. Fat Falstaff sweats to death,<br/> | ||
And lards the lean earth as he walks along:<br/> | And lards the lean earth as he walks along:<br/> | ||
Were't not for laughing, I should pity him.<br/> | Were't not for laughing, I should pity him.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
How the rogue roar'd!<br/> | How the rogue roar'd!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
—But, for mine own part, my lord, I could be well contented to | |||
be there, in respect of the love I bear your House.—He could be | &mdash;But, for mine own part, my lord, I could be well contented to | ||
be there, in respect of the love I bear your House.&mdash;He could be | |||
contented; why is he not, then? In respect of the love he bears | contented; why is he not, then? In respect of the love he bears | ||
our House!—he shows in this, he loves his own barn better than he | |||
our House!&mdash;he shows in this, he loves his own barn better than he | |||
loves our house. Let me see some more. The purpose you undertake | loves our house. Let me see some more. The purpose you undertake | ||
is dangerous;—Why, that's certain: 'tis dangerous to take a cold, | |||
is dangerous;&mdash;Why, that's certain: 'tis dangerous to take a cold, | |||
to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, my lord fool, out of this nettle, | to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, my lord fool, out of this nettle, | ||
danger, we pluck this flower, safety. The purpose you undertake is | danger, we pluck this flower, safety. The purpose you undertake is | ||
dangerous; the friends you have named uncertain; the time itself | dangerous; the friends you have named uncertain; the time itself | ||
unsorted; and your whole plot too light for the counterpoise of so | unsorted; and your whole plot too light for the counterpoise of so | ||
great an opposition.— | |||
great an opposition.&mdash; | |||
Say you so, say you so? I say unto you again, you are a shallow, | Say you so, say you so? I say unto you again, you are a shallow, | ||
cowardly hind, and you lie. What a lack-brain is this! By the Lord, | cowardly hind, and you lie. What a lack-brain is this! By the Lord, | ||
our plot is a good plot as ever was laid; our friends true and | our plot is a good plot as ever was laid; our friends true and | ||
constant: a good plot, good friends, and full of expectation; an | constant: a good plot, good friends, and full of expectation; an | ||
excellent plot, very good friends. What a frosty-spirited rogue is | excellent plot, very good friends. What a frosty-spirited rogue is | ||
this! Why, my Lord of York commends the plot and the general course | this! Why, my Lord of York commends the plot and the general course | ||
of the action. Zwounds! an I were now by this rascal, I could brain | of the action. Zwounds! an I were now by this rascal, I could brain | ||
him with his lady's fan. Is there not my father, my uncle, and | him with his lady's fan. Is there not my father, my uncle, and | ||
myself? Lord Edmund Mortimer, my Lord of York, and Owen Glendower? | myself? Lord Edmund Mortimer, my Lord of York, and Owen Glendower? | ||
is there not, besides, the Douglas? have I not all their letters to | is there not, besides, the Douglas? have I not all their letters to | ||
meet me in arms by the ninth of the next month? and are they not | meet me in arms by the ninth of the next month? and are they not | ||
some of them set forward already? What a pagan rascal is this! an | some of them set forward already? What a pagan rascal is this! an | ||
infidel! Ha! you shall see now, in very sincerity of fear and cold | infidel! Ha! you shall see now, in very sincerity of fear and cold | ||
heart, will he to the King, and lay open all our proceedings. O, I | heart, will he to the King, and lay open all our proceedings. O, I | ||
could divide myself, and go to buffets, for moving such a dish of | could divide myself, and go to buffets, for moving such a dish of | ||
skimm'd milk with so honourable an action! | skimm'd milk with so honourable an action! | ||
Hang him! let him tell the King: we are prepared. I will set | Hang him! let him tell the King: we are prepared. I will set | ||
forward to-night.—</p> | |||
forward to-night.&mdash;</p> | |||
<p>[Enter Lady Percy.]</p> | <p>[Enter Lady Percy.]</p> | ||
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<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
O, my good lord, why are you thus alone?<br/> | O, my good lord, why are you thus alone?<br/> | ||
For what offence have I this fortnight been<br/> | For what offence have I this fortnight been<br/> | ||
A banish'd woman from my Harry's bed?<br/> | A banish'd woman from my Harry's bed?<br/> | ||
Tell me, sweet lord, what is't that takes from thee<br/> | Tell me, sweet lord, what is't that takes from thee<br/> | ||
Thy stomach, pleasure, and thy golden sleep?<br/> | Thy stomach, pleasure, and thy golden sleep?<br/> | ||
Why dost thou bend thine eyes upon the earth,<br/> | Why dost thou bend thine eyes upon the earth,<br/> | ||
And start so often when thou sitt'st alone?<br/> | And start so often when thou sitt'st alone?<br/> | ||
Why hast thou lost the fresh blood in thy cheeks;<br/> | Why hast thou lost the fresh blood in thy cheeks;<br/> | ||
And given my treasures and my rights of thee<br/> | And given my treasures and my rights of thee<br/> | ||
To thick-eyed musing and curst melancholy?<br/> | To thick-eyed musing and curst melancholy?<br/> | ||
In thy faint slumbers I by thee have watch'd,<br/> | In thy faint slumbers I by thee have watch'd,<br/> | ||
And heard thee murmur tales of iron wars;<br/> | And heard thee murmur tales of iron wars;<br/> | ||
Speak terms of manage to thy bounding steed;<br/> | Speak terms of manage to thy bounding steed;<br/> | ||
Cry Courage! to the field! And thou hast talk'd<br/> | Cry Courage! to the field! And thou hast talk'd<br/> | ||
Of sallies and retires, of trenches, tents,<br/> | Of sallies and retires, of trenches, tents,<br/> | ||
Of palisadoes, frontiers, parapets,<br/> | Of palisadoes, frontiers, parapets,<br/> | ||
Of basilisks, of cannon, culverin,<br/> | Of basilisks, of cannon, culverin,<br/> | ||
Of prisoners ransomed, and of soldiers slain,<br/> | Of prisoners ransomed, and of soldiers slain,<br/> | ||
And all the currents of a heady fight.<br/> | And all the currents of a heady fight.<br/> | ||
Thy spirit within thee hath been so at war,<br/> | Thy spirit within thee hath been so at war,<br/> | ||
And thus hath so bestirr'd thee in thy sleep,<br/> | And thus hath so bestirr'd thee in thy sleep,<br/> | ||
That beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow,<br/> | That beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow,<br/> | ||
Like bubbles in a late-disturbed stream;<br/> | Like bubbles in a late-disturbed stream;<br/> | ||
And in thy face strange motions have appear'd,<br/> | And in thy face strange motions have appear'd,<br/> | ||
Such as we see when men restrain their breath<br/> | Such as we see when men restrain their breath<br/> | ||
On some great sudden hest. O, what portents are these?<br/> | On some great sudden hest. O, what portents are these?<br/> | ||
Some heavy business hath my lord in hand,<br/> | Some heavy business hath my lord in hand,<br/> | ||
And I must know it, else he loves me not.<br/> | And I must know it, else he loves me not.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
What, ho!<br/> | What, ho!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>SERVANT.<br/> | <p>SERVANT.<br/> | ||
He is, my lord, an hour ago.<br/> | He is, my lord, an hour ago.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Hath Butler brought those horses from the sheriff?<br/> | Hath Butler brought those horses from the sheriff?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>SERVANT.<br/> | <p>SERVANT.<br/> | ||
One horse, my lord, he brought even now.<br/> | One horse, my lord, he brought even now.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
What horse? a roan, a crop-ear, is it not?<br/> | What horse? a roan, a crop-ear, is it not?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>SERVANT.<br/> | <p>SERVANT.<br/> | ||
It is, my lord.<br/> | It is, my lord.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
That roan shall be my throne.<br/> | That roan shall be my throne.<br/> | ||
Well, I will back him straight: O esperance!—<br/> | |||
Well, I will back him straight: O esperance!&mdash;<br/> | |||
Bid Butler lead him forth into the park.<br/> | Bid Butler lead him forth into the park.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
But hear you, my lord.<br/> | But hear you, my lord.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
What say'st thou, my lady?<br/> | What say'st thou, my lady?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
What is it carries you away?<br/> | What is it carries you away?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Why, my horse, my love, my horse.<br/> | Why, my horse, my love, my horse.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
Out, you mad-headed ape!<br/> | Out, you mad-headed ape!<br/> | ||
A weasel hath not such a deal of spleen<br/> | A weasel hath not such a deal of spleen<br/> | ||
As you are toss'd with. In faith,<br/> | As you are toss'd with. In faith,<br/> | ||
I'll know your business, Harry, that I will.<br/> | I'll know your business, Harry, that I will.<br/> | ||
I fear my brother Mortimer doth stir<br/> | I fear my brother Mortimer doth stir<br/> | ||
About his title, and hath sent for you<br/> | About his title, and hath sent for you<br/> | ||
To line his enterprise: but if you go,—<br/> | |||
To line his enterprise: but if you go,&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
So far a-foot, I shall be weary, love.<br/> | So far a-foot, I shall be weary, love.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
Come, come, you paraquito, answer me<br/> | Come, come, you paraquito, answer me<br/> | ||
Directly to this question that I ask:<br/> | Directly to this question that I ask:<br/> | ||
In faith, I'll break thy little finger, Harry,<br/> | In faith, I'll break thy little finger, Harry,<br/> | ||
An if thou wilt not tell me true.<br/> | An if thou wilt not tell me true.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Away,<br/> | Away,<br/> | ||
Away, you trifler! Love? I love thee not,<br/> | Away, you trifler! Love? I love thee not,<br/> | ||
I care not for thee, Kate: this is no world<br/> | I care not for thee, Kate: this is no world<br/> | ||
To play with mammets and to tilt with lips:<br/> | To play with mammets and to tilt with lips:<br/> | ||
We must have bloody noses and crack'd crowns,<br/> | We must have bloody noses and crack'd crowns,<br/> | ||
And pass them current too.—Gods me, my horse!—<br/> | |||
And pass them current too.&mdash;Gods me, my horse!&mdash;<br/> | |||
What say'st thou, Kate? what wouldst thou have with me?<br/> | What say'st thou, Kate? what wouldst thou have with me?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
Do you not love me? do you not indeed?<br/> | Do you not love me? do you not indeed?<br/> | ||
Well, do not, then; for, since you love me not,<br/> | Well, do not, then; for, since you love me not,<br/> | ||
I will not love myself. Do you not love me?<br/> | I will not love myself. Do you not love me?<br/> | ||
Nay, tell me if you speak in jest or no.<br/> | Nay, tell me if you speak in jest or no.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Come, wilt thou see me ride?<br/> | Come, wilt thou see me ride?<br/> | ||
And when I am o' horseback, I will swear<br/> | And when I am o' horseback, I will swear<br/> | ||
I love thee infinitely. But hark you, Kate;<br/> | I love thee infinitely. But hark you, Kate;<br/> | ||
I must not have you henceforth question me<br/> | I must not have you henceforth question me<br/> | ||
Whither I go, nor reason whereabout:<br/> | Whither I go, nor reason whereabout:<br/> | ||
Whither I must, I must; and, to conclude,<br/> | Whither I must, I must; and, to conclude,<br/> | ||
This evening must I leave you, gentle Kate.<br/> | This evening must I leave you, gentle Kate.<br/> | ||
I know you wise; but yet no further wise<br/> | I know you wise; but yet no further wise<br/> | ||
Than Harry Percy's wife; constant you are;<br/> | Than Harry Percy's wife; constant you are;<br/> | ||
But yet a woman: and, for secrecy,<br/> | But yet a woman: and, for secrecy,<br/> | ||
No lady closer; for I well believe<br/> | No lady closer; for I well believe<br/> | ||
Thou wilt not utter what thou dost not know;<br/> | Thou wilt not utter what thou dost not know;<br/> | ||
And so far will I trust thee, gentle Kate.<br/> | And so far will I trust thee, gentle Kate.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
How! so far?<br/> | How! so far?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Not an inch further. But hark you, Kate:<br/> | Not an inch further. But hark you, Kate:<br/> | ||
Whither I go, thither shall you go too;<br/> | Whither I go, thither shall you go too;<br/> | ||
To-day will I set forth, to-morrow you.<br/> | To-day will I set forth, to-morrow you.<br/> | ||
Will this content you, Kate?<br/> | Will this content you, Kate?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
It must of force.<br/> | It must of force.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Ned, pr'ythee, come out of that fat room, and lend me thy | Ned, pr'ythee, come out of that fat room, and lend me thy | ||
hand to laugh a little.</p> | hand to laugh a little.</p> | ||
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<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Where hast been, Hal?<br/> | Where hast been, Hal?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
With three or four loggerheads amongst three or fourscore | With three or four loggerheads amongst three or fourscore | ||
hogsheads. I have sounded the very base-string of humility. | hogsheads. I have sounded the very base-string of humility. | ||
Sirrah, I am sworn brother to a leash of drawers; and can call | Sirrah, I am sworn brother to a leash of drawers; and can call | ||
them all by their Christian names, as, Tom, Dick, and Francis. | them all by their Christian names, as, Tom, Dick, and Francis. | ||
They take it already upon their salvation, that though I be but | They take it already upon their salvation, that though I be but | ||
Prince of Wales, yet I am the king of courtesy; and tell me flatly | Prince of Wales, yet I am the king of courtesy; and tell me flatly | ||
I am no proud Jack, like Falstaff, but a corinthian, a lad of mettle, | I am no proud Jack, like Falstaff, but a corinthian, a lad of mettle, | ||
a good boy,—by the Lord, so they call me;—and, when I am King | |||
a good boy,&mdash;by the Lord, so they call me;&mdash;and, when I am King | |||
of England, I shall command all the good lads in Eastcheap. They | of England, I shall command all the good lads in Eastcheap. They | ||
call drinking deep, dying scarlet; and, when you breathe in your | call drinking deep, dying scarlet; and, when you breathe in your | ||
watering, they cry hem! and bid you play it off. To conclude, I am | watering, they cry hem! and bid you play it off. To conclude, I am | ||
so good a proficient in one quarter of an hour, that I can drink with | so good a proficient in one quarter of an hour, that I can drink with | ||
any tinker in his own language during my life. I tell thee, Ned, thou | any tinker in his own language during my life. I tell thee, Ned, thou | ||
hast lost much honour, that thou wert not with me in this action. But, | hast lost much honour, that thou wert not with me in this action. But, | ||
sweet Ned,—to sweeten which name of Ned, I give thee this pennyworth | |||
sweet Ned,&mdash;to sweeten which name of Ned, I give thee this pennyworth | |||
of sugar, clapp'd even now into my hand by an under-skinker; one that | of sugar, clapp'd even now into my hand by an under-skinker; one that | ||
never spake other English in his life than Eight shillings and sixpence, | never spake other English in his life than Eight shillings and sixpence, | ||
and You are welcome; with this shrill addition, Anon, anon, sir! Score | and You are welcome; with this shrill addition, Anon, anon, sir! Score | ||
a pint of bastard in the Half-moon,—or so. But, Ned, to drive away | |||
a pint of bastard in the Half-moon,&mdash;or so. But, Ned, to drive away | |||
the time till Falstaff come, I pr'ythee, do thou stand in some by-room, | the time till Falstaff come, I pr'ythee, do thou stand in some by-room, | ||
while I question my puny drawer to what end he gave me the sugar; | while I question my puny drawer to what end he gave me the sugar; | ||
and do thou never leave calling Francis! that his tale to me may be | and do thou never leave calling Francis! that his tale to me may be | ||
nothing but Anon. Step aside, and I'll show thee a precedent.</p> | nothing but Anon. Step aside, and I'll show thee a precedent.</p> | ||
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<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
[Within.] Francis!<br/> | [Within.] Francis!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
[Within.] Francis!<br/> | [Within.] Francis!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
Anon, anon, sir.—Look down into the Pomegranate, Ralph.<br/> | |||
Anon, anon, sir.&mdash;Look down into the Pomegranate, Ralph.<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Come hither, Francis.<br/> | Come hither, Francis.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
My lord?<br/> | My lord?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
How long hast thou to serve, Francis?<br/> | How long hast thou to serve, Francis?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
Forsooth, five years, and as much as to—<br/> | |||
Forsooth, five years, and as much as to&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
[within.] Francis!</p> | [within.] Francis!</p> | ||
<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
Anon, anon, sir.<br/> | Anon, anon, sir.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Five year! by'r Lady, a long lease for the clinking of | Five year! by'r Lady, a long lease for the clinking of | ||
pewter. But, Francis, darest thou be so valiant as to play | pewter. But, Francis, darest thou be so valiant as to play | ||
the coward with thy indenture and show it a fair pair of heels | the coward with thy indenture and show it a fair pair of heels | ||
and run from it?</p> | and run from it?</p> | ||
<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
O Lord, sir, I'll be sworn upon all the books in England,<br/> | O Lord, sir, I'll be sworn upon all the books in England,<br/> | ||
I could find in my heart—<br/> | |||
I could find in my heart&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
[within.] Francis!</p> | [within.] Francis!</p> | ||
<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
Anon, anon, sir.<br/> | Anon, anon, sir.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
How old art thou, Francis?<br/> | How old art thou, Francis?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
Let me see,—about Michaelmas next I shall be—<br/> | |||
Let me see,&mdash;about Michaelmas next I shall be&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
[within.] Francis!</p> | [within.] Francis!</p> | ||
<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
Anon, sir.—Pray you, stay a little, my lord.<br/> | |||
Anon, sir.&mdash;Pray you, stay a little, my lord.<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Nay, but hark you, Francis: for the sugar thou gavest | Nay, but hark you, Francis: for the sugar thou gavest | ||
me, 'twas a pennyworth, was't not?</p> | me, 'twas a pennyworth, was't not?</p> | ||
<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
O Lord, sir, I would it had been two!<br/> | O Lord, sir, I would it had been two!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I will give thee for it a thousand pound: ask me when | I will give thee for it a thousand pound: ask me when | ||
thou wilt, and thou shalt have it.</p> | thou wilt, and thou shalt have it.</p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
[within.] Francis!</p> | [within.] Francis!</p> | ||
<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
Anon, anon.<br/> | Anon, anon.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Anon, Francis? No, Francis; but to-morrow, Francis; or,<br/> | Anon, Francis? No, Francis; but to-morrow, Francis; or,<br/> | ||
Francis, a Thursday; or, indeed, Francis, when thou wilt. But,<br/> | Francis, a Thursday; or, indeed, Francis, when thou wilt. But,<br/> | ||
Francis,—<br/> | |||
Francis,&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
My lord?<br/> | My lord?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
—wilt thou rob this leathern-jerkin, crystal-button, | |||
&mdash;wilt thou rob this leathern-jerkin, crystal-button, | |||
nott-pated, agate-ring, puke-stocking, caddis-garter, | nott-pated, agate-ring, puke-stocking, caddis-garter, | ||
smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,—</p> | |||
smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,&mdash;</p> | |||
<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
O Lord, sir, who do you mean?<br/> | O Lord, sir, who do you mean?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Why, then, your brown bastard is your only drink; for, | Why, then, your brown bastard is your only drink; for, | ||
look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully: in | look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully: in | ||
Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much.</p> | Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much.</p> | ||
<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
What, sir?<br/> | What, sir?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
[within.] Francis!</p> | [within.] Francis!</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Away, you rogue! dost thou not hear them call?<br/> | Away, you rogue! dost thou not hear them call?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>[Here they both call him; Francis stands amazed, not knowing | <p>[Here they both call him; Francis stands amazed, not knowing | ||
which way to go.]</p> | which way to go.]</p> | ||
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<p>VINTNER.<br/> | <p>VINTNER.<br/> | ||
What, stand'st thou still, and hear'st such a calling? Look | What, stand'st thou still, and hear'st such a calling? Look | ||
to the guests within. [Exit Francis.]—My lord, old Sir John, | |||
to the guests within. [Exit Francis.]&mdash;My lord, old Sir John, | |||
with half-a-dozen more, are at the door: shall I let them in?</p> | with half-a-dozen more, are at the door: shall I let them in?</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Let them alone awhile, and then open the door.<br/> | Let them alone awhile, and then open the door.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Anon, anon, sir.<br/> | Anon, anon, sir.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Sirrah, Falstaff and the rest of the thieves are at the | Sirrah, Falstaff and the rest of the thieves are at the | ||
door: shall we be merry?</p> | door: shall we be merry?</p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
As merry as crickets, my lad. But hark ye; what cunning | As merry as crickets, my lad. But hark ye; what cunning | ||
match have you made with this jest of the drawer? Come, | match have you made with this jest of the drawer? Come, | ||
what's the issue?</p> | what's the issue?</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I am now of all humours that have showed themselves humours | I am now of all humours that have showed themselves humours | ||
since the old days of goodman Adam to the pupil age of this | since the old days of goodman Adam to the pupil age of this | ||
present twelve o'clock at midnight.—What's o'clock, Francis?</p> | |||
present twelve o'clock at midnight.&mdash;What's o'clock, Francis?</p> | |||
<p>FRANCIS.<br/> | <p>FRANCIS.<br/> | ||
[Within.] Anon, anon, sir.<br/> | [Within.] Anon, anon, sir.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
That ever this fellow should have fewer words than a parrot, and | That ever this fellow should have fewer words than a parrot, and | ||
yet the son of a woman! His industry is up-stairs and down-stairs; | yet the son of a woman! His industry is up-stairs and down-stairs; | ||
his eloquence the parcel of a reckoning. I am not yet of Percy's | his eloquence the parcel of a reckoning. I am not yet of Percy's | ||
mind, the Hotspur of the North; he that kills me some six or seven | mind, the Hotspur of the North; he that kills me some six or seven | ||
dozen of Scots at a breakfast, washes his hands, and says to his wife, | dozen of Scots at a breakfast, washes his hands, and says to his wife, | ||
Fie upon this quiet life! I want work. O my sweet Harry, says she, | Fie upon this quiet life! I want work. O my sweet Harry, says she, | ||
how many hast thou kill'd to-day? Give my roan horse a drench, | how many hast thou kill'd to-day? Give my roan horse a drench, | ||
says he; and answers, Some fourteen, an hour after,—a trifle, a | |||
says he; and answers, Some fourteen, an hour after,&mdash;a trifle, a | |||
trifle. | trifle. | ||
I pr'ythee, call in Falstaff: I'll play Percy, and that damn'd | I pr'ythee, call in Falstaff: I'll play Percy, and that damn'd | ||
brawn shall play Dame Mortimer his wife. Rivo! says the drunkard. | brawn shall play Dame Mortimer his wife. Rivo! says the drunkard. | ||
Call in ribs, call in tallow.</p> | Call in ribs, call in tallow.</p> | ||
<p>[Enter Falstaff, Gadshill, Bardolph, and Peto; followed by<br/> | <p>[Enter Falstaff, Gadshill, Bardolph, and Peto; followed by<br/> | ||
Francis with wine.]<br/> | Francis with wine.]<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Welcome, Jack: where hast thou been?<br/> | Welcome, Jack: where hast thou been?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
A plague of all cowards, I say, and a vengeance too! marry, and<br/> | A plague of all cowards, I say, and a vengeance too! marry, and<br/> | ||
amen!—<br/> | |||
Give me a cup of sack, boy.—Ere I lead this life long, I'll sew<br/> | amen!&mdash;<br/> | ||
Give me a cup of sack, boy.&mdash;Ere I lead this life long, I'll sew<br/> | |||
nether-stocks, and mend them and foot them too. A plague of all<br/> | nether-stocks, and mend them and foot them too. A plague of all<br/> | ||
cowards!—<br/> | |||
Give me a cup of sack, rogue.—Is there no virtue extant?<br/> | cowards!&mdash;<br/> | ||
Give me a cup of sack, rogue.&mdash;Is there no virtue extant?<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Didst thou never see Titan kiss a dish of butter? pitiful-hearted | Didst thou never see Titan kiss a dish of butter? pitiful-hearted | ||
butter, that melted at the sweet tale of the Sun! if thou didst, | butter, that melted at the sweet tale of the Sun! if thou didst, | ||
then behold that compound.</p> | then behold that compound.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
You rogue, here's lime in this sack too: there is nothing but roguery | You rogue, here's lime in this sack too: there is nothing but roguery | ||
to be found in villainous man: yet a coward is worse than a cup of | to be found in villainous man: yet a coward is worse than a cup of | ||
sack with lime in it, a villanous coward.—Go thy ways, old Jack: die | |||
sack with lime in it, a villanous coward.&mdash;Go thy ways, old Jack: die | |||
when thou wilt, if manhood, good manhood, be not forgot upon the face | when thou wilt, if manhood, good manhood, be not forgot upon the face | ||
of the Earth, then am I a shotten herring. There live not three good | of the Earth, then am I a shotten herring. There live not three good | ||
men unhang'd in England; and one of them is fat, and grows old: God | men unhang'd in England; and one of them is fat, and grows old: God | ||
help the while! a bad world, I say. | help the while! a bad world, I say. | ||
I would I were a weaver; I could sing psalms or any thing. A plague of | I would I were a weaver; I could sing psalms or any thing. A plague of | ||
all cowards! I say still.</p> | all cowards! I say still.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
How now, wool-sack? what mutter you?<br/> | How now, wool-sack? what mutter you?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
A king's son! If I do not beat thee out of thy kingdom with a dagger | A king's son! If I do not beat thee out of thy kingdom with a dagger | ||
of lath, and drive all thy subjects afore thee like a flock of | of lath, and drive all thy subjects afore thee like a flock of | ||
wild-geese, I'll never wear hair on my face more. You Prince of Wales!</p> | wild-geese, I'll never wear hair on my face more. You Prince of Wales!</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Why, you whoreson round man, what's the matter?<br/> | Why, you whoreson round man, what's the matter?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Are not you a coward? answer me to that:—and Poins there?<br/> | |||
</p> | Are not you a coward? answer me to that:&mdash;and Poins there?<br/> | ||
</p> | |||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Zwounds, ye fat paunch, an ye call me coward, by the Lord, I'll | Zwounds, ye fat paunch, an ye call me coward, by the Lord, I'll | ||
stab thee.</p> | stab thee.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
I call thee coward! I'll see thee damn'd ere I call thee coward: | I call thee coward! I'll see thee damn'd ere I call thee coward: | ||
but I would give a thousand pound, I could run as fast as thou canst. | but I would give a thousand pound, I could run as fast as thou canst. | ||
You are straight enough in the shoulders; you care not who sees your | You are straight enough in the shoulders; you care not who sees your | ||
back: call you that backing of your friends? A plague upon such | back: call you that backing of your friends? A plague upon such | ||
backing! give me them that will face me.—Give me a cup of sack: | |||
backing! give me them that will face me.&mdash;Give me a cup of sack: | |||
I am a rogue, if I drunk to-day.</p> | I am a rogue, if I drunk to-day.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
O villain! thy lips are scarce wiped since thou drunk'st last.<br/> | O villain! thy lips are scarce wiped since thou drunk'st last.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
All is one for that. A plague of all cowards! still say I.<br/> | All is one for that. A plague of all cowards! still say I.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What's the matter?<br/> | What's the matter?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
What's the matter? there be four of us here have ta'en a thousand | What's the matter? there be four of us here have ta'en a thousand | ||
pound this day morning.</p> | pound this day morning.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Where is it, Jack? where is it?<br/> | Where is it, Jack? where is it?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Where is it! taken from us it is: a hundred upon poor four of us!<br/> | Where is it! taken from us it is: a hundred upon poor four of us!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What, a hundred, man?<br/> | What, a hundred, man?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
I am a rogue, if I were not at half-sword with a dozen of them two | I am a rogue, if I were not at half-sword with a dozen of them two | ||
hours together. I have 'scaped by miracle. I am eight times thrust | hours together. I have 'scaped by miracle. I am eight times thrust | ||
through the doublet, four through the hose; my buckler cut through | through the doublet, four through the hose; my buckler cut through | ||
and through; my sword hack'd like a hand-saw,—ecce signum! I never | |||
and through; my sword hack'd like a hand-saw,&mdash;ecce signum! I never | |||
dealt better since I was a man: all would not do. A plague of all | dealt better since I was a man: all would not do. A plague of all | ||
cowards! Let them speak: if they speak more or less than truth, | cowards! Let them speak: if they speak more or less than truth, | ||
they are villains and the sons of darkness.</p> | they are villains and the sons of darkness.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Speak, sirs; how was it?<br/> | Speak, sirs; how was it?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
We four set upon some dozen,—<br/> | |||
We four set upon some dozen,&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Sixteen at least, my lord.<br/> | Sixteen at least, my lord.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
—and bound them.</p> | |||
&mdash;and bound them.</p> | |||
<p>PETO.<br/> | <p>PETO.<br/> | ||
No, no; they were not bound.<br/> | No, no; they were not bound.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
You rogue, they were bound, every man of them; or I am a Jew | You rogue, they were bound, every man of them; or I am a Jew | ||
else, an Ebrew Jew.</p> | else, an Ebrew Jew.</p> | ||
<p>GADSHILL.<br/> | <p>GADSHILL.<br/> | ||
As we were sharing, some six or seven fresh men sea upon us,—<br/> | |||
As we were sharing, some six or seven fresh men sea upon us,&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
And unbound the rest, and then come in the other.<br/> | And unbound the rest, and then come in the other.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What, fought you with them all?<br/> | What, fought you with them all?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
All? I know not what you call all; but if I fought not with fifty | All? I know not what you call all; but if I fought not with fifty | ||
of them, I am a bunch of radish: if there were not two or three | of them, I am a bunch of radish: if there were not two or three | ||
and fifty upon poor old Jack, then am I no two-legged creature.</p> | and fifty upon poor old Jack, then am I no two-legged creature.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Pray God you have not murdered some of them.<br/> | Pray God you have not murdered some of them.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Nay, that's past praying for: I have pepper'd two of them; two I<br/> | Nay, that's past praying for: I have pepper'd two of them; two I<br/> | ||
am sure I have paid, two rogues in buckram suits. I tell thee what,<br/> | am sure I have paid, two rogues in buckram suits. I tell thee what,<br/> | ||
Hal, if I tell thee a lie, spit in my face, call me horse.<br/> | Hal, if I tell thee a lie, spit in my face, call me horse.<br/> | ||
Thou knowest my old ward: here I lay, and thus I bore my point.<br/> | Thou knowest my old ward: here I lay, and thus I bore my point.<br/> | ||
Four rogues in buckram let drive at me,—<br/> | |||
Four rogues in buckram let drive at me,&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What, four? thou saidst but two even now.<br/> | What, four? thou saidst but two even now.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Four, Hal; I told thee four.<br/> | Four, Hal; I told thee four.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Ay, ay, he said four.<br/> | Ay, ay, he said four.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
These four came all a-front, and mainly thrust at me. I made me no more | These four came all a-front, and mainly thrust at me. I made me no more | ||
ado but took all their seven points in my target, thus.</p> | ado but took all their seven points in my target, thus.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Seven? why, there were but four even now.<br/> | Seven? why, there were but four even now.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
In buckram?<br/> | In buckram?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Ay, four, in buckram suits.<br/> | Ay, four, in buckram suits.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Seven, by these hilts, or I am a villain else.<br/> | Seven, by these hilts, or I am a villain else.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
[aside to Poins.] Pr'ythee let him alone; we shall have more | [aside to Poins.] Pr'ythee let him alone; we shall have more | ||
anon.</p> | anon.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Dost thou hear me, Hal?<br/> | Dost thou hear me, Hal?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Ay, and mark thee too, Jack.<br/> | Ay, and mark thee too, Jack.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Do so, for it is worth the listening to. These nine in buckram | Do so, for it is worth the listening to. These nine in buckram | ||
that I told thee of,—</p> | |||
that I told thee of,&mdash;</p> | |||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
So, two more already.<br/> | So, two more already.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
—their points being broken,—</p> | |||
&mdash;their points being broken,&mdash;</p> | |||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Down fell their hose.<br/> | Down fell their hose.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
—began to give me ground: but I followed me close, came in foot | |||
&mdash;began to give me ground: but I followed me close, came in foot | |||
and hand; and with a thought seven of the eleven I paid.</p> | and hand; and with a thought seven of the eleven I paid.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two!<br/> | O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
But, as the Devil would have it, three misbegotten knaves in Kendal<br/> | But, as the Devil would have it, three misbegotten knaves in Kendal<br/> | ||
Green came at my back and let drive at me; for it was so dark, Hal,<br/> | Green came at my back and let drive at me; for it was so dark, Hal,<br/> | ||
that thou couldst not see thy hand.<br/> | that thou couldst not see thy hand.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
These lies are like the father that begets them, gross as a mountain, | These lies are like the father that begets them, gross as a mountain, | ||
open, palpable. Why, thou nott-pated fool, thou whoreson, obscene | open, palpable. Why, thou nott-pated fool, thou whoreson, obscene | ||
greasy tallow-keech,—</p> | |||
greasy tallow-keech,&mdash;</p> | |||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
What, art thou mad? art thou mad? is not the truth the truth?<br/> | What, art thou mad? art thou mad? is not the truth the truth?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Why, how couldst thou know these men in Kendal green, when it was | Why, how couldst thou know these men in Kendal green, when it was | ||
so dark thou couldst not see thy hand? come, tell us your reason: | so dark thou couldst not see thy hand? come, tell us your reason: | ||
what sayest thou to this?</p> | what sayest thou to this?</p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Come, your reason, Jack, your reason.<br/> | Come, your reason, Jack, your reason.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
What, upon compulsion? No; were I at the strappado, or all the racks | What, upon compulsion? No; were I at the strappado, or all the racks | ||
in the world, I would not tell you on compulsion. Give you a reason on | in the world, I would not tell you on compulsion. Give you a reason on | ||
compulsion! if reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would | compulsion! if reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would | ||
give no man a reason upon compulsion, I.</p> | give no man a reason upon compulsion, I.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I'll be no longer guilty of this sin; this sanguine coward, this | I'll be no longer guilty of this sin; this sanguine coward, this | ||
bed-presser, this horse-back-breaker, this huge hill of flesh,—</p> | |||
bed-presser, this horse-back-breaker, this huge hill of flesh,&mdash;</p> | |||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Away, you starveling, you eel-skin, you dried neat's-tongue, you<br/> | Away, you starveling, you eel-skin, you dried neat's-tongue, you<br/> | ||
stock-fish,—<br/> | |||
O, for breath to utter what is like thee!—you tailor's-yard, you<br/> | stock-fish,&mdash;<br/> | ||
sheath, you bow-case, you vile standing tuck,—<br/> | |||
O, for breath to utter what is like thee!&mdash;you tailor's-yard, you<br/> | |||
sheath, you bow-case, you vile standing tuck,&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Well, breathe awhile, and then to it again: and, when thou hast | Well, breathe awhile, and then to it again: and, when thou hast | ||
tired thyself in base comparisons, hear me speak but this:—</p> | |||
tired thyself in base comparisons, hear me speak but this:&mdash;</p> | |||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Mark, Jack.<br/> | Mark, Jack.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
—We two saw you four set on four; you bound them, and were masters of | |||
their wealth.—Mark now, how a plain tale shall put you down.— | &mdash;We two saw you four set on four; you bound them, and were masters of | ||
their wealth.&mdash;Mark now, how a plain tale shall put you down.&mdash; | |||
Then did we two set on you four; and, with a word, outfaced you from | Then did we two set on you four; and, with a word, outfaced you from | ||
your prize, and have it; yea, and can show it you here in the house: | your prize, and have it; yea, and can show it you here in the house: | ||
and, Falstaff, you carried yourself away as nimbly, with as quick | and, Falstaff, you carried yourself away as nimbly, with as quick | ||
dexterity, and roared for mercy, and still ran and roar'd, as ever I | dexterity, and roared for mercy, and still ran and roar'd, as ever I | ||
heard bull-calf. What a slave art thou, to hack thy sword as thou | heard bull-calf. What a slave art thou, to hack thy sword as thou | ||
hast done, and then say it was in fight! | hast done, and then say it was in fight! | ||
What trick, what device, what starting-hole canst thou now find | What trick, what device, what starting-hole canst thou now find | ||
out to hide thee from this open and apparent shame?</p> | out to hide thee from this open and apparent shame?</p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Come, let's hear, Jack; what trick hast thou now?<br/> | Come, let's hear, Jack; what trick hast thou now?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
By the Lord, I knew ye as well as he that made ye. Why, hear ye, | By the Lord, I knew ye as well as he that made ye. Why, hear ye, | ||
my masters: | my masters: | ||
Was it for me to kill the heir-apparent? should I turn upon the | Was it for me to kill the heir-apparent? should I turn upon the | ||
true Prince? why, thou knowest I am as valiant as Hercules: but | true Prince? why, thou knowest I am as valiant as Hercules: but | ||
beware instinct; the lion will not touch the true Prince. | beware instinct; the lion will not touch the true Prince. | ||
Instinct is a great matter; I was now a coward on instinct. | Instinct is a great matter; I was now a coward on instinct. | ||
I shall think the better of myself and thee during my life; I for a | I shall think the better of myself and thee during my life; I for a | ||
valiant lion, and thou for a true prince. But, by the Lord, lads, | valiant lion, and thou for a true prince. But, by the Lord, lads, | ||
I am glad you have the money.— | |||
I am glad you have the money.&mdash; | |||
[To Hostess within.] Hostess, clap-to the doors: watch | [To Hostess within.] Hostess, clap-to the doors: watch | ||
to-night, pray to-morrow.—Gallants, lads, boys, hearts of gold, | |||
to-night, pray to-morrow.&mdash;Gallants, lads, boys, hearts of gold, | |||
all the titles of good fellowship come to you! | all the titles of good fellowship come to you! | ||
What, shall we be merry? shall we have a play extempore?</p> | What, shall we be merry? shall we have a play extempore?</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Content; and the argument shall be thy running away.<br/> | Content; and the argument shall be thy running away.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Ah, no more of that, Hal, an thou lovest me!<br/> | Ah, no more of that, Hal, an thou lovest me!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
O Jesu, my lord the Prince,—<br/> | |||
O Jesu, my lord the Prince,&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
How now, my lady the hostess! What say'st thou to me?<br/> | How now, my lady the hostess! What say'st thou to me?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
Marry, my lord, there is a nobleman of the Court at door would | Marry, my lord, there is a nobleman of the Court at door would | ||
speak with you: he says he comes from your father.</p> | speak with you: he says he comes from your father.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Give him as much as will make him a royal man, and send him back | Give him as much as will make him a royal man, and send him back | ||
again to my mother.</p> | again to my mother.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
What manner of man is he?<br/> | What manner of man is he?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
An old man.<br/> | An old man.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
What doth gravity out of his bed at midnight? Shall I give him | What doth gravity out of his bed at midnight? Shall I give him | ||
his answer?</p> | his answer?</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Pr'ythee, do, Jack.<br/> | Pr'ythee, do, Jack.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Faith, and I'll send him packing.<br/> | Faith, and I'll send him packing.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Now, sirs:—by'r Lady, you fought fair;—so did you, Peto;—so did you,<br/> | |||
Now, sirs:&mdash;by'r Lady, you fought fair;&mdash;so did you, Peto;&mdash;so did you,<br/> | |||
Bardolph: you are lions, too, you ran away upon instinct, you will not<br/> | Bardolph: you are lions, too, you ran away upon instinct, you will not<br/> | ||
touch the true Prince; no,—fie!<br/> | |||
touch the true Prince; no,&mdash;fie!<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
Faith, I ran when I saw others run.<br/> | Faith, I ran when I saw others run.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Tell me now in earnest, how came Falstaff's sword so hack'd?<br/> | Tell me now in earnest, how came Falstaff's sword so hack'd?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PETO.<br/> | <p>PETO.<br/> | ||
Why, he hack'd it with his dagger; and said he would swear truth out of<br/> | Why, he hack'd it with his dagger; and said he would swear truth out of<br/> | ||
England, but he would make you believe it was done in fight; and<br/> | England, but he would make you believe it was done in fight; and<br/> | ||
persuaded us to do the like.<br/> | persuaded us to do the like.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
Yea, and to tickle our noses with spear-grass to make them bleed; | Yea, and to tickle our noses with spear-grass to make them bleed; | ||
and then to beslubber our garments with it, and swear it was the | and then to beslubber our garments with it, and swear it was the | ||
blood of true men. I did that I did not this seven year before; | blood of true men. I did that I did not this seven year before; | ||
I blush'd to hear his monstrous devices.</p> | I blush'd to hear his monstrous devices.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
O villain, thou stolest a cup of sack eighteen years ago, and wert | O villain, thou stolest a cup of sack eighteen years ago, and wert | ||
taken with the manner, and ever since thou hast blush'd extempore. | taken with the manner, and ever since thou hast blush'd extempore. | ||
Thou hadst fire and sword on thy side, and yet thou rann'st away: | Thou hadst fire and sword on thy side, and yet thou rann'st away: | ||
what instinct hadst thou for it?</p> | what instinct hadst thou for it?</p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
My lord, do you see these meteors? do you behold these | My lord, do you see these meteors? do you behold these | ||
exhalations?</p> | exhalations?</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I do.<br/> | I do.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
What think you they portend?<br/> | What think you they portend?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Hot livers and cold purses.<br/> | Hot livers and cold purses.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
Choler, my lord, if rightly taken.<br/> | Choler, my lord, if rightly taken.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
No, if rightly taken, halter.—Here comes lean Jack, here comes | |||
bare-bone.—</p> | No, if rightly taken, halter.&mdash;Here comes lean Jack, here comes | ||
bare-bone.&mdash;</p> | |||
<p>[Enter Falstaff.]</p> | <p>[Enter Falstaff.]</p> | ||
<p>How now, my sweet creature of bombast! How long is't ago, Jack, | <p>How now, my sweet creature of bombast! How long is't ago, Jack, | ||
since thou saw'st thine own knee?</p> | since thou saw'st thine own knee?</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
My own knee! when I was about thy years, Hal, I was not an eagle's | My own knee! when I was about thy years, Hal, I was not an eagle's | ||
talon in the waist; I could have crept into any alderman's thumb-ring: | talon in the waist; I could have crept into any alderman's thumb-ring: | ||
a plague of sighing and grief! it blows a man up like a bladder. | a plague of sighing and grief! it blows a man up like a bladder. | ||
There's villanous news abroad: here was Sir John Bracy from your | There's villanous news abroad: here was Sir John Bracy from your | ||
father; you must to the Court in the morning. | father; you must to the Court in the morning. | ||
That same mad fellow of the North, Percy; and he of Wales, that gave | That same mad fellow of the North, Percy; and he of Wales, that gave | ||
Amaimon the bastinado, and swore the Devil his true liegeman upon the | Amaimon the bastinado, and swore the Devil his true liegeman upon the | ||
cross of a Welsh hook,—what a plague call you him?</p> | |||
cross of a Welsh hook,&mdash;what a plague call you him?</p> | |||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
O, Glendower.<br/> | O, Glendower.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Owen, Owen,—the same; and his son-in-law Mortimer; and old<br/> | |||
Owen, Owen,&mdash;the same; and his son-in-law Mortimer; and old<br/> | |||
Northumberland; and that sprightly Scot of Scots, Douglas, that<br/> | Northumberland; and that sprightly Scot of Scots, Douglas, that<br/> | ||
runs o' horseback up a hill perpendicular,—<br/> | |||
runs o' horseback up a hill perpendicular,&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
He that rides at high speed and with his pistol kills a sparrow | He that rides at high speed and with his pistol kills a sparrow | ||
flying.</p> | flying.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
You have hit it.<br/> | You have hit it.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
So did he never the sparrow.<br/> | So did he never the sparrow.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Well, that rascal hath good metal in him; he will not run.<br/> | Well, that rascal hath good metal in him; he will not run.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Why, what a rascal art thou, then, to praise him so for running!<br/> | Why, what a rascal art thou, then, to praise him so for running!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
O' horseback, ye cuckoo! but a-foot he will not budge a foot.<br/> | O' horseback, ye cuckoo! but a-foot he will not budge a foot.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Yes, Jack, upon instinct.<br/> | Yes, Jack, upon instinct.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
I grant ye, upon instinct. Well, he is there too, and one Mordake, | I grant ye, upon instinct. Well, he is there too, and one Mordake, | ||
and a thousand blue-caps more: | and a thousand blue-caps more: | ||
Worcester is stolen away to-night; thy father's beard is turn'd | Worcester is stolen away to-night; thy father's beard is turn'd | ||
white with the news: you may buy land now as cheap as stinking | white with the news: you may buy land now as cheap as stinking | ||
mackerel. | mackerel. | ||
But, tell me, Hal, art not thou horrible afeard? thou being | But, tell me, Hal, art not thou horrible afeard? thou being | ||
heir-apparent, could the world pick thee out three such enemies again | heir-apparent, could the world pick thee out three such enemies again | ||
as that fiend Douglas, that spirit Percy, and that devil Glendower? | as that fiend Douglas, that spirit Percy, and that devil Glendower? | ||
art thou not horribly afraid? doth not thy blood thrill at it?</p> | art thou not horribly afraid? doth not thy blood thrill at it?</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Not a whit, i'faith; I lack some of thy instinct.<br/> | Not a whit, i'faith; I lack some of thy instinct.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Well, thou wilt be horribly chid to-morrow when thou comest to | Well, thou wilt be horribly chid to-morrow when thou comest to | ||
thy father. If thou love life, practise an answer.</p> | thy father. If thou love life, practise an answer.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Do thou stand for my father and examine me upon the particulars | Do thou stand for my father and examine me upon the particulars | ||
of my life.</p> | of my life.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Shall I? content: this chair shall be my state, this dagger my | Shall I? content: this chair shall be my state, this dagger my | ||
sceptre, and this cushion my crown.</p> | sceptre, and this cushion my crown.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Thy state is taken for a joint-stool, thy golden sceptre for a | Thy state is taken for a joint-stool, thy golden sceptre for a | ||
leaden dagger, and thy precious rich crown for a pitiful bald crown.</p> | leaden dagger, and thy precious rich crown for a pitiful bald crown.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Well, an the fire of grace be not quite out of thee, now shalt | Well, an the fire of grace be not quite out of thee, now shalt | ||
thou be moved.— | |||
thou be moved.&mdash; | |||
Give me a cup of sack, to make my eyes look red, that it may be | Give me a cup of sack, to make my eyes look red, that it may be | ||
thought I have wept; for I must speak in passion, and I will do it | thought I have wept; for I must speak in passion, and I will do it | ||
in King Cambyses' vein.</p> | in King Cambyses' vein.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Well, here is my leg.<br/> | Well, here is my leg.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
And here is my speech.—Stand aside, nobility.<br/> | |||
And here is my speech.&mdash;Stand aside, nobility.<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
O Jesu, this is excellent sport, i faith!<br/> | O Jesu, this is excellent sport, i faith!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Weep not, sweet Queen; for trickling tears are vain.<br/> | Weep not, sweet Queen; for trickling tears are vain.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
O, the Father, how he holds his countenance!<br/> | O, the Father, how he holds his countenance!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
For God's sake, lords, convey my tristful Queen;<br/> | For God's sake, lords, convey my tristful Queen;<br/> | ||
For tears do stop the floodgates of her eyes.<br/> | For tears do stop the floodgates of her eyes.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
O Jesu, he doth it as like one of these harlotry players as ever<br/> | O Jesu, he doth it as like one of these harlotry players as ever<br/> | ||
I see!<br/> | I see!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Peace, good pint-pot; peace, good tickle-brain.—Harry, I do not | |||
Peace, good pint-pot; peace, good tickle-brain.&mdash;Harry, I do not | |||
only marvel where thou spendest thy time, but also how thou art | only marvel where thou spendest thy time, but also how thou art | ||
accompanied: for though the camomile, the more it is trodden on, | accompanied: for though the camomile, the more it is trodden on, | ||
the faster it grows, yet youth, the more it is wasted, the sooner | the faster it grows, yet youth, the more it is wasted, the sooner | ||
it wears. That thou art my son, I have partly thy mother's word, | it wears. That thou art my son, I have partly thy mother's word, | ||
partly my own opinion; but chiefly a villainous trick of thine eye, | partly my own opinion; but chiefly a villainous trick of thine eye, | ||
and a foolish hanging of thy nether lip, that doth warrant me. If, | and a foolish hanging of thy nether lip, that doth warrant me. If, | ||
then, thou be son to me, here lies the point: Why, being son to me, | then, thou be son to me, here lies the point: Why, being son to me, | ||
art thou so pointed at? | art thou so pointed at? | ||
Shall the blessed Sun of heaven prove a micher, and eat blackberries? | Shall the blessed Sun of heaven prove a micher, and eat blackberries? | ||
a question not to be ask'd. Shall the son of England prove a thief, | a question not to be ask'd. Shall the son of England prove a thief, | ||
and take purses? a question to be ask'd. | and take purses? a question to be ask'd. | ||
There is a thing, Harry, which thou hast often heard of, and it is | There is a thing, Harry, which thou hast often heard of, and it is | ||
known to many in our land by the name of pitch: this pitch, as | known to many in our land by the name of pitch: this pitch, as | ||
ancient writers do report, doth defile; so doth the company thou | ancient writers do report, doth defile; so doth the company thou | ||
keepest: for, Harry, now I do not speak to thee in drink, but in | keepest: for, Harry, now I do not speak to thee in drink, but in | ||
tears; not in pleasure, but in passion; not in words only, | tears; not in pleasure, but in passion; not in words only, | ||
but in woes also. And yet there is a virtuous man whom I have | but in woes also. And yet there is a virtuous man whom I have | ||
often noted in thy company, but I know not his name.</p> | often noted in thy company, but I know not his name.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What manner of man, an it like your Majesty?<br/> | What manner of man, an it like your Majesty?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
A goodly portly man, i'faith, and a corpulent; of a cheerful look, | A goodly portly man, i'faith, and a corpulent; of a cheerful look, | ||
a pleasing eye, and a most noble carriage; and, as I think, his age | a pleasing eye, and a most noble carriage; and, as I think, his age | ||
some fifty, or, by'r Lady, inclining to threescore; and now I | some fifty, or, by'r Lady, inclining to threescore; and now I | ||
remember me, his name is Falstaff: if that man should be lewdly given, | remember me, his name is Falstaff: if that man should be lewdly given, | ||
he deceiveth me; for, Harry, I see virtue in his looks. | he deceiveth me; for, Harry, I see virtue in his looks. | ||
If, then, the tree may be known by the fruit, as the fruit by the tree, | If, then, the tree may be known by the fruit, as the fruit by the tree, | ||
then, peremptorily I speak it, there is virtue in that Falstaff: him | then, peremptorily I speak it, there is virtue in that Falstaff: him | ||
keep with, the rest banish. And tell me now, thou naughty varlet, tell | keep with, the rest banish. And tell me now, thou naughty varlet, tell | ||
me where hast thou been this month?</p> | me where hast thou been this month?</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Dost thou speak like a king? Do thou stand for me, and I'll play | Dost thou speak like a king? Do thou stand for me, and I'll play | ||
my father.</p> | my father.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Depose me! if thou dost it half so gravely, so majestically, both | Depose me! if thou dost it half so gravely, so majestically, both | ||
in word and matter, hang me up by the heels for a rabbit-sucker or a | in word and matter, hang me up by the heels for a rabbit-sucker or a | ||
poulter's hare.</p> | poulter's hare.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Well, here I am set.<br/> | Well, here I am set.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
And here I stand.—Judge, my masters.<br/> | |||
And here I stand.&mdash;Judge, my masters.<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Now, Harry, whence come you?<br/> | Now, Harry, whence come you?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
My noble lord, from Eastcheap.<br/> | My noble lord, from Eastcheap.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
The complaints I hear of thee are grievous.<br/> | The complaints I hear of thee are grievous.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
'Sblood, my lord, they are false.—Nay, I'll tickle ye for a | |||
'Sblood, my lord, they are false.&mdash;Nay, I'll tickle ye for a | |||
young prince, i'faith.</p> | young prince, i'faith.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Swearest thou, ungracious boy? henceforth ne'er look on me. Thou art | Swearest thou, ungracious boy? henceforth ne'er look on me. Thou art | ||
violently carried away from grace: there is a devil haunts thee, in | violently carried away from grace: there is a devil haunts thee, in | ||
the likeness of an old fat man,—a tun of man is thy companion. Why | |||
the likeness of an old fat man,&mdash;a tun of man is thy companion. Why | |||
dost thou converse with that trunk of humours, that bolting-hutch of | dost thou converse with that trunk of humours, that bolting-hutch of | ||
beastliness, that swollen parcel of dropsies, that huge bombard of | beastliness, that swollen parcel of dropsies, that huge bombard of | ||
sack, that roasted Manningtree ox with the pudding in his belly, that | sack, that roasted Manningtree ox with the pudding in his belly, that | ||
reverend Vice, that grey Iniquity, that father ruffian, that vanity | reverend Vice, that grey Iniquity, that father ruffian, that vanity | ||
in years? Wherein is he good, but to taste sack and drink it? wherein | in years? Wherein is he good, but to taste sack and drink it? wherein | ||
neat and cleanly, but to carve a capon and eat it? wherein cunning, but | neat and cleanly, but to carve a capon and eat it? wherein cunning, but | ||
in craft? wherein crafty, but in villany? wherein villainous, but in | in craft? wherein crafty, but in villany? wherein villainous, but in | ||
all things? wherein worthy, but in nothing?</p> | all things? wherein worthy, but in nothing?</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
I would your Grace would take me with you: whom means your Grace?<br/> | I would your Grace would take me with you: whom means your Grace?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
That villainous abominable misleader of youth, Falstaff, that old | That villainous abominable misleader of youth, Falstaff, that old | ||
white-bearded Satan.</p> | white-bearded Satan.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
My lord, the man I know.<br/> | My lord, the man I know.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I know thou dost.<br/> | I know thou dost.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
But to say I know more harm in him than in myself, were to say more | But to say I know more harm in him than in myself, were to say more | ||
than I know. That he is old,—(the more the pity,—his white hairs do | |||
than I know. That he is old,&mdash;(the more the pity,&mdash;his white hairs do | |||
witness it. If sack and sugar be a fault, God help the wicked! if to | witness it. If sack and sugar be a fault, God help the wicked! if to | ||
be old and merry be a sin, then many an old host that I know is damn'd: | be old and merry be a sin, then many an old host that I know is damn'd: | ||
if to be fat be to be hated, then Pharaoh's lean kine are to be loved. | if to be fat be to be hated, then Pharaoh's lean kine are to be loved. | ||
No, my good lord: banish Peto, banish Bardolph, banish Poins; but, | No, my good lord: banish Peto, banish Bardolph, banish Poins; but, | ||
for sweet Jack Falstaff, kind Jack Falstaff, true Jack Falstaff, | for sweet Jack Falstaff, kind Jack Falstaff, true Jack Falstaff, | ||
valiant Jack Falstaff, and therefore more valiant, being, as he is, old | valiant Jack Falstaff, and therefore more valiant, being, as he is, old | ||
Jack Falstaff, banish not him thy Harry's company, banish not him thy | Jack Falstaff, banish not him thy Harry's company, banish not him thy | ||
Harry's company: banish plump Jack, and banish all the world.</p> | Harry's company: banish plump Jack, and banish all the world.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I do, I will.<br/> | I do, I will.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most monstrous watch is | O, my lord, my lord! the sheriff with a most monstrous watch is | ||
at the door.</p> | at the door.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Out, ye rogue!—Play out the play: I have much to say in the | |||
Out, ye rogue!&mdash;Play out the play: I have much to say in the | |||
behalf of that Falstaff.</p> | behalf of that Falstaff.</p> | ||
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<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
O Jesu, my lord, my lord,—<br/> | |||
O Jesu, my lord, my lord,&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Heigh, heigh! the Devil rides upon a fiddlestick: what's the matter?<br/> | Heigh, heigh! the Devil rides upon a fiddlestick: what's the matter?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
The sheriff and all the watch are at the door: they are come to | The sheriff and all the watch are at the door: they are come to | ||
search the house. Shall I let them in?</p> | search the house. Shall I let them in?</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Dost thou hear, Hal? never call a true piece of gold a counterfeit: | Dost thou hear, Hal? never call a true piece of gold a counterfeit: | ||
thou art essentially mad without seeming so.</p> | thou art essentially mad without seeming so.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
And thou a natural coward, without instinct.<br/> | And thou a natural coward, without instinct.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
I deny your major: if you will deny the sheriff, so; if not, let him | I deny your major: if you will deny the sheriff, so; if not, let him | ||
enter: if I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my | enter: if I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my | ||
bringing up! I hope I shall as soon be strangled with a halter as | bringing up! I hope I shall as soon be strangled with a halter as | ||
another.</p> | another.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Go, hide thee behind the arras:—the rest walk, up above. Now, | |||
Go, hide thee behind the arras:&mdash;the rest walk, up above. Now, | |||
my masters, for a true face and good conscience.</p> | my masters, for a true face and good conscience.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Both which I have had; but their date is out, and therefore I'll | Both which I have had; but their date is out, and therefore I'll | ||
hide me.</p> | hide me.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Call in the sheriff.—<br/> | |||
</p> | Call in the sheriff.&mdash;<br/> | ||
</p> | |||
<p>[Exeunt all but the Prince and Poins.]</p> | <p>[Exeunt all but the Prince and Poins.]</p> | ||
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<p>SHERIFF.<br/> | <p>SHERIFF.<br/> | ||
First, pardon me, my lord. A hue-and-cry<br/> | First, pardon me, my lord. A hue-and-cry<br/> | ||
Hath followed certain men unto this house.<br/> | Hath followed certain men unto this house.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What men?<br/> | What men?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>SHERIFF.<br/> | <p>SHERIFF.<br/> | ||
One of them is well known, my gracious lord,—<br/> | |||
One of them is well known, my gracious lord,&mdash;<br/> | |||
A gross fat man.<br/> | A gross fat man.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>CARRIER.<br/> | <p>CARRIER.<br/> | ||
As fat as butter.<br/> | As fat as butter.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
The man, I do assure you, is not here;<br/> | The man, I do assure you, is not here;<br/> | ||
For I myself at this time have employ'd him.<br/> | For I myself at this time have employ'd him.<br/> | ||
And, sheriff, I will engage my word to thee,<br/> | And, sheriff, I will engage my word to thee,<br/> | ||
That I will, by to-morrow dinner-time,<br/> | That I will, by to-morrow dinner-time,<br/> | ||
Send him to answer thee, or any man,<br/> | Send him to answer thee, or any man,<br/> | ||
For any thing he shall be charged withal:<br/> | For any thing he shall be charged withal:<br/> | ||
And so, let me entreat you leave the house.<br/> | And so, let me entreat you leave the house.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>SHERIFF.<br/> | <p>SHERIFF.<br/> | ||
I will, my lord. There are two gentlemen<br/> | I will, my lord. There are two gentlemen<br/> | ||
Have in this robbery lost three hundred marks.<br/> | Have in this robbery lost three hundred marks.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
It may be so: if he have robb'd these men,<br/> | It may be so: if he have robb'd these men,<br/> | ||
He shall be answerable; and so, farewell.<br/> | He shall be answerable; and so, farewell.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>SHERIFF.<br/> | <p>SHERIFF.<br/> | ||
Good night, my noble lord.<br/> | Good night, my noble lord.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I think it is good morrow, is it not?<br/> | I think it is good morrow, is it not?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>SHERIFF.<br/> | <p>SHERIFF.<br/> | ||
Indeed, my lord, I think't be two o'clock.<br/> | Indeed, my lord, I think't be two o'clock.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
This oily rascal is known as well as Paul's. Go, call him forth.<br/> | This oily rascal is known as well as Paul's. Go, call him forth.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Falstaff!—fast asleep behind the arras, and snorting like a | |||
Falstaff!&mdash;fast asleep behind the arras, and snorting like a | |||
horse.</p> | horse.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Hark, how hard he fetches breath. Search his pockets.<br/> | Hark, how hard he fetches breath. Search his pockets.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Nothing but papers, my lord.<br/> | Nothing but papers, my lord.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Let's see what they be: read them.<br/> | Let's see what they be: read them.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
[reads]<br/> | [reads]<br/> | ||
Item, A capon, . . . . . . . . . 2s. 2d.<br/> | Item, A capon, . . . . . . . . . 2s. 2d.<br/> | ||
Item, Sauce, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4d.<br/> | Item, Sauce, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4d.<br/> | ||
Item, Sack two gallons ,. . . 5s. 8d.<br/> | Item, Sack two gallons ,. . . 5s. 8d.<br/> | ||
Item, Anchovies and sack after supper, 2s. 6d.<br/> | Item, Anchovies and sack after supper, 2s. 6d.<br/> | ||
Item, Bread, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ob.<br/> | Item, Bread, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ob.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
O monstrous! but one half-pennyworth of bread to this intolerable | O monstrous! but one half-pennyworth of bread to this intolerable | ||
deal of sack! What there is else, keep close; we'll read it at more | deal of sack! What there is else, keep close; we'll read it at more | ||
advantage: there let him sleep till day. | advantage: there let him sleep till day. | ||
I'll to the Court in the morning. We must all to the wars, and thy | I'll to the Court in the morning. We must all to the wars, and thy | ||
place shall be honourable. I'll procure this fat rogue a charge of | place shall be honourable. I'll procure this fat rogue a charge of | ||
foot; and I know his death will be a march of twelve-score. The money | foot; and I know his death will be a march of twelve-score. The money | ||
shall be paid back again with advantage. Be with me betimes in the | shall be paid back again with advantage. Be with me betimes in the | ||
morning; and so, good morrow, Poins.</p> | morning; and so, good morrow, Poins.</p> | ||
<p>POINS.<br/> | <p>POINS.<br/> | ||
Good morrow, good my lord.<br/> | Good morrow, good my lord.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>MORTIMER.<br/> | <p>MORTIMER.<br/> | ||
These promises are fair, the parties sure,<br/> | These promises are fair, the parties sure,<br/> | ||
And our induction full of prosperous hope.<br/> | And our induction full of prosperous hope.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Lord Mortimer,—and cousin Glendower,—Will you sit down?—<br/> | |||
And uncle Worcester,—A plague upon it! I have forgot the map.<br/> | Lord Mortimer,&mdash;and cousin Glendower,&mdash;Will you sit down?&mdash;<br/> | ||
And uncle Worcester,&mdash;A plague upon it! I have forgot the map.<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
No, here it is.<br/> | No, here it is.<br/> | ||
Sit, cousin Percy; sit, good cousin Hotspur;<br/> | Sit, cousin Percy; sit, good cousin Hotspur;<br/> | ||
For by that name as oft as Lancaster<br/> | For by that name as oft as Lancaster<br/> | ||
Doth speak of you, his cheek looks pale, and with<br/> | Doth speak of you, his cheek looks pale, and with<br/> | ||
A rising sigh he wisheth you in Heaven.<br/> | A rising sigh he wisheth you in Heaven.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
And you in Hell, as oft as he hears Owen Glendower spoke of.<br/> | And you in Hell, as oft as he hears Owen Glendower spoke of.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
I cannot blame him: at my nativity<br/> | I cannot blame him: at my nativity<br/> | ||
The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes,<br/> | The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes,<br/> | ||
Of burning cressets; ay, and at my birth<br/> | Of burning cressets; ay, and at my birth<br/> | ||
The frame and huge foundation of the Earth<br/> | The frame and huge foundation of the Earth<br/> | ||
Shaked like a coward.<br/> | Shaked like a coward.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Why, so it would have done at the same season, if your mother's | Why, so it would have done at the same season, if your mother's | ||
cat had but kitten'd, though yourself had never been born.</p> | cat had but kitten'd, though yourself had never been born.</p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
I say the Earth did shake when I was born.<br/> | I say the Earth did shake when I was born.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
And I say the Earth was not of my mind, if you suppose as | And I say the Earth was not of my mind, if you suppose as | ||
fearing you it shook.</p> | fearing you it shook.</p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
The Heavens were all on fire, the Earth did tremble.<br/> | The Heavens were all on fire, the Earth did tremble.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
O, then th' Earth shook to see the Heavens on fire,<br/> | O, then th' Earth shook to see the Heavens on fire,<br/> | ||
And not in fear of your nativity.<br/> | And not in fear of your nativity.<br/> | ||
Diseased Nature oftentimes breaks forth<br/> | Diseased Nature oftentimes breaks forth<br/> | ||
In strange eruptions; oft the teeming Earth<br/> | In strange eruptions; oft the teeming Earth<br/> | ||
Is with a kind of colic pinch'd and vex'd<br/> | Is with a kind of colic pinch'd and vex'd<br/> | ||
By the imprisoning of unruly wind<br/> | By the imprisoning of unruly wind<br/> | ||
Within her womb; which, for enlargement striving,<br/> | Within her womb; which, for enlargement striving,<br/> | ||
Shakes the old beldam Earth, and topples down<br/> | Shakes the old beldam Earth, and topples down<br/> | ||
Steeples and moss-grown towers. At your birth,<br/> | Steeples and moss-grown towers. At your birth,<br/> | ||
Our grandam Earth, having this distemperature,<br/> | Our grandam Earth, having this distemperature,<br/> | ||
In passion shook.<br/> | In passion shook.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
Cousin, of many men<br/> | Cousin, of many men<br/> | ||
I do not bear these crossings. Give me leave<br/> | I do not bear these crossings. Give me leave<br/> | ||
To tell you once again, that at my birth<br/> | To tell you once again, that at my birth<br/> | ||
The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes;<br/> | The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes;<br/> | ||
The goats ran from the mountains, and the herds<br/> | The goats ran from the mountains, and the herds<br/> | ||
Were strangely clamorous to the frighted fields.<br/> | Were strangely clamorous to the frighted fields.<br/> | ||
These signs have mark'd me extraordinary;<br/> | These signs have mark'd me extraordinary;<br/> | ||
And all the courses of my life do show<br/> | And all the courses of my life do show<br/> | ||
I am not in the roll of common men.<br/> | I am not in the roll of common men.<br/> | ||
Where is he living,—clipp'd in with the sea<br/> | |||
That chides the banks of England, Scotland, Wales,—<br/> | Where is he living,&mdash;clipp'd in with the sea<br/> | ||
That chides the banks of England, Scotland, Wales,&mdash;<br/> | |||
Which calls me pupil, or hath read to me?<br/> | Which calls me pupil, or hath read to me?<br/> | ||
And bring him out that is but woman's son<br/> | And bring him out that is but woman's son<br/> | ||
Can trace me in the tedious ways of art,<br/> | Can trace me in the tedious ways of art,<br/> | ||
And hold me pace in deep experiments.<br/> | And hold me pace in deep experiments.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
I think there is no man speaks better Welsh.—I'll to dinner.<br/> | |||
I think there is no man speaks better Welsh.&mdash;I'll to dinner.<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>MORTIMER.<br/> | <p>MORTIMER.<br/> | ||
Peace, cousin Percy; you will make him mad.<br/> | Peace, cousin Percy; you will make him mad.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
I can call spirits from the vasty deep.<br/> | I can call spirits from the vasty deep.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Why, so can I, or so can any man;<br/> | Why, so can I, or so can any man;<br/> | ||
But will they come when you do call for them?<br/> | But will they come when you do call for them?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
Why, I can teach you, cousin, to command the Devil.<br/> | Why, I can teach you, cousin, to command the Devil.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
And I can teach thee, coz, to shame the Devil<br/> | And I can teach thee, coz, to shame the Devil<br/> | ||
By telling truth: tell truth, and shame the Devil.<br/> | By telling truth: tell truth, and shame the Devil.<br/> | ||
If thou have power to raise him, bring him hither,<br/> | If thou have power to raise him, bring him hither,<br/> | ||
And I'll be sworn I've power to shame him hence.<br/> | And I'll be sworn I've power to shame him hence.<br/> | ||
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the Devil!<br/> | O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the Devil!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>MORTIMER.<br/> | <p>MORTIMER.<br/> | ||
Come, come, no more of this unprofitable chat.<br/> | Come, come, no more of this unprofitable chat.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
Three times hath Henry Bolingbroke made head<br/> | Three times hath Henry Bolingbroke made head<br/> | ||
Against my power; thrice from the banks of Wye<br/> | Against my power; thrice from the banks of Wye<br/> | ||
And sandy-bottom'd Severn have I sent<br/> | And sandy-bottom'd Severn have I sent<br/> | ||
Him bootless home and weather-beaten back.<br/> | Him bootless home and weather-beaten back.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Home without boots, and in foul weather too!<br/> | Home without boots, and in foul weather too!<br/> | ||
How 'scaped he agues, in the Devil's name!<br/> | How 'scaped he agues, in the Devil's name!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
Come, here's the map: shall we divide our right<br/> | Come, here's the map: shall we divide our right<br/> | ||
According to our threefold order ta'en?<br/> | According to our threefold order ta'en?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>MORTIMER.<br/> | <p>MORTIMER.<br/> | ||
Th' archdeacon hath divided it<br/> | Th' archdeacon hath divided it<br/> | ||
Into three limits very equally.<br/> | Into three limits very equally.<br/> | ||
England, from Trent and Severn hitherto,<br/> | England, from Trent and Severn hitherto,<br/> | ||
By south and east is to my part assign'd:<br/> | By south and east is to my part assign'd:<br/> | ||
All westward, Wales beyond the Severn shore,<br/> | All westward, Wales beyond the Severn shore,<br/> | ||
And all the fertile land within that bound,<br/> | And all the fertile land within that bound,<br/> | ||
To Owen Glendower:—and, dear coz, to you<br/> | |||
To Owen Glendower:&mdash;and, dear coz, to you<br/> | |||
The remnant northward, lying off from Trent.<br/> | The remnant northward, lying off from Trent.<br/> | ||
And our indentures tripartite are drawn;<br/> | And our indentures tripartite are drawn;<br/> | ||
Which being sealed interchangeably,—<br/> | |||
A business that this night may execute,—<br/> | Which being sealed interchangeably,&mdash;<br/> | ||
A business that this night may execute,&mdash;<br/> | |||
To-morrow, cousin Percy, you, and I,<br/> | To-morrow, cousin Percy, you, and I,<br/> | ||
And my good Lord of Worcester, will set forth<br/> | And my good Lord of Worcester, will set forth<br/> | ||
To meet your father and the Scottish power,<br/> | To meet your father and the Scottish power,<br/> | ||
As is appointed us, at Shrewsbury.<br/> | As is appointed us, at Shrewsbury.<br/> | ||
My father Glendower is not ready yet,<br/> | My father Glendower is not ready yet,<br/> | ||
Nor shall we need his help these fourteen days:—<br/> | |||
Nor shall we need his help these fourteen days:&mdash;<br/> | |||
[To Glend.] Within that space you may have drawn together<br/> | [To Glend.] Within that space you may have drawn together<br/> | ||
Your tenants, friends, and neighbouring gentlemen.<br/> | Your tenants, friends, and neighbouring gentlemen.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
A shorter time shall send me to you, lords:<br/> | A shorter time shall send me to you, lords:<br/> | ||
And in my conduct shall your ladies come;<br/> | And in my conduct shall your ladies come;<br/> | ||
From whom you now must steal, and take no leave,<br/> | From whom you now must steal, and take no leave,<br/> | ||
For there will be a world of water shed<br/> | For there will be a world of water shed<br/> | ||
Upon the parting of your wives and you.<br/> | Upon the parting of your wives and you.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Methinks my moiety, north from Burton here,<br/> | Methinks my moiety, north from Burton here,<br/> | ||
In quantity equals not one of yours.<br/> | In quantity equals not one of yours.<br/> | ||
See how this river comes me cranking in,<br/> | See how this river comes me cranking in,<br/> | ||
And cuts me from the best of all my land<br/> | And cuts me from the best of all my land<br/> | ||
A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.<br/> | A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.<br/> | ||
I'll have the current in this place damn'd up;<br/> | I'll have the current in this place damn'd up;<br/> | ||
And here the smug and sliver Trent shall run<br/> | And here the smug and sliver Trent shall run<br/> | ||
In a new channel, fair and evenly:<br/> | In a new channel, fair and evenly:<br/> | ||
It shall not wind with such a deep indent,<br/> | It shall not wind with such a deep indent,<br/> | ||
To rob me of so rich a bottom here.<br/> | To rob me of so rich a bottom here.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
Not wind? it shall, it must; you see it doth.<br/> | Not wind? it shall, it must; you see it doth.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>MORTIMER.<br/> | <p>MORTIMER.<br/> | ||
Yea, but<br/> | Yea, but<br/> | ||
Mark how he bears his course, and runs me up<br/> | Mark how he bears his course, and runs me up<br/> | ||
With like advantage on the other side;<br/> | With like advantage on the other side;<br/> | ||
Gelding th' opposed continent as much<br/> | Gelding th' opposed continent as much<br/> | ||
As on the other side it takes from you.<br/> | As on the other side it takes from you.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Yea, but a little charge will trench him here,<br/> | Yea, but a little charge will trench him here,<br/> | ||
And on this north side win this cape of land;<br/> | And on this north side win this cape of land;<br/> | ||
And then he runneth straight and evenly.<br/> | And then he runneth straight and evenly.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
I'll have it so: a little charge will do it.<br/> | I'll have it so: a little charge will do it.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
I will not have it alter'd.<br/> | I will not have it alter'd.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Will not you?<br/> | Will not you?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
No, nor you shall not.<br/> | No, nor you shall not.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Who shall say me nay?<br/> | Who shall say me nay?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
Why, that will I.<br/> | Why, that will I.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Let me not understand you, then; speak it in Welsh.<br/> | Let me not understand you, then; speak it in Welsh.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
I can speak English, lord, as well as you;<br/> | I can speak English, lord, as well as you;<br/> | ||
For I was train'd up in the English Court;<br/> | For I was train'd up in the English Court;<br/> | ||
Where, being but young, I framed to the harp<br/> | Where, being but young, I framed to the harp<br/> | ||
Many an English ditty lovely well,<br/> | Many an English ditty lovely well,<br/> | ||
And gave the tongue a helpful ornament,<br/> | And gave the tongue a helpful ornament,<br/> | ||
A virtue that was never seen in you.<br/> | A virtue that was never seen in you.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Marry, and I am glad of it with all my heart:<br/> | Marry, and I am glad of it with all my heart:<br/> | ||
I had rather be a kitten, and cry mew,<br/> | I had rather be a kitten, and cry mew,<br/> | ||
Than one of these same metre ballet-mongers;<br/> | Than one of these same metre ballet-mongers;<br/> | ||
I had rather hear a brazen canstick turn'd,<br/> | I had rather hear a brazen canstick turn'd,<br/> | ||
Or a dry wheel grate on the axletree;<br/> | Or a dry wheel grate on the axletree;<br/> | ||
And that would set my teeth nothing on edge,<br/> | And that would set my teeth nothing on edge,<br/> | ||
Nothing so much as mincing poetry:<br/> | Nothing so much as mincing poetry:<br/> | ||
'Tis like the forced gait of a shuffling nag.<br/> | 'Tis like the forced gait of a shuffling nag.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
Come, you shall have Trent turn'd.<br/> | Come, you shall have Trent turn'd.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
I do not care: I'll give thrice so much land<br/> | I do not care: I'll give thrice so much land<br/> | ||
To any well-deserving friend;<br/> | To any well-deserving friend;<br/> | ||
But in the way of bargain, mark ye me,<br/> | But in the way of bargain, mark ye me,<br/> | ||
I'll cavil on the ninth part of a hair.<br/> | I'll cavil on the ninth part of a hair.<br/> | ||
Are the indentures drawn? shall we be gone?<br/> | Are the indentures drawn? shall we be gone?<br/> | ||
GLEND.<br/> | GLEND.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>The Moon shines fair; you may away by night:<br/> | <p>The Moon shines fair; you may away by night:<br/> | ||
I'll in and haste the writer, and withal<br/> | I'll in and haste the writer, and withal<br/> | ||
Break with your wives of your departure hence:<br/> | Break with your wives of your departure hence:<br/> | ||
I am afraid my daughter will run mad,<br/> | I am afraid my daughter will run mad,<br/> | ||
So much she doteth on her Mortimer.<br/> | So much she doteth on her Mortimer.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>MORTIMER.<br/> | <p>MORTIMER.<br/> | ||
Fie, cousin Percy! how you cross my father!<br/> | Fie, cousin Percy! how you cross my father!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
I cannot choose: sometimes he angers me<br/> | I cannot choose: sometimes he angers me<br/> | ||
With telling me of the moldwarp and the ant,<br/> | With telling me of the moldwarp and the ant,<br/> | ||
Of the dreamer Merlin and his prophecies,<br/> | Of the dreamer Merlin and his prophecies,<br/> | ||
And of a dragon and a finless fish,<br/> | And of a dragon and a finless fish,<br/> | ||
A clip-wing'd griffin and a moulten raven,<br/> | A clip-wing'd griffin and a moulten raven,<br/> | ||
A couching lion and a ramping cat,<br/> | A couching lion and a ramping cat,<br/> | ||
And such a deal of skimble-skamble stuff<br/> | And such a deal of skimble-skamble stuff<br/> | ||
As puts me from my faith. I tell you what,<br/> | As puts me from my faith. I tell you what,<br/> | ||
He held me last night at the least nine hours<br/> | He held me last night at the least nine hours<br/> | ||
In reckoning up the several devils' names<br/> | In reckoning up the several devils' names<br/> | ||
That were his lacqueys: I cried hum, and well,<br/> | That were his lacqueys: I cried hum, and well,<br/> | ||
But mark'd him not a word. O, he's as tedious<br/> | But mark'd him not a word. O, he's as tedious<br/> | ||
As a tired horse, a railing wife;<br/> | As a tired horse, a railing wife;<br/> | ||
Worse than a smoky house: I had rather live<br/> | Worse than a smoky house: I had rather live<br/> | ||
With cheese and garlic in a windmill, far,<br/> | With cheese and garlic in a windmill, far,<br/> | ||
Than feed on cates and have him talk to me<br/> | Than feed on cates and have him talk to me<br/> | ||
In any summer-house in Christendom.<br/> | In any summer-house in Christendom.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>MORTIMER.<br/> | <p>MORTIMER.<br/> | ||
In faith, he is a worthy gentleman;<br/> | In faith, he is a worthy gentleman;<br/> | ||
Exceedingly well-read, and profited<br/> | Exceedingly well-read, and profited<br/> | ||
In strange concealments; valiant as a lion,<br/> | In strange concealments; valiant as a lion,<br/> | ||
And wondrous affable, and as bountiful<br/> | And wondrous affable, and as bountiful<br/> | ||
As mines of India. Shall I tell you, cousin?<br/> | As mines of India. Shall I tell you, cousin?<br/> | ||
He holds your temper in a high respect,<br/> | He holds your temper in a high respect,<br/> | ||
And curbs himself even of his natural scope<br/> | And curbs himself even of his natural scope<br/> | ||
When you do cross his humour; faith, he does:<br/> | When you do cross his humour; faith, he does:<br/> | ||
I warrant you, that man is not alive<br/> | I warrant you, that man is not alive<br/> | ||
Might so have tempted him as you have done,<br/> | Might so have tempted him as you have done,<br/> | ||
Without the taste of danger and reproof:<br/> | Without the taste of danger and reproof:<br/> | ||
But do not use it oft, let me entreat you.<br/> | But do not use it oft, let me entreat you.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
In faith, my lord, you are too wilful-blunt;<br/> | In faith, my lord, you are too wilful-blunt;<br/> | ||
And since your coming hither have done enough<br/> | And since your coming hither have done enough<br/> | ||
To put him quite beside his patience.<br/> | To put him quite beside his patience.<br/> | ||
You must needs learn, lord, to amend this fault:<br/> | You must needs learn, lord, to amend this fault:<br/> | ||
Though sometimes it show greatness, courage, blood—<br/> | |||
And that's the dearest grace it renders you,—<br/> | Though sometimes it show greatness, courage, blood&mdash;<br/> | ||
And that's the dearest grace it renders you,&mdash;<br/> | |||
Yet oftentimes it doth present harsh rage,<br/> | Yet oftentimes it doth present harsh rage,<br/> | ||
Defect of manners, want of government,<br/> | Defect of manners, want of government,<br/> | ||
Pride, haughtiness, opinion, and disdain;<br/> | Pride, haughtiness, opinion, and disdain;<br/> | ||
The least of which haunting a nobleman<br/> | The least of which haunting a nobleman<br/> | ||
Loseth men's hearts, and leaves behind a stain<br/> | Loseth men's hearts, and leaves behind a stain<br/> | ||
Upon the beauty of all parts besides,<br/> | Upon the beauty of all parts besides,<br/> | ||
Beguiling them of commendation.<br/> | Beguiling them of commendation.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Well, I am school'd: good manners be your speed!<br/> | Well, I am school'd: good manners be your speed!<br/> | ||
Here come our wives, and let us take our leave.<br/> | Here come our wives, and let us take our leave.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>MORTIMER.<br/> | <p>MORTIMER.<br/> | ||
This is the deadly spite that angers me,<br/> | This is the deadly spite that angers me,<br/> | ||
My wife can speak no English, I no Welsh.<br/> | My wife can speak no English, I no Welsh.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
My daughter weeps: she will not part with you;<br/> | My daughter weeps: she will not part with you;<br/> | ||
She'll be a soldier too, she'll to the wars.<br/> | She'll be a soldier too, she'll to the wars.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>MORTIMER.<br/> | <p>MORTIMER.<br/> | ||
Good father, tell her that she and my aunt Percy<br/> | Good father, tell her that she and my aunt Percy<br/> | ||
Shall follow in your conduct speedily.<br/> | Shall follow in your conduct speedily.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>[Glendower speaks to Lady Mortimer in Welsh, and she answers | <p>[Glendower speaks to Lady Mortimer in Welsh, and she answers | ||
him in the same.]</p> | him in the same.]</p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
She's desperate here; a peevish self-will'd harlotry,<br/> | She's desperate here; a peevish self-will'd harlotry,<br/> | ||
One that no persuasion can do good upon.<br/> | One that no persuasion can do good upon.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>MORTIMER.<br/> | <p>MORTIMER.<br/> | ||
I understand thy looks: that pretty Welsh<br/> | I understand thy looks: that pretty Welsh<br/> | ||
Which thou pour'st down from these swelling heavens<br/> | Which thou pour'st down from these swelling heavens<br/> | ||
I am too perfect in; and, but for shame,<br/> | I am too perfect in; and, but for shame,<br/> | ||
In such a parley should I answer thee.<br/> | In such a parley should I answer thee.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>I understand thy kisses, and thou mine,<br/> | <p>I understand thy kisses, and thou mine,<br/> | ||
And that's a feeling disputation:<br/> | And that's a feeling disputation:<br/> | ||
But I will never be a truant, love,<br/> | But I will never be a truant, love,<br/> | ||
Till I have learn'd thy language; for thy tongue<br/> | Till I have learn'd thy language; for thy tongue<br/> | ||
Makes Welsh as sweet as ditties highly penn'd,<br/> | Makes Welsh as sweet as ditties highly penn'd,<br/> | ||
Sung by a fair queen in a Summer's bower,<br/> | Sung by a fair queen in a Summer's bower,<br/> | ||
With ravishing division, to her lute.<br/> | With ravishing division, to her lute.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
Nay, if you melt, then will she run mad.<br/> | Nay, if you melt, then will she run mad.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>MORTIMER.<br/> | <p>MORTIMER.<br/> | ||
O, I am ignorance itself in this!<br/> | O, I am ignorance itself in this!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
She bids you on the wanton rushes lay you down,<br/> | She bids you on the wanton rushes lay you down,<br/> | ||
And rest your gentle head upon her lap,<br/> | And rest your gentle head upon her lap,<br/> | ||
And she will sing the song that pleaseth you,<br/> | And she will sing the song that pleaseth you,<br/> | ||
And on your eyelids crown the god of sleep,<br/> | And on your eyelids crown the god of sleep,<br/> | ||
Charming your blood with pleasing heaviness;<br/> | Charming your blood with pleasing heaviness;<br/> | ||
Making such difference betwixt wake and sleep,<br/> | Making such difference betwixt wake and sleep,<br/> | ||
As is the difference betwixt day and night,<br/> | As is the difference betwixt day and night,<br/> | ||
The hour before the heavenly-harness'd team<br/> | The hour before the heavenly-harness'd team<br/> | ||
Begins his golden progress in the East.<br/> | Begins his golden progress in the East.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>MORTIMER.<br/> | <p>MORTIMER.<br/> | ||
With all my heart I'll sit and hear her sing:<br/> | With all my heart I'll sit and hear her sing:<br/> | ||
By that time will our book, I think, be drawn.<br/> | By that time will our book, I think, be drawn.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
Do so:<br/> | Do so:<br/> | ||
An those musicians that shall play to you<br/> | An those musicians that shall play to you<br/> | ||
Hang in the air a thousand leagues from hence,<br/> | Hang in the air a thousand leagues from hence,<br/> | ||
And straight they shall be here: sit, and attend.<br/> | And straight they shall be here: sit, and attend.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Come, Kate, thou art perfect in lying down: come, quick, | Come, Kate, thou art perfect in lying down: come, quick, | ||
quick, that I may lay my head in thy lap.</p> | quick, that I may lay my head in thy lap.</p> | ||
<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
Go, ye giddy goose.<br/> | Go, ye giddy goose.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Now I perceive the Devil understands Welsh;<br/> | Now I perceive the Devil understands Welsh;<br/> | ||
And 'tis no marvel he's so humorous.<br/> | And 'tis no marvel he's so humorous.<br/> | ||
By'r Lady, he's a good musician.<br/> | By'r Lady, he's a good musician.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
Then should you be nothing but musical; for you are | Then should you be nothing but musical; for you are | ||
altogether governed by humours. Lie still, ye thief, and hear | altogether governed by humours. Lie still, ye thief, and hear | ||
the lady sing in Welsh.</p> | the lady sing in Welsh.</p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
I had rather hear Lady, my brach, howl in Irish.<br/> | I had rather hear Lady, my brach, howl in Irish.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
Wouldst thou have thy head broken?<br/> | Wouldst thou have thy head broken?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
No.<br/> | No.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
Then be still.<br/> | Then be still.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Neither; 'tis a woman's fault.<br/> | Neither; 'tis a woman's fault.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
Now God help thee!<br/> | Now God help thee!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Peace! she sings.<br/> | Peace! she sings.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
Not mine, in good sooth.<br/> | Not mine, in good sooth.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Not yours, in good sooth! 'Heart! you swear like a<br/> | Not yours, in good sooth! 'Heart! you swear like a<br/> | ||
comfit-maker's wife. Not mine, in good sooth; and, As true<br/> | comfit-maker's wife. Not mine, in good sooth; and, As true<br/> | ||
as I live; and, As God shall mend me; and, As sure as day;<br/> | as I live; and, As God shall mend me; and, As sure as day;<br/> | ||
And givest such sarcenet surety for thy oaths,<br/> | And givest such sarcenet surety for thy oaths,<br/> | ||
As if thou ne'er walk'dst further than Finsbury.<br/> | As if thou ne'er walk'dst further than Finsbury.<br/> | ||
Swear me, Kate, like a lady as thou art,<br/> | Swear me, Kate, like a lady as thou art,<br/> | ||
A good mouth-filling oath; and leave in sooth,<br/> | A good mouth-filling oath; and leave in sooth,<br/> | ||
And such protest of pepper-gingerbread,<br/> | And such protest of pepper-gingerbread,<br/> | ||
To velvet-guards and Sunday-citizens. Come, sing.<br/> | To velvet-guards and Sunday-citizens. Come, sing.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | <p>LADY PERCY.<br/> | ||
I will not sing.<br/> | I will not sing.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
'Tis the next way to turn tailor, or be redbreast-teacher.<br/> | 'Tis the next way to turn tailor, or be redbreast-teacher.<br/> | ||
An the indentures be drawn, I'll away within these two hours;<br/> | An the indentures be drawn, I'll away within these two hours;<br/> | ||
and so, come in when ye will.<br/> | and so, come in when ye will.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | <p>GLENDOWER.<br/> | ||
Come, come, Lord Mortimer; you are as slow<br/> | Come, come, Lord Mortimer; you are as slow<br/> | ||
As hot Lord Percy is on fire to go.<br/> | As hot Lord Percy is on fire to go.<br/> | ||
By this our book's drawn; we'll but seal, and then<br/> | By this our book's drawn; we'll but seal, and then<br/> | ||
To horse immediately.<br/> | To horse immediately.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>MORTIMER.<br/> | <p>MORTIMER.<br/> | ||
With all my heart.<br/> | With all my heart.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
Lords, give us leave; the Prince of Wales and I<br/> | Lords, give us leave; the Prince of Wales and I<br/> | ||
Must have some private conference: but be near at hand,<br/> | Must have some private conference: but be near at hand,<br/> | ||
For we shall presently have need of you.<br/> | For we shall presently have need of you.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>I know not whether God will have it so,<br/> | <p>I know not whether God will have it so,<br/> | ||
For some displeasing service I have done,<br/> | For some displeasing service I have done,<br/> | ||
That, in His secret doom, out of my blood<br/> | That, in His secret doom, out of my blood<br/> | ||
He'll breed revengement and a scourge for me;<br/> | He'll breed revengement and a scourge for me;<br/> | ||
But thou dost, in thy passages of life,<br/> | But thou dost, in thy passages of life,<br/> | ||
Make me believe that thou art only mark'd<br/> | Make me believe that thou art only mark'd<br/> | ||
For the hot vengeance and the rod of Heaven<br/> | For the hot vengeance and the rod of Heaven<br/> | ||
To punish my mistreadings. Tell me else,<br/> | To punish my mistreadings. Tell me else,<br/> | ||
Could such inordinate and low desires,<br/> | Could such inordinate and low desires,<br/> | ||
Such poor, such base, such lewd, such mean attempts,<br/> | Such poor, such base, such lewd, such mean attempts,<br/> | ||
Such barren pleasures, rude society,<br/> | Such barren pleasures, rude society,<br/> | ||
As thou art match'd withal and grafted to,<br/> | As thou art match'd withal and grafted to,<br/> | ||
Accompany the greatness of thy blood,<br/> | Accompany the greatness of thy blood,<br/> | ||
And hold their level with thy princely heart?<br/> | And hold their level with thy princely heart?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
So please your Majesty, I would I could<br/> | So please your Majesty, I would I could<br/> | ||
Quit all offences with as clear excuse<br/> | Quit all offences with as clear excuse<br/> | ||
As well as I am doubtless I can purge<br/> | As well as I am doubtless I can purge<br/> | ||
Myself of many I am charged withal:<br/> | Myself of many I am charged withal:<br/> | ||
Yet such extenuation let me beg,<br/> | Yet such extenuation let me beg,<br/> | ||
As, in reproof of many tales devised<br/> | As, in reproof of many tales devised<br/> | ||
By smiling pick-thanks and base news-mongers,—<br/> | |||
Which oft the ear of greatness needs must hear,—<br/> | By smiling pick-thanks and base news-mongers,&mdash;<br/> | ||
Which oft the ear of greatness needs must hear,&mdash;<br/> | |||
I may, for some things true, wherein my youth<br/> | I may, for some things true, wherein my youth<br/> | ||
Hath faulty wander'd and irregular,<br/> | Hath faulty wander'd and irregular,<br/> | ||
Find pardon on my true submission.<br/> | Find pardon on my true submission.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
God pardon thee! Yet let me wonder, Harry,<br/> | God pardon thee! Yet let me wonder, Harry,<br/> | ||
At thy affections, which do hold a wing<br/> | At thy affections, which do hold a wing<br/> | ||
Quite from the flight of all thy ancestors.<br/> | Quite from the flight of all thy ancestors.<br/> | ||
Thy place in Council thou hast rudely lost,<br/> | Thy place in Council thou hast rudely lost,<br/> | ||
Which by thy younger brother is supplied;<br/> | Which by thy younger brother is supplied;<br/> | ||
And art almost an alien to the hearts<br/> | And art almost an alien to the hearts<br/> | ||
Of all the Court and princes of my blood:<br/> | Of all the Court and princes of my blood:<br/> | ||
The hope and expectation of thy time<br/> | The hope and expectation of thy time<br/> | ||
Is ruin'd; and the soul of every man<br/> | Is ruin'd; and the soul of every man<br/> | ||
Prophetically does forethink thy fall.<br/> | Prophetically does forethink thy fall.<br/> | ||
Had I so lavish of my presence been,<br/> | Had I so lavish of my presence been,<br/> | ||
So common-hackney'd in the eyes of men,<br/> | So common-hackney'd in the eyes of men,<br/> | ||
So stale and cheap to vulgar company,<br/> | So stale and cheap to vulgar company,<br/> | ||
Opinion, that did help me to the crown,<br/> | Opinion, that did help me to the crown,<br/> | ||
Had still kept loyal to possession,<br/> | Had still kept loyal to possession,<br/> | ||
And left me in reputeless banishment,<br/> | And left me in reputeless banishment,<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>A fellow of no mark nor likelihood.<br/> | <p>A fellow of no mark nor likelihood.<br/> | ||
By being seldom seen, I could not stir<br/> | By being seldom seen, I could not stir<br/> | ||
But, like a comet, I was wonder'd at;<br/> | But, like a comet, I was wonder'd at;<br/> | ||
That men would tell their children, This is he;<br/> | That men would tell their children, This is he;<br/> | ||
Others would say, Where, which is Bolingbroke?<br/> | Others would say, Where, which is Bolingbroke?<br/> | ||
And then I stole all courtesy from Heaven,<br/> | And then I stole all courtesy from Heaven,<br/> | ||
And dress'd myself in such humility,<br/> | And dress'd myself in such humility,<br/> | ||
That I did pluck allegiance from men's hearts,<br/> | That I did pluck allegiance from men's hearts,<br/> | ||
Loud shouts and salutations from their mouths,<br/> | Loud shouts and salutations from their mouths,<br/> | ||
Even in the presence of the crowned King.<br/> | Even in the presence of the crowned King.<br/> | ||
Thus did I keep my person fresh and new;<br/> | Thus did I keep my person fresh and new;<br/> | ||
My presence, like a robe pontifical,<br/> | My presence, like a robe pontifical,<br/> | ||
Ne'er seen but wonder'd at: and so my state,<br/> | Ne'er seen but wonder'd at: and so my state,<br/> | ||
Seldom but sumptuous, showed like a feast,<br/> | Seldom but sumptuous, showed like a feast,<br/> | ||
And won by rareness such solemnity.<br/> | And won by rareness such solemnity.<br/> | ||
The skipping King, he ambled up and down<br/> | The skipping King, he ambled up and down<br/> | ||
With shallow jesters and rash bavin wits,<br/> | With shallow jesters and rash bavin wits,<br/> | ||
Soon kindled and soon burnt; carded his state,<br/> | Soon kindled and soon burnt; carded his state,<br/> | ||
Mingled his royalty, with capering fools;<br/> | Mingled his royalty, with capering fools;<br/> | ||
Had his great name profaned with their scorns;<br/> | Had his great name profaned with their scorns;<br/> | ||
And gave his countenance, against his name,<br/> | And gave his countenance, against his name,<br/> | ||
To laugh at gibing boys, and stand the push<br/> | To laugh at gibing boys, and stand the push<br/> | ||
Of every beardless vain comparative;<br/> | Of every beardless vain comparative;<br/> | ||
Grew a companion to the common streets,<br/> | Grew a companion to the common streets,<br/> | ||
Enfeoff'd himself to popularity;<br/> | Enfeoff'd himself to popularity;<br/> | ||
That, being dally swallow'd by men's eyes,<br/> | That, being dally swallow'd by men's eyes,<br/> | ||
They surfeited with honey, and began<br/> | They surfeited with honey, and began<br/> | ||
To loathe the taste of sweetness, whereof a little<br/> | To loathe the taste of sweetness, whereof a little<br/> | ||
More than a little is by much too much.<br/> | More than a little is by much too much.<br/> | ||
So, when he had occasion to be seen,<br/> | So, when he had occasion to be seen,<br/> | ||
He was but as the cuckoo is in June,<br/> | He was but as the cuckoo is in June,<br/> | ||
Heard, not regarded; seen, but with such eyes<br/> | Heard, not regarded; seen, but with such eyes<br/> | ||
As, sick and blunted with community,<br/> | As, sick and blunted with community,<br/> | ||
Afford no extraordinary gaze,<br/> | Afford no extraordinary gaze,<br/> | ||
Such as is bent on sun-like majesty<br/> | Such as is bent on sun-like majesty<br/> | ||
When it shines seldom in admiring eyes;<br/> | When it shines seldom in admiring eyes;<br/> | ||
But rather drowsed, and hung their eyelids down,<br/> | But rather drowsed, and hung their eyelids down,<br/> | ||
Slept in his face, and render'd such aspect<br/> | Slept in his face, and render'd such aspect<br/> | ||
As cloudy men use to their adversaries,<br/> | As cloudy men use to their adversaries,<br/> | ||
Being with his presence glutted, gorged, and full.<br/> | Being with his presence glutted, gorged, and full.<br/> | ||
And in that very line, Harry, stand'st thou;<br/> | And in that very line, Harry, stand'st thou;<br/> | ||
For thou hast lost thy princely privilege<br/> | For thou hast lost thy princely privilege<br/> | ||
With vile participation: not an eye<br/> | With vile participation: not an eye<br/> | ||
But is a-weary of thy common sight,<br/> | But is a-weary of thy common sight,<br/> | ||
Save mine, which hath desired to see thee more;<br/> | Save mine, which hath desired to see thee more;<br/> | ||
Which now doth that I would not have it do,<br/> | Which now doth that I would not have it do,<br/> | ||
Make blind itself with foolish tenderness.<br/> | Make blind itself with foolish tenderness.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I shall hereafter, my thrice-gracious lord,<br/> | I shall hereafter, my thrice-gracious lord,<br/> | ||
Be more myself.<br/> | Be more myself.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
For all the world,<br/> | For all the world,<br/> | ||
As thou art to this hour, was Richard then<br/> | As thou art to this hour, was Richard then<br/> | ||
When I from France set foot at Ravenspurg;<br/> | When I from France set foot at Ravenspurg;<br/> | ||
And even as I was then is Percy now.<br/> | And even as I was then is Percy now.<br/> | ||
Now, by my sceptre, and my soul to boot,<br/> | Now, by my sceptre, and my soul to boot,<br/> | ||
He hath more worthy interest to the state<br/> | He hath more worthy interest to the state<br/> | ||
Than thou, the shadow of succession;<br/> | Than thou, the shadow of succession;<br/> | ||
For, of no right, nor colour like to right,<br/> | For, of no right, nor colour like to right,<br/> | ||
He doth fill fields with harness in the realm,<br/> | He doth fill fields with harness in the realm,<br/> | ||
Turns head against the lion's armed jaws;<br/> | Turns head against the lion's armed jaws;<br/> | ||
And, being no more in debt to years than thou,<br/> | And, being no more in debt to years than thou,<br/> | ||
Leads ancient lords and reverend bishops on<br/> | Leads ancient lords and reverend bishops on<br/> | ||
To bloody battles and to bruising arms.<br/> | To bloody battles and to bruising arms.<br/> | ||
What never-dying honour hath he got<br/> | What never-dying honour hath he got<br/> | ||
Against renowned Douglas! whose high deeds,<br/> | Against renowned Douglas! whose high deeds,<br/> | ||
Whose hot incursions, and great name in arms,<br/> | Whose hot incursions, and great name in arms,<br/> | ||
Holds from all soldiers chief majority<br/> | Holds from all soldiers chief majority<br/> | ||
And military title capital<br/> | And military title capital<br/> | ||
Through all the kingdoms that acknowledge Christ:<br/> | Through all the kingdoms that acknowledge Christ:<br/> | ||
Thrice hath this Hotspur, Mars in swathing-clothes,<br/> | Thrice hath this Hotspur, Mars in swathing-clothes,<br/> | ||
This infant warrior, in his enterprises<br/> | This infant warrior, in his enterprises<br/> | ||
Discomfited great Douglas; ta'en him once,<br/> | Discomfited great Douglas; ta'en him once,<br/> | ||
Enlarged him, and made a friend of him,<br/> | Enlarged him, and made a friend of him,<br/> | ||
To fill the mouth of deep defiance up,<br/> | To fill the mouth of deep defiance up,<br/> | ||
And shake the peace and safety of our throne.<br/> | And shake the peace and safety of our throne.<br/> | ||
And what say you to this? Percy, Northumberland,<br/> | And what say you to this? Percy, Northumberland,<br/> | ||
Th' Archbishop's Grace of York, Douglas, and Mortimer<br/> | Th' Archbishop's Grace of York, Douglas, and Mortimer<br/> | ||
Capitulate against us, and are up.<br/> | Capitulate against us, and are up.<br/> | ||
But wherefore do I tell these news to thee?<br/> | But wherefore do I tell these news to thee?<br/> | ||
Why, Harry, do I tell thee of my foes,<br/> | Why, Harry, do I tell thee of my foes,<br/> | ||
Which art my near'st and dearest enemy?<br/> | Which art my near'st and dearest enemy?<br/> | ||
Thou that art like enough,—through vassal fear,<br/> | |||
Base inclination, and the start of spleen,—<br/> | Thou that art like enough,&mdash;through vassal fear,<br/> | ||
Base inclination, and the start of spleen,&mdash;<br/> | |||
To fight against me under Percy's pay,<br/> | To fight against me under Percy's pay,<br/> | ||
To dog his heels, and curtsy at his frowns,<br/> | To dog his heels, and curtsy at his frowns,<br/> | ||
To show how much thou art degenerate.<br/> | To show how much thou art degenerate.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Do not think so; you shall not find it so:<br/> | Do not think so; you shall not find it so:<br/> | ||
And God forgive them that so much have sway'd<br/> | And God forgive them that so much have sway'd<br/> | ||
Your Majesty's good thoughts away from me!<br/> | Your Majesty's good thoughts away from me!<br/> | ||
I will redeem all this on Percy's head,<br/> | I will redeem all this on Percy's head,<br/> | ||
And, in the closing of some glorious day,<br/> | And, in the closing of some glorious day,<br/> | ||
Be bold to tell you that I am your son;<br/> | Be bold to tell you that I am your son;<br/> | ||
When I will wear a garment all of blood,<br/> | When I will wear a garment all of blood,<br/> | ||
And stain my favour in a bloody mask,<br/> | And stain my favour in a bloody mask,<br/> | ||
Which, wash'd away, shall scour my shame with it:<br/> | Which, wash'd away, shall scour my shame with it:<br/> | ||
And that shall be the day, whene'er it lights,<br/> | And that shall be the day, whene'er it lights,<br/> | ||
That this same child of honour and renown,<br/> | That this same child of honour and renown,<br/> | ||
This gallant Hotspur, this all-praised knight,<br/> | This gallant Hotspur, this all-praised knight,<br/> | ||
And your unthought-of Harry, chance to meet.<br/> | And your unthought-of Harry, chance to meet.<br/> | ||
For every honour sitting on his helm,<br/> | For every honour sitting on his helm,<br/> | ||
Would they were multitudes, and on my head<br/> | Would they were multitudes, and on my head<br/> | ||
My shames redoubled! for the time will come,<br/> | My shames redoubled! for the time will come,<br/> | ||
That I shall make this northern youth exchange<br/> | That I shall make this northern youth exchange<br/> | ||
His glorious deeds for my indignities.<br/> | His glorious deeds for my indignities.<br/> | ||
Percy is but my factor, good my lord,<br/> | Percy is but my factor, good my lord,<br/> | ||
T' engross up glorious deeds on my behalf;<br/> | T' engross up glorious deeds on my behalf;<br/> | ||
And I will call hall to so strict account,<br/> | And I will call hall to so strict account,<br/> | ||
That he shall render every glory up,<br/> | That he shall render every glory up,<br/> | ||
Yea, even the slightest worship of his time,<br/> | Yea, even the slightest worship of his time,<br/> | ||
Or I will tear the reckoning from his heart.<br/> | Or I will tear the reckoning from his heart.<br/> | ||
This, in the name of God, I promise here:<br/> | This, in the name of God, I promise here:<br/> | ||
The which if I perform, and do survive,<br/> | The which if I perform, and do survive,<br/> | ||
I do beseech your Majesty, may salve<br/> | I do beseech your Majesty, may salve<br/> | ||
The long-grown wounds of my intemperance:<br/> | The long-grown wounds of my intemperance:<br/> | ||
If not, the end of life cancels all bands;<br/> | If not, the end of life cancels all bands;<br/> | ||
And I will die a hundred thousand deaths<br/> | And I will die a hundred thousand deaths<br/> | ||
Ere break the smallest parcel of this vow.<br/> | Ere break the smallest parcel of this vow.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
A hundred thousand rebels die in this.<br/> | A hundred thousand rebels die in this.<br/> | ||
Thou shalt have charge and sovereign trust herein.—<br/> | |||
Thou shalt have charge and sovereign trust herein.&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>BLUNT.<br/> | <p>BLUNT.<br/> | ||
So is the business that I come to speak of.<br/> | So is the business that I come to speak of.<br/> | ||
Lord Mortimer of Scotland hath sent word<br/> | Lord Mortimer of Scotland hath sent word<br/> | ||
That Douglas and the English rebels met<br/> | That Douglas and the English rebels met<br/> | ||
Th' eleventh of this month at Shrewsbury:<br/> | Th' eleventh of this month at Shrewsbury:<br/> | ||
A mighty and a fearful head they are,<br/> | A mighty and a fearful head they are,<br/> | ||
If promises be kept on every hand,<br/> | If promises be kept on every hand,<br/> | ||
As ever offer'd foul play in a State.<br/> | As ever offer'd foul play in a State.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
The Earl of Westmoreland set forth to-day;<br/> | The Earl of Westmoreland set forth to-day;<br/> | ||
With him my son, Lord John of Lancaster;<br/> | With him my son, Lord John of Lancaster;<br/> | ||
For this advertisement is five days old.<br/> | For this advertisement is five days old.<br/> | ||
On Wednesday next you, Harry, shall set forward;<br/> | On Wednesday next you, Harry, shall set forward;<br/> | ||
On Thursday we ourselves will march:<br/> | On Thursday we ourselves will march:<br/> | ||
Our meeting is Bridgenorth: and, Harry, you<br/> | Our meeting is Bridgenorth: and, Harry, you<br/> | ||
Shall march through Glostershire; by which account,<br/> | Shall march through Glostershire; by which account,<br/> | ||
Our business valued, some twelve days hence<br/> | Our business valued, some twelve days hence<br/> | ||
Our general forces at Bridgenorth shall meet.<br/> | Our general forces at Bridgenorth shall meet.<br/> | ||
Our hands are full of business: let's away;<br/> | Our hands are full of business: let's away;<br/> | ||
Advantage feeds him fat, while men delay.<br/> | Advantage feeds him fat, while men delay.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Bardolph, am I not fallen away vilely since this last action? do I | Bardolph, am I not fallen away vilely since this last action? do I | ||
not bate? do I not dwindle? Why, my skin hangs about me like an | not bate? do I not dwindle? Why, my skin hangs about me like an | ||
old lady's loose gown; I am withered like an old apple-John. | old lady's loose gown; I am withered like an old apple-John. | ||
Well, I'll repent, and that suddenly, while I am in some liking; I | Well, I'll repent, and that suddenly, while I am in some liking; I | ||
shall be out of heart shortly, and then I shall have no strength to | shall be out of heart shortly, and then I shall have no strength to | ||
repent. | repent. | ||
An I have not forgotten what the inside of a church is made of, I | An I have not forgotten what the inside of a church is made of, I | ||
am a peppercorn, a brewer's horse: the inside of a church! | am a peppercorn, a brewer's horse: the inside of a church! | ||
Company, villainous company, hath been the spoil of me.</p> | Company, villainous company, hath been the spoil of me.</p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
Sir John, you are so fretful, you cannot live long.<br/> | Sir John, you are so fretful, you cannot live long.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Why, there is it: come, sing me a song; make me merry. I was as | Why, there is it: come, sing me a song; make me merry. I was as | ||
virtuously given as a gentleman need to be; virtuous enough; swore | virtuously given as a gentleman need to be; virtuous enough; swore | ||
little; diced not above seven times a week; paid money that I borrowed | little; diced not above seven times a week; paid money that I borrowed | ||
—three or four times; lived well, and in good compass: and now I live | |||
&mdash;three or four times; lived well, and in good compass: and now I live | |||
out of all order, out of all compass.</p> | out of all order, out of all compass.</p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
Why, you are so fat, Sir John, that you must needs be out of all | Why, you are so fat, Sir John, that you must needs be out of all | ||
compass, —out of all reasonable compass, Sir John.</p> | |||
compass, &mdash;out of all reasonable compass, Sir John.</p> | |||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Do thou amend thy face, and I'll amend my life: thou art our admiral, | Do thou amend thy face, and I'll amend my life: thou art our admiral, | ||
thou bearest the lantern in the poop,—but 'tis in the nose of thee; | |||
thou bearest the lantern in the poop,&mdash;but 'tis in the nose of thee; | |||
thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp.</p> | thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp.</p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
Why, Sir John, my face does you no harm.<br/> | Why, Sir John, my face does you no harm.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
No, I'll be sworn; I make as good use of it as many a man doth of a | No, I'll be sworn; I make as good use of it as many a man doth of a | ||
death's-head or a memento mori: I never see thy face but I think upon | death's-head or a memento mori: I never see thy face but I think upon | ||
hell-fire, and Dives that lived in purple; for there he is in his robes, | hell-fire, and Dives that lived in purple; for there he is in his robes, | ||
burning, burning. If thou wert any way given to virtue, I would swear | burning, burning. If thou wert any way given to virtue, I would swear | ||
by thy face; my oath should be, By this fire, that's God's angel: but | by thy face; my oath should be, By this fire, that's God's angel: but | ||
thou art altogether given over; and wert indeed, but for the light in | thou art altogether given over; and wert indeed, but for the light in | ||
thy face, the son of utter darkness. When thou rann'st up Gad's-hill in | thy face, the son of utter darkness. When thou rann'st up Gad's-hill in | ||
the night to catch my horse, if I did not think thou hadst been an ignis | the night to catch my horse, if I did not think thou hadst been an ignis | ||
fatuus or a ball of wildfire, there's no purchase in money. O, thou art | fatuus or a ball of wildfire, there's no purchase in money. O, thou art | ||
a perpetual triumph, an everlasting bonfire-light! Thou hast saved me a | a perpetual triumph, an everlasting bonfire-light! Thou hast saved me a | ||
thousand marks in links and torches, walking with thee in the night | thousand marks in links and torches, walking with thee in the night | ||
betwixt tavern and tavern: but the sack that thou hast drunk me would | betwixt tavern and tavern: but the sack that thou hast drunk me would | ||
have bought me lights as good cheap at the dearest chandler's in Europe. | have bought me lights as good cheap at the dearest chandler's in Europe. | ||
I have maintain'd that salamander of yours with fire any time this | I have maintain'd that salamander of yours with fire any time this | ||
two-and-thirty years; God reward me for it!</p> | two-and-thirty years; God reward me for it!</p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
'Sblood, I would my face were in your stomach!<br/> | 'Sblood, I would my face were in your stomach!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
God-a-mercy! so should I be sure to be heart-burn'd.—<br/> | |||
God-a-mercy! so should I be sure to be heart-burn'd.&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>How now, Dame Partlet the hen! have you enquir'd yet who | <p>How now, Dame Partlet the hen! have you enquir'd yet who | ||
pick'd my pocket?</p> | pick'd my pocket?</p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
Why, Sir John, what do you think, Sir John? do you think I | Why, Sir John, what do you think, Sir John? do you think I | ||
keep thieves in my house? I have search'd, I have inquired, | keep thieves in my house? I have search'd, I have inquired, | ||
so has my husband, man by man, boy by boy, servant by servant: | so has my husband, man by man, boy by boy, servant by servant: | ||
the tithe of a hair was never lost in my house before.</p> | the tithe of a hair was never lost in my house before.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Ye lie, hostess: Bardolph was shaved, and lost many a hair; and<br/> | Ye lie, hostess: Bardolph was shaved, and lost many a hair; and<br/> | ||
I'll be sworn my pocket was pick'd. Go to, you are a woman, go.<br/> | I'll be sworn my pocket was pick'd. Go to, you are a woman, go.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
Who, I? no; I defy thee: God's light, I was never call'd so in | Who, I? no; I defy thee: God's light, I was never call'd so in | ||
mine own house before.</p> | mine own house before.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Go to, I know you well enough.<br/> | Go to, I know you well enough.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
No, Sir John; you do not know me, Sir John. I know you, Sir John: | No, Sir John; you do not know me, Sir John. I know you, Sir John: | ||
you owe me money, Sir John; and now you pick a quarrel to beguile me | you owe me money, Sir John; and now you pick a quarrel to beguile me | ||
of it: I bought you a dozen of shirts to your back.</p> | of it: I bought you a dozen of shirts to your back.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Dowlas, filthy dowlas: I have given them away to bakers' wives, | Dowlas, filthy dowlas: I have given them away to bakers' wives, | ||
and they have made bolters of them.</p> | and they have made bolters of them.</p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
Now, as I am a true woman, holland of eight shillings an ell.<br/> | Now, as I am a true woman, holland of eight shillings an ell.<br/> | ||
You owe money here besides, Sir John, for your diet and by-drinkings,<br/> | You owe money here besides, Sir John, for your diet and by-drinkings,<br/> | ||
and money lent you, four-and-twenty pound.<br/> | and money lent you, four-and-twenty pound.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
He had his part of it; let him pay.<br/> | He had his part of it; let him pay.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
He? alas, he is poor; he hath nothing.<br/> | He? alas, he is poor; he hath nothing.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
How! poor? look upon his face; what call you rich? let | How! poor? look upon his face; what call you rich? let | ||
them coin his nose, let them coin his cheeks: I'll not pay a | them coin his nose, let them coin his cheeks: I'll not pay a | ||
denier. What, will you make a younker of me? shall I not take | denier. What, will you make a younker of me? shall I not take | ||
mine ease in mine inn, but I shall have my pocket pick'd? I have | mine ease in mine inn, but I shall have my pocket pick'd? I have | ||
lost a seal-ring of my grandfather's worth forty mark.</p> | lost a seal-ring of my grandfather's worth forty mark.</p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
O Jesu, I have heard the Prince tell him, I know not how oft, | O Jesu, I have heard the Prince tell him, I know not how oft, | ||
that that ring was copper!</p> | that that ring was copper!</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
How! the Prince is a Jack, a sneak-cup: 'sblood, an he were | How! the Prince is a Jack, a sneak-cup: 'sblood, an he were | ||
here, I would cudgel him like a dog, if he would say so.—</p> | |||
here, I would cudgel him like a dog, if he would say so.&mdash;</p> | |||
<p>[Enter Prince Henry and Poins, marching. Falstaff meets them, | <p>[Enter Prince Henry and Poins, marching. Falstaff meets them, | ||
playing on his truncheon like a fife.]</p> | playing on his truncheon like a fife.]</p> | ||
<p>How now, lad? is the wind in that door, i'faith? must we all | <p>How now, lad? is the wind in that door, i'faith? must we all | ||
march?</p> | march?</p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
Yea, two-and-two, Newgate-fashion.<br/> | Yea, two-and-two, Newgate-fashion.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
My lord, I pray you, hear me.<br/> | My lord, I pray you, hear me.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What say'st thou, Mistress Quickly? How doth thy husband? I love | What say'st thou, Mistress Quickly? How doth thy husband? I love | ||
him well; he is an honest man.</p> | him well; he is an honest man.</p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
Good my lord, hear me.<br/> | Good my lord, hear me.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Pr'ythee, let her alone, and list to me.<br/> | Pr'ythee, let her alone, and list to me.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What say'st thou, Jack?<br/> | What say'st thou, Jack?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
The other night I fell asleep here behind the arras, and had my | The other night I fell asleep here behind the arras, and had my | ||
pocket pick'd: this house is turn'd bawdy-house; they pick pockets.</p> | pocket pick'd: this house is turn'd bawdy-house; they pick pockets.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What didst thou lose, Jack?<br/> | What didst thou lose, Jack?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Wilt thou believe me, Hal? three or four bonds of forty pound | Wilt thou believe me, Hal? three or four bonds of forty pound | ||
a-piece and a seal-ring of my grandfather's.</p> | a-piece and a seal-ring of my grandfather's.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
A trifle, some eight-penny matter.<br/> | A trifle, some eight-penny matter.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
So I told him, my lord; and I said I heard your Grace say so; | So I told him, my lord; and I said I heard your Grace say so; | ||
and, my lord, he speaks most vilely of you, like a foul-mouth'd | and, my lord, he speaks most vilely of you, like a foul-mouth'd | ||
man as he is; and said he would cudgel you.</p> | man as he is; and said he would cudgel you.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What! he did not?<br/> | What! he did not?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
There's neither faith, truth, nor womanhood in me else.<br/> | There's neither faith, truth, nor womanhood in me else.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
There's no more faith in thee than in a stew'd prune; nor no more | There's no more faith in thee than in a stew'd prune; nor no more | ||
truth in thee than in a drawn fox; and, for woman-hood, Maid Marian | truth in thee than in a drawn fox; and, for woman-hood, Maid Marian | ||
may be the deputy's wife of the ward to thee. Go, you thing, go.</p> | may be the deputy's wife of the ward to thee. Go, you thing, go.</p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
Say, what thing? what thing? I am an honest man's wife: and, | Say, what thing? what thing? I am an honest man's wife: and, | ||
setting thy knighthood aside, thou art a knave to call me so.</p> | setting thy knighthood aside, thou art a knave to call me so.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Setting thy womanhood aside, thou art a beast to say otherwise.<br/> | Setting thy womanhood aside, thou art a beast to say otherwise.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
Say, what beast, thou knave, thou?<br/> | Say, what beast, thou knave, thou?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
What beast! why, an otter.<br/> | What beast! why, an otter.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
An otter, Sir John, why an otter?<br/> | An otter, Sir John, why an otter?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Why, she's neither fish nor flesh; a man knows not where to have | Why, she's neither fish nor flesh; a man knows not where to have | ||
her.</p> | her.</p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
Thou art an unjust man in saying so; thou or any man knows where | Thou art an unjust man in saying so; thou or any man knows where | ||
to have me, thou knave, thou!</p> | to have me, thou knave, thou!</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Thou say'st true, hostess; and he slanders thee most grossly.<br/> | Thou say'st true, hostess; and he slanders thee most grossly.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
So he doth you, my lord; and said this other day you ought him a | So he doth you, my lord; and said this other day you ought him a | ||
thousand pound.</p> | thousand pound.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Sirrah, do I owe you a thousand pound?<br/> | Sirrah, do I owe you a thousand pound?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>A thousand pound, Hal! a million: thy love is worth a million; | <p>A thousand pound, Hal! a million: thy love is worth a million; | ||
thou owest me thy love.</p> | thou owest me thy love.</p> | ||
<p>HOSTESS.<br/> | <p>HOSTESS.<br/> | ||
Nay, my lord, he call'd you Jack, and said he would cudgel you.<br/> | Nay, my lord, he call'd you Jack, and said he would cudgel you.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Did I, Bardolph?<br/> | Did I, Bardolph?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
Indeed, Sir John, you said so.<br/> | Indeed, Sir John, you said so.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Yea, if he said my ring was copper.<br/> | Yea, if he said my ring was copper.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I say 'tis copper: darest thou be as good as thy word now?<br/> | I say 'tis copper: darest thou be as good as thy word now?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Why, Hal, thou know'st, as thou art but man, I dare; but as thou | Why, Hal, thou know'st, as thou art but man, I dare; but as thou | ||
art prince, I fear thee as I fear the roaring of the lion's whelp.</p> | art prince, I fear thee as I fear the roaring of the lion's whelp.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
And why not as the lion?<br/> | And why not as the lion?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
The King himself is to be feared as the lion: dost thou think I'll | The King himself is to be feared as the lion: dost thou think I'll | ||
fear thee as I fear thy father? nay, an I do, I pray God my girdle | fear thee as I fear thy father? nay, an I do, I pray God my girdle | ||
break.</p> | break.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Sirrah, there's no room for faith, truth, nor honesty in this | Sirrah, there's no room for faith, truth, nor honesty in this | ||
bosom of thine; it is all fill'd up with midriff. | bosom of thine; it is all fill'd up with midriff. | ||
Charge an honest woman with picking thy pocket! why, thou whoreson, | Charge an honest woman with picking thy pocket! why, thou whoreson, | ||
impudent, emboss'd rascal, if there were anything in thy pocket but | impudent, emboss'd rascal, if there were anything in thy pocket but | ||
tavern-reckonings, and one poor pennyworth of sugar-candy to make thee | tavern-reckonings, and one poor pennyworth of sugar-candy to make thee | ||
long-winded,—if thy pocket were enrich'd with any other injuries but | |||
long-winded,&mdash;if thy pocket were enrich'd with any other injuries but | |||
these, I am a villain: and yet you will stand to it; you will not | these, I am a villain: and yet you will stand to it; you will not | ||
pocket-up wrong. Art thou not ashamed!</p> | pocket-up wrong. Art thou not ashamed!</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Dost thou hear, Hal? thou know'st, in the state of innocency Adam fell; | Dost thou hear, Hal? thou know'st, in the state of innocency Adam fell; | ||
and what should poor Jack Falstaff do in the days of villainy? | and what should poor Jack Falstaff do in the days of villainy? | ||
Thou see'st I have more flesh than another man; and therefore more | Thou see'st I have more flesh than another man; and therefore more | ||
frailty. You confess, then, you pick'd my pocket?</p> | frailty. You confess, then, you pick'd my pocket?</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
It appears so by the story.</p> | It appears so by the story.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Hostess, I forgive thee: go, make ready breakfast; love thy husband, | Hostess, I forgive thee: go, make ready breakfast; love thy husband, | ||
look to thy servants, cherish thy guests: thou shalt find me tractable | look to thy servants, cherish thy guests: thou shalt find me tractable | ||
to any honest reason; thou see'st I am pacified.—Still? Nay, pr'ythee, | |||
to any honest reason; thou see'st I am pacified.&mdash;Still? Nay, pr'ythee, | |||
be gone.</p> | be gone.</p> | ||
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<p>Now, Hal, to the news at Court: for the robbery, lad, how is | <p>Now, Hal, to the news at Court: for the robbery, lad, how is | ||
that answered?</p> | that answered?</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
O, my sweet beef, I must still be good angel to thee: the money | O, my sweet beef, I must still be good angel to thee: the money | ||
is paid back again.</p> | is paid back again.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
O, I do not like that paying back; 'tis a double labour.<br/> | O, I do not like that paying back; 'tis a double labour.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I am good friends with my father, and may do any thing.<br/> | I am good friends with my father, and may do any thing.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Rob me the exchequer the first thing thou doest, and do it with | Rob me the exchequer the first thing thou doest, and do it with | ||
unwash'd hands too.</p> | unwash'd hands too.</p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
Do, my lord.<br/> | Do, my lord.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I have procured thee, Jack, a charge of Foot.<br/> | I have procured thee, Jack, a charge of Foot.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
I would it had been of Horse. Where shall I find one that can steal | I would it had been of Horse. Where shall I find one that can steal | ||
well? O, for a fine thief, of the age of two-and-twenty or thereabouts! | well? O, for a fine thief, of the age of two-and-twenty or thereabouts! | ||
I am heinously unprovided. Well, God be thanked for these rebels; they | I am heinously unprovided. Well, God be thanked for these rebels; they | ||
offend none but the virtuous: I laud them, I praise them.</p> | offend none but the virtuous: I laud them, I praise them.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Bardolph,—<br/> | |||
Bardolph,&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
My lord?<br/> | My lord?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Go bear this letter to Lord John of Lancaster,<br/> | Go bear this letter to Lord John of Lancaster,<br/> | ||
To my brother John; this to my Lord of Westmoreland.—</p> | |||
To my brother John; this to my Lord of Westmoreland.&mdash;</p> | |||
<p>[Exit Bardolph.]</p> | <p>[Exit Bardolph.]</p> | ||
<p>Go, Poins, to horse, to horse; for thou and I<br/> | <p>Go, Poins, to horse, to horse; for thou and I<br/> | ||
Have thirty miles to ride yet ere dinner-time.—<br/> | |||
Have thirty miles to ride yet ere dinner-time.&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>Meet me to-morrow, Jack, i' the Temple-hall<br/> | <p>Meet me to-morrow, Jack, i' the Temple-hall<br/> | ||
At two o'clock in th' afternoon:<br/> | At two o'clock in th' afternoon:<br/> | ||
There shalt thou know thy charge; and there receive<br/> | There shalt thou know thy charge; and there receive<br/> | ||
Money and order for their furniture.<br/> | Money and order for their furniture.<br/> | ||
The land is burning; Percy stands on high;<br/> | The land is burning; Percy stands on high;<br/> | ||
And either they or we must lower lie.<br/> | And either they or we must lower lie.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Rare words! brave world!—Hostess, my breakfast; come:—<br/> | |||
Rare words! brave world!&mdash;Hostess, my breakfast; come:&mdash;<br/> | |||
O, I could wish this tavern were my drum!<br/> | O, I could wish this tavern were my drum!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Well said, my noble Scot: if speaking truth<br/> | Well said, my noble Scot: if speaking truth<br/> | ||
In this fine age were not thought flattery,<br/> | In this fine age were not thought flattery,<br/> | ||
Such attribution should the Douglas have,<br/> | Such attribution should the Douglas have,<br/> | ||
As not a soldier of this season's stamp<br/> | As not a soldier of this season's stamp<br/> | ||
Should go so general-current through the world.<br/> | Should go so general-current through the world.<br/> | ||
By God, I cannot flatter; I defy<br/> | By God, I cannot flatter; I defy<br/> | ||
The tongues of soothers; but a braver place<br/> | The tongues of soothers; but a braver place<br/> | ||
In my heart's love hath no man than yourself:<br/> | In my heart's love hath no man than yourself:<br/> | ||
Nay, task me to my word; approve me, lord.<br/> | Nay, task me to my word; approve me, lord.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
Thou art the king of honour:<br/> | Thou art the king of honour:<br/> | ||
No man so potent breathes upon the ground<br/> | No man so potent breathes upon the ground<br/> | ||
But I will beard him.<br/> | But I will beard him.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Do so, and 'tis well.—<br/> | |||
Do so, and 'tis well.&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>[Enter a Messenger with letters.]</p> | <p>[Enter a Messenger with letters.]</p> | ||
<p>What letters hast thou there?—I can but thank you.</p> | <p>What letters hast thou there?&mdash;I can but thank you.</p> | ||
<p>MESSENGER.<br/> | <p>MESSENGER.<br/> | ||
These letters come from your father.<br/> | These letters come from your father.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Letters from him! why comes he not himself?<br/> | Letters from him! why comes he not himself?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>MESSENGER.<br/> | <p>MESSENGER.<br/> | ||
He cannot come, my lord; he's grievous sick.<br/> | He cannot come, my lord; he's grievous sick.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Zwounds! how has he the leisure to be sick<br/> | Zwounds! how has he the leisure to be sick<br/> | ||
In such a justling time? Who leads his power?<br/> | In such a justling time? Who leads his power?<br/> | ||
Under whose government come they along?<br/> | Under whose government come they along?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>MESSENGER.<br/> | <p>MESSENGER.<br/> | ||
His letters bears his mind, not I, my lord.<br/> | His letters bears his mind, not I, my lord.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
I pr'ythee, tell me, doth he keep his bed?<br/> | I pr'ythee, tell me, doth he keep his bed?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>MESSENGER.<br/> | <p>MESSENGER.<br/> | ||
He did, my lord, four days ere I set forth,<br/> | He did, my lord, four days ere I set forth,<br/> | ||
And at the time of my departure thence<br/> | And at the time of my departure thence<br/> | ||
He was much fear'd by his physicians.<br/> | He was much fear'd by his physicians.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
I would the state of time had first been whole<br/> | I would the state of time had first been whole<br/> | ||
Ere he by sickness had been visited:<br/> | Ere he by sickness had been visited:<br/> | ||
His health was never better worth than now.<br/> | His health was never better worth than now.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Sick now! droop now! this sickness doth infect<br/> | Sick now! droop now! this sickness doth infect<br/> | ||
The very life-blood of our enterprise;<br/> | The very life-blood of our enterprise;<br/> | ||
'Tis catching hither, even to our camp.<br/> | 'Tis catching hither, even to our camp.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>He writes me here, that inward sickness,—<br/> | <p>He writes me here, that inward sickness,&mdash;<br/> | ||
And that his friends by deputation could not<br/> | And that his friends by deputation could not<br/> | ||
So soon be drawn; no did he think it meet<br/> | So soon be drawn; no did he think it meet<br/> | ||
To lay so dangerous and dear a trust<br/> | To lay so dangerous and dear a trust<br/> | ||
On any soul removed, but on his own.<br/> | On any soul removed, but on his own.<br/> | ||
Yet doth he give us bold advertisement,<br/> | Yet doth he give us bold advertisement,<br/> | ||
That with our small conjunction we should on,<br/> | That with our small conjunction we should on,<br/> | ||
To see how fortune is disposed to us;<br/> | To see how fortune is disposed to us;<br/> | ||
For, as he writes, there is no quailing now,<br/> | For, as he writes, there is no quailing now,<br/> | ||
Because the King is certainly possess'd<br/> | Because the King is certainly possess'd<br/> | ||
Of all our purposes. What say you to it?<br/> | Of all our purposes. What say you to it?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Your father's sickness is a maim to us.<br/> | Your father's sickness is a maim to us.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
A perilous gash, a very limb lopp'd off:—<br/> | |||
A perilous gash, a very limb lopp'd off:&mdash;<br/> | |||
And yet, in faith, 'tis not; his present want<br/> | And yet, in faith, 'tis not; his present want<br/> | ||
Seems more than we shall find it. Were it good<br/> | Seems more than we shall find it. Were it good<br/> | ||
To set the exact wealth of all our states<br/> | To set the exact wealth of all our states<br/> | ||
All at one cast? to set so rich a main<br/> | All at one cast? to set so rich a main<br/> | ||
On the nice hazard of one doubtful hour?<br/> | On the nice hazard of one doubtful hour?<br/> | ||
It were not good; for therein should we read<br/> | It were not good; for therein should we read<br/> | ||
The very bottom and the soul of hope,<br/> | The very bottom and the soul of hope,<br/> | ||
The very list, the very utmost bound<br/> | The very list, the very utmost bound<br/> | ||
Of all our fortunes.<br/> | Of all our fortunes.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
Faith, and so we should;<br/> | Faith, and so we should;<br/> | ||
Where now remains a sweet reversion;<br/> | Where now remains a sweet reversion;<br/> | ||
And we may boldly spend upon the hope<br/> | And we may boldly spend upon the hope<br/> | ||
Of what is to come in:<br/> | Of what is to come in:<br/> | ||
A comfort of retirement lives in this.<br/> | A comfort of retirement lives in this.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
A rendezvous, a home to fly unto,<br/> | A rendezvous, a home to fly unto,<br/> | ||
If that the Devil and mischance look big<br/> | If that the Devil and mischance look big<br/> | ||
Upon the maidenhead of our affairs.<br/> | Upon the maidenhead of our affairs.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
But yet I would your father had been here.<br/> | But yet I would your father had been here.<br/> | ||
The quality and hair of our attempt<br/> | The quality and hair of our attempt<br/> | ||
Brooks no division: it will be thought<br/> | Brooks no division: it will be thought<br/> | ||
By some, that know not why he is away,<br/> | By some, that know not why he is away,<br/> | ||
That wisdom, loyalty, and mere dislike<br/> | That wisdom, loyalty, and mere dislike<br/> | ||
Of our proceedings, kept the earl from hence:<br/> | Of our proceedings, kept the earl from hence:<br/> | ||
And think how such an apprehension<br/> | And think how such an apprehension<br/> | ||
May turn the tide of fearful faction,<br/> | May turn the tide of fearful faction,<br/> | ||
And breed a kind of question in our cause;<br/> | And breed a kind of question in our cause;<br/> | ||
For well you know we of the offering side<br/> | For well you know we of the offering side<br/> | ||
Must keep aloof from strict arbitrement,<br/> | Must keep aloof from strict arbitrement,<br/> | ||
And stop all sight-holes, every loop from whence<br/> | And stop all sight-holes, every loop from whence<br/> | ||
The eye of reason may pry in upon us.<br/> | The eye of reason may pry in upon us.<br/> | ||
This absence of your father's draws a curtain,<br/> | This absence of your father's draws a curtain,<br/> | ||
That shows the ignorant a kind of fear<br/> | That shows the ignorant a kind of fear<br/> | ||
Before not dreamt of.<br/> | Before not dreamt of.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Nay, you strain too far.<br/> | Nay, you strain too far.<br/> | ||
I, rather, of his absence make this use:<br/> | I, rather, of his absence make this use:<br/> | ||
It lends a lustre and more great opinion,<br/> | It lends a lustre and more great opinion,<br/> | ||
A larger dare to our great enterprise,<br/> | A larger dare to our great enterprise,<br/> | ||
Than if the earl were here; for men must think,<br/> | Than if the earl were here; for men must think,<br/> | ||
If we, without his help, can make a head<br/> | If we, without his help, can make a head<br/> | ||
To push against the kingdom, with his help<br/> | To push against the kingdom, with his help<br/> | ||
We shall o'erturn it topsy-turvy down.<br/> | We shall o'erturn it topsy-turvy down.<br/> | ||
Yet all goes well, yet all our joints are whole.<br/> | Yet all goes well, yet all our joints are whole.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
As heart can think: there is not such a word<br/> | As heart can think: there is not such a word<br/> | ||
Spoke in Scotland as this term of fear.<br/> | Spoke in Scotland as this term of fear.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
My cousin Vernon! welcome, by my soul.<br/> | My cousin Vernon! welcome, by my soul.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
Pray God my news be worth a welcome, lord.<br/> | Pray God my news be worth a welcome, lord.<br/> | ||
The Earl of Westmoreland, seven thousand strong,<br/> | The Earl of Westmoreland, seven thousand strong,<br/> | ||
Is marching hitherwards; with him Prince John.<br/> | Is marching hitherwards; with him Prince John.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
No harm: what more?<br/> | No harm: what more?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
And further, I have learn'd<br/> | And further, I have learn'd<br/> | ||
The King himself in person is set forth,<br/> | The King himself in person is set forth,<br/> | ||
Or hitherwards intended speedily,<br/> | Or hitherwards intended speedily,<br/> | ||
With strong and mighty preparation.<br/> | With strong and mighty preparation.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
He shall be welcome too. Where is his son,<br/> | He shall be welcome too. Where is his son,<br/> | ||
The nimble-footed madcap Prince of Wales,<br/> | The nimble-footed madcap Prince of Wales,<br/> | ||
And his comrades, that daff the world aside,<br/> | And his comrades, that daff the world aside,<br/> | ||
And bid it pass?<br/> | And bid it pass?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
All furnish'd, all in arms;<br/> | All furnish'd, all in arms;<br/> | ||
All plumed like estridges that with the wind<br/> | All plumed like estridges that with the wind<br/> | ||
Bate it; like eagles having lately bathed;<br/> | Bate it; like eagles having lately bathed;<br/> | ||
Glittering in golden coats, like images;<br/> | Glittering in golden coats, like images;<br/> | ||
As full of spirit as the month of May<br/> | As full of spirit as the month of May<br/> | ||
And gorgeous as the Sun at midsummer;<br/> | And gorgeous as the Sun at midsummer;<br/> | ||
Wanton as youthful goats, wild as young bulls.<br/> | Wanton as youthful goats, wild as young bulls.<br/> | ||
I saw young Harry—with his beaver on,<br/> | |||
His cuisses on his thighs, gallantly arm'd—<br/> | I saw young Harry&mdash;with his beaver on,<br/> | ||
His cuisses on his thighs, gallantly arm'd&mdash;<br/> | |||
Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury,<br/> | Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury,<br/> | ||
And vault it with such ease into his seat,<br/> | And vault it with such ease into his seat,<br/> | ||
As if an angel dropp'd down from the clouds,<br/> | As if an angel dropp'd down from the clouds,<br/> | ||
To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus,<br/> | To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus,<br/> | ||
And witch the world with noble horsemanship.<br/> | And witch the world with noble horsemanship.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
No more, no more: worse than the Sun in March,<br/> | No more, no more: worse than the Sun in March,<br/> | ||
This praise doth nourish agues. Let them come;<br/> | This praise doth nourish agues. Let them come;<br/> | ||
They come like sacrifices in their trim,<br/> | They come like sacrifices in their trim,<br/> | ||
And to the fire-eyed maid of smoky war,<br/> | And to the fire-eyed maid of smoky war,<br/> | ||
All hot and bleeding, will we offer them:<br/> | All hot and bleeding, will we offer them:<br/> | ||
The mailed Mars shall on his altar sit<br/> | The mailed Mars shall on his altar sit<br/> | ||
Up to the ears in blood. I am on fire<br/> | Up to the ears in blood. I am on fire<br/> | ||
To hear this rich reprisal is so nigh,<br/> | To hear this rich reprisal is so nigh,<br/> | ||
And yet not ours.—Come, let me taste my horse,<br/> | |||
And yet not ours.&mdash;Come, let me taste my horse,<br/> | |||
Who is to bear me, like a thunderbolt,<br/> | Who is to bear me, like a thunderbolt,<br/> | ||
Against the bosom of the Prince of Wales:<br/> | Against the bosom of the Prince of Wales:<br/> | ||
Harry and Harry shall, hot horse to horse,<br/> | Harry and Harry shall, hot horse to horse,<br/> | ||
Meet, and ne'er part till one drop down a corse.—<br/> | |||
Meet, and ne'er part till one drop down a corse.&mdash;<br/> | |||
O, that Glendower were come!<br/> | O, that Glendower were come!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
There is more news:<br/> | There is more news:<br/> | ||
I learn'd in Worcester, as I rode along,<br/> | I learn'd in Worcester, as I rode along,<br/> | ||
He cannot draw his power this fourteen days.<br/> | He cannot draw his power this fourteen days.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
That's the worst tidings that I hear of yet.<br/> | That's the worst tidings that I hear of yet.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Ay, by my faith, that bears a frosty sound.<br/> | Ay, by my faith, that bears a frosty sound.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
What may the King's whole battle reach unto?<br/> | What may the King's whole battle reach unto?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
To thirty thousand.<br/> | To thirty thousand.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Forty let it be:<br/> | Forty let it be:<br/> | ||
My father and Glendower being both away,<br/> | My father and Glendower being both away,<br/> | ||
The powers of us may serve so great a day.<br/> | The powers of us may serve so great a day.<br/> | ||
Come, let us take a muster speedily:<br/> | Come, let us take a muster speedily:<br/> | ||
Doomsday is near; die all, die merrily.<br/> | Doomsday is near; die all, die merrily.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
Talk not of dying: I am out of fear<br/> | Talk not of dying: I am out of fear<br/> | ||
Of death or death's hand for this one half-year.<br/> | Of death or death's hand for this one half-year.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Bardolph, get thee before to Coventry; fill me a bottle of | Bardolph, get thee before to Coventry; fill me a bottle of | ||
sack: our soldiers shall march through; we'll to Sutton-Co'fil' | sack: our soldiers shall march through; we'll to Sutton-Co'fil' | ||
to-night.</p> | to-night.</p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
Will you give me money, captain?<br/> | Will you give me money, captain?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Lay out, lay out.<br/> | Lay out, lay out.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
This bottle makes an angel.<br/> | This bottle makes an angel.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
An if it do, take it for thy labour; an if it make twenty,<br/> | An if it do, take it for thy labour; an if it make twenty,<br/> | ||
take them all; I'll answer the coinage. Bid my lieutenant<br/> | take them all; I'll answer the coinage. Bid my lieutenant<br/> | ||
Peto meet me at the town's end.<br/> | Peto meet me at the town's end.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | <p>BARDOLPH.<br/> | ||
I will, captain: farewell.<br/> | I will, captain: farewell.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
If I be not ashamed of my soldiers, I am a soused gurnet. I have | If I be not ashamed of my soldiers, I am a soused gurnet. I have | ||
misused the King's press damnably. I have got, in exchange of | misused the King's press damnably. I have got, in exchange of | ||
a hundred and fifty soldiers, three hundred and odd pounds. I | a hundred and fifty soldiers, three hundred and odd pounds. I | ||
press'd me none but good householders, yeomen's sons; inquired | press'd me none but good householders, yeomen's sons; inquired | ||
me out contracted bachelors, such as had been ask'd twice on the | me out contracted bachelors, such as had been ask'd twice on the | ||
banns; such a commodity of warm slaves as had as lief hear the | banns; such a commodity of warm slaves as had as lief hear the | ||
Devil as a drum; such as fear the report of a caliver worse than | Devil as a drum; such as fear the report of a caliver worse than | ||
a struck fowl or a hurt wild-duck. I press'd me none but such | a struck fowl or a hurt wild-duck. I press'd me none but such | ||
toasts-and-butter, with hearts in their bodies no bigger than | toasts-and-butter, with hearts in their bodies no bigger than | ||
pins'-heads, and they have bought out their services; and now | pins'-heads, and they have bought out their services; and now | ||
my whole charge consists of ancients, corporals, lieutenants, | my whole charge consists of ancients, corporals, lieutenants, | ||
gentlemen of companies, slaves as ragged as Lazarus in the | gentlemen of companies, slaves as ragged as Lazarus in the | ||
painted cloth, where the glutton's dogs licked his sores; and | painted cloth, where the glutton's dogs licked his sores; and | ||
such as, indeed, were never soldiers, but discarded unjust | such as, indeed, were never soldiers, but discarded unjust | ||
serving-men, younger sons to younger brothers, revolted tapsters, | serving-men, younger sons to younger brothers, revolted tapsters, | ||
and ostlers trade-fallen; the cankers of a calm world and a long | and ostlers trade-fallen; the cankers of a calm world and a long | ||
peace; ten times more dishonourable ragged than an old faced | peace; ten times more dishonourable ragged than an old faced | ||
ancient: and such have I, to fill up the rooms of them that have | ancient: and such have I, to fill up the rooms of them that have | ||
bought out their services, that you would think that I had a | bought out their services, that you would think that I had a | ||
hundred and fifty tattered Prodigals lately come from | hundred and fifty tattered Prodigals lately come from | ||
swine-keeping, from eating draff and husks. A mad fellow met me on | swine-keeping, from eating draff and husks. A mad fellow met me on | ||
the way, and told me I had unloaded all the gibbets, and press'd | the way, and told me I had unloaded all the gibbets, and press'd | ||
the dead bodies. | the dead bodies. | ||
No eye hath seen such scarecrows. I'll not march through Coventry | No eye hath seen such scarecrows. I'll not march through Coventry | ||
with them, that's flat: nay, and the villains march wide betwixt | with them, that's flat: nay, and the villains march wide betwixt | ||
the legs, as if they had gyves on; for, indeed, I had the most of | the legs, as if they had gyves on; for, indeed, I had the most of | ||
them out of prison. There's but a shirt and a half in all my company; | them out of prison. There's but a shirt and a half in all my company; | ||
and the half-shirt is two napkins tack'd together and thrown over the | and the half-shirt is two napkins tack'd together and thrown over the | ||
shoulders like a herald's coat without sleeves; and the shirt, to say | shoulders like a herald's coat without sleeves; and the shirt, to say | ||
the truth, stolen from my host at Saint Alban's, or the red-nose | the truth, stolen from my host at Saint Alban's, or the red-nose | ||
innkeeper of Daventry. | innkeeper of Daventry. | ||
But that's all one; they'll find linen enough on every hedge.</p> | But that's all one; they'll find linen enough on every hedge.</p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
How now, blown Jack! how now, quilt!<br/> | How now, blown Jack! how now, quilt!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
What, Hal! how now, mad wag! what a devil dost thou in<br/> | What, Hal! how now, mad wag! what a devil dost thou in<br/> | ||
Warwickshire?—My good Lord of Westmoreland, I cry you mercy:<br/> | |||
Warwickshire?&mdash;My good Lord of Westmoreland, I cry you mercy:<br/> | |||
I thought your honour had already been at Shrewsbury.<br/> | I thought your honour had already been at Shrewsbury.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | <p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | ||
Faith, Sir John, 'tis more than time that I were there, and you too; | Faith, Sir John, 'tis more than time that I were there, and you too; | ||
but my powers are there already. The King, I can tell you, looks for | but my powers are there already. The King, I can tell you, looks for | ||
us all: we must away all, to-night.</p> | us all: we must away all, to-night.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Tut, never fear me: I am as vigilant as a cat to steal cream.<br/> | Tut, never fear me: I am as vigilant as a cat to steal cream.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I think, to steal cream, indeed; for thy theft hath already made thee | I think, to steal cream, indeed; for thy theft hath already made thee | ||
butter. But tell me, Jack, whose fellows are these that come after?</p> | butter. But tell me, Jack, whose fellows are these that come after?</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Mine, Hal, mine.<br/> | Mine, Hal, mine.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I did never see such pitiful rascals.<br/> | I did never see such pitiful rascals.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Tut, tut; good enough to toss; food for powder, food for powder; | Tut, tut; good enough to toss; food for powder, food for powder; | ||
they'll fill a pit as well as better: tush, man, mortal men, | they'll fill a pit as well as better: tush, man, mortal men, | ||
mortal men.</p> | mortal men.</p> | ||
<p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | <p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | ||
Ay, but, Sir John, methinks they are exceeding poor and bare,—too | |||
Ay, but, Sir John, methinks they are exceeding poor and bare,&mdash;too | |||
beggarly.</p> | beggarly.</p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Faith, for their poverty, I know not where they had that; and, | Faith, for their poverty, I know not where they had that; and, | ||
for their bareness, I am sure they never learn'd that of me.</p> | for their bareness, I am sure they never learn'd that of me.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
No, I'll be sworn; unless you call three fingers on the ribs | No, I'll be sworn; unless you call three fingers on the ribs | ||
bare. But, sirrah, make haste: Percy is already in the field.</p> | bare. But, sirrah, make haste: Percy is already in the field.</p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
What, is the King encamp'd?<br/> | What, is the King encamp'd?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | <p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | ||
He is, Sir John: I fear we shall stay too long.<br/> | He is, Sir John: I fear we shall stay too long.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Well,<br/> | Well,<br/> | ||
To the latter end of a fray and the beginning of a feast<br/> | To the latter end of a fray and the beginning of a feast<br/> | ||
Fits a dull fighter and a keen guest.<br/> | Fits a dull fighter and a keen guest.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
We'll fight with him to-night.<br/> | We'll fight with him to-night.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
It may not be.<br/> | It may not be.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
You give him, then, advantage.<br/> | You give him, then, advantage.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
Not a whit.<br/> | Not a whit.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Why say you so? looks he not for supply?<br/> | Why say you so? looks he not for supply?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
So do we.<br/> | So do we.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
His is certain, ours is doubtful.<br/> | His is certain, ours is doubtful.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Good cousin, be advised; stir not to-night.<br/> | Good cousin, be advised; stir not to-night.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
Do not, my lord.<br/> | Do not, my lord.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
You do not counsel well:<br/> | You do not counsel well:<br/> | ||
You speak it out of fear and cold heart.<br/> | You speak it out of fear and cold heart.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
Do me no slander, Douglas: by my life,—<br/> | |||
And I dare well maintain it with my life,—<br/> | Do me no slander, Douglas: by my life,&mdash;<br/> | ||
And I dare well maintain it with my life,&mdash;<br/> | |||
If well-respected honour bid me on,<br/> | If well-respected honour bid me on,<br/> | ||
I hold as little counsel with weak fear<br/> | I hold as little counsel with weak fear<br/> | ||
As you, my lord, or any Scot that this day lives:<br/> | As you, my lord, or any Scot that this day lives:<br/> | ||
Let it be seen to-morrow in the battle<br/> | Let it be seen to-morrow in the battle<br/> | ||
Which of us fears.<br/> | Which of us fears.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
Yea, or to-night.<br/> | Yea, or to-night.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
Content.<br/> | Content.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
To-night, say I.<br/> | To-night, say I.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
Come, come, it may not be. I wonder much,<br/> | Come, come, it may not be. I wonder much,<br/> | ||
Being men of such great leading as you are,<br/> | Being men of such great leading as you are,<br/> | ||
That you foresee not what impediments<br/> | That you foresee not what impediments<br/> | ||
Drag back our expedition: certain Horse<br/> | Drag back our expedition: certain Horse<br/> | ||
Of my cousin Vernon's are not yet come up:<br/> | Of my cousin Vernon's are not yet come up:<br/> | ||
Your uncle Worcester's Horse came but to-day;<br/> | Your uncle Worcester's Horse came but to-day;<br/> | ||
And now their pride and mettle is asleep,<br/> | And now their pride and mettle is asleep,<br/> | ||
Their courage with hard labour tame and dull,<br/> | Their courage with hard labour tame and dull,<br/> | ||
That not a horse is half the half himself.<br/> | That not a horse is half the half himself.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
So are the horses of the enemy<br/> | So are the horses of the enemy<br/> | ||
In general, journey-bated and brought low:<br/> | In general, journey-bated and brought low:<br/> | ||
The better part of ours are full of rest.<br/> | The better part of ours are full of rest.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
The number of the King exceedeth ours.<br/> | The number of the King exceedeth ours.<br/> | ||
For God's sake, cousin, stay till all come in.<br/> | For God's sake, cousin, stay till all come in.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>BLUNT.<br/> | <p>BLUNT.<br/> | ||
I come with gracious offers from the King,<br/> | I come with gracious offers from the King,<br/> | ||
If you vouchsafe me hearing and respect.<br/> | If you vouchsafe me hearing and respect.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Welcome, Sir Walter Blunt; and would to God<br/> | Welcome, Sir Walter Blunt; and would to God<br/> | ||
You were of our determination!<br/> | You were of our determination!<br/> | ||
Some of us love you well; and even those some<br/> | Some of us love you well; and even those some<br/> | ||
Envy your great deservings and good name,<br/> | Envy your great deservings and good name,<br/> | ||
Because you are not of our quality,<br/> | Because you are not of our quality,<br/> | ||
But stand against us like an enemy.<br/> | But stand against us like an enemy.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BLUNT.<br/> | <p>BLUNT.<br/> | ||
And God defend but still I should stand so,<br/> | And God defend but still I should stand so,<br/> | ||
So long as out of limit and true rule<br/> | So long as out of limit and true rule<br/> | ||
You stand against anointed majesty!<br/> | You stand against anointed majesty!<br/> | ||
But to my charge: the King hath sent to know<br/> | But to my charge: the King hath sent to know<br/> | ||
The nature of your griefs; and whereupon<br/> | The nature of your griefs; and whereupon<br/> | ||
You conjure from the breast of civil peace<br/> | You conjure from the breast of civil peace<br/> | ||
Such bold hostility, teaching his duteous land<br/> | Such bold hostility, teaching his duteous land<br/> | ||
Audacious cruelty. If that the King<br/> | Audacious cruelty. If that the King<br/> | ||
Have any way your good deserts forgot,<br/> | Have any way your good deserts forgot,<br/> | ||
Which he confesseth to be manifold,<br/> | Which he confesseth to be manifold,<br/> | ||
He bids you name your griefs; and with all speed<br/> | He bids you name your griefs; and with all speed<br/> | ||
You shall have your desires with interest,<br/> | You shall have your desires with interest,<br/> | ||
And pardon absolute for yourself and these<br/> | And pardon absolute for yourself and these<br/> | ||
Herein misled by your suggestion.<br/> | Herein misled by your suggestion.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
The King is kind; and well we know the King<br/> | The King is kind; and well we know the King<br/> | ||
Knows at what time to promise, when to pay.<br/> | Knows at what time to promise, when to pay.<br/> | ||
My father and my uncle and myself<br/> | My father and my uncle and myself<br/> | ||
Did give him that same royalty he wears;<br/> | Did give him that same royalty he wears;<br/> | ||
And—when he was not six-and-twenty strong,<br/> | |||
And&mdash;when he was not six-and-twenty strong,<br/> | |||
Sick in the world's regard, wretched and low,<br/> | Sick in the world's regard, wretched and low,<br/> | ||
A poor unminded outlaw sneaking home—<br/> | |||
A poor unminded outlaw sneaking home&mdash;<br/> | |||
My father gave him welcome to the shore:<br/> | My father gave him welcome to the shore:<br/> | ||
And—when he heard him swear and vow to God,<br/> | |||
And&mdash;when he heard him swear and vow to God,<br/> | |||
He came but to be Duke of Lancaster,<br/> | He came but to be Duke of Lancaster,<br/> | ||
To sue his livery and beg his peace,<br/> | To sue his livery and beg his peace,<br/> | ||
With tears of innocence and terms of zeal—<br/> | |||
With tears of innocence and terms of zeal&mdash;<br/> | |||
My father, in kind heart and pity moved,<br/> | My father, in kind heart and pity moved,<br/> | ||
Swore him assistance, and performed it too.<br/> | Swore him assistance, and performed it too.<br/> | ||
Now, when the lords and barons of the realm<br/> | Now, when the lords and barons of the realm<br/> | ||
Perceived Northumberland did lean to him,<br/> | Perceived Northumberland did lean to him,<br/> | ||
The more and less came in with cap and knee;<br/> | The more and less came in with cap and knee;<br/> | ||
Met him in boroughs, cities, villages,<br/> | Met him in boroughs, cities, villages,<br/> | ||
Attended him on bridges, stood in lanes,<br/> | Attended him on bridges, stood in lanes,<br/> | ||
Laid gifts before him, proffer'd him their oaths,<br/> | Laid gifts before him, proffer'd him their oaths,<br/> | ||
Give him their heirs as pages, follow'd him<br/> | Give him their heirs as pages, follow'd him<br/> | ||
Even at the heels in golden multitudes.<br/> | Even at the heels in golden multitudes.<br/> | ||
He presently—as greatness knows itself—<br/> | |||
He presently&mdash;as greatness knows itself&mdash;<br/> | |||
Steps me a little higher than his vow<br/> | Steps me a little higher than his vow<br/> | ||
Made to my father, while his blood was poor,<br/> | Made to my father, while his blood was poor,<br/> | ||
Upon the naked shore at Ravenspurg;<br/> | Upon the naked shore at Ravenspurg;<br/> | ||
And now, forsooth, takes on him to reform<br/> | And now, forsooth, takes on him to reform<br/> | ||
Some certain edicts and some strait decrees<br/> | Some certain edicts and some strait decrees<br/> | ||
That lie too heavy on the commonwealth;<br/> | That lie too heavy on the commonwealth;<br/> | ||
Cries out upon abuses, seems to weep<br/> | Cries out upon abuses, seems to weep<br/> | ||
Over his country's wrongs; and, by this face,<br/> | Over his country's wrongs; and, by this face,<br/> | ||
This seeming brow of justice, did he win<br/> | This seeming brow of justice, did he win<br/> | ||
The hearts of all that he did angle for:<br/> | The hearts of all that he did angle for:<br/> | ||
Proceeded further; cut me off the heads<br/> | Proceeded further; cut me off the heads<br/> | ||
Of all the favourites, that the absent King<br/> | Of all the favourites, that the absent King<br/> | ||
In deputation left behind him here<br/> | In deputation left behind him here<br/> | ||
When he was personal in the Irish war.<br/> | When he was personal in the Irish war.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BLUNT.<br/> | <p>BLUNT.<br/> | ||
Tut, I came not to hear this.<br/> | Tut, I came not to hear this.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Then to the point:<br/> | Then to the point:<br/> | ||
In short time after, he deposed the King;<br/> | In short time after, he deposed the King;<br/> | ||
Soon after that, deprived him of his life;<br/> | Soon after that, deprived him of his life;<br/> | ||
And, in the neck of that, task'd the whole State:<br/> | And, in the neck of that, task'd the whole State:<br/> | ||
To make that worse, suffer'd his kinsman March<br/> | To make that worse, suffer'd his kinsman March<br/> | ||
(Who is, if every owner were well placed,<br/> | (Who is, if every owner were well placed,<br/> | ||
Indeed his king) to be engaged in Wales,<br/> | Indeed his king) to be engaged in Wales,<br/> | ||
There without ransom to lie forfeited;<br/> | There without ransom to lie forfeited;<br/> | ||
Disgraced me in my happy victories,<br/> | Disgraced me in my happy victories,<br/> | ||
Sought to entrap me by intelligence;<br/> | Sought to entrap me by intelligence;<br/> | ||
Rated my uncle from the Council-board;<br/> | Rated my uncle from the Council-board;<br/> | ||
In rage dismiss'd my father from the Court;<br/> | In rage dismiss'd my father from the Court;<br/> | ||
Broke oath on oath, committed wrong on wrong;<br/> | Broke oath on oath, committed wrong on wrong;<br/> | ||
And, in conclusion, drove us to seek out<br/> | And, in conclusion, drove us to seek out<br/> | ||
This head of safety; and withal to pry<br/> | This head of safety; and withal to pry<br/> | ||
Into his title, the which now we find<br/> | Into his title, the which now we find<br/> | ||
Too indirect for long continuance.<br/> | Too indirect for long continuance.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BLUNT.<br/> | <p>BLUNT.<br/> | ||
Shall I return this answer to the King?<br/> | Shall I return this answer to the King?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Not so, Sir Walter: we'll withdraw awhile.<br/> | Not so, Sir Walter: we'll withdraw awhile.<br/> | ||
Go to the King; and let there be impawn'd<br/> | Go to the King; and let there be impawn'd<br/> | ||
Some surety for a safe return again,<br/> | Some surety for a safe return again,<br/> | ||
And in the morning early shall my uncle<br/> | And in the morning early shall my uncle<br/> | ||
Bring him our purposes: and so, farewell.<br/> | Bring him our purposes: and so, farewell.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BLUNT.<br/> | <p>BLUNT.<br/> | ||
I would you would accept of grace and love.<br/> | I would you would accept of grace and love.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
And may be so we shall.<br/> | And may be so we shall.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BLUNT.<br/> | <p>BLUNT.<br/> | ||
Pray God you do.<br/> | Pray God you do.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>ARCHBISHOP.<br/> | <p>ARCHBISHOP.<br/> | ||
Hie, good Sir Michael; bear this sealed brief<br/> | Hie, good Sir Michael; bear this sealed brief<br/> | ||
With winged haste to the Lord Marshal;<br/> | With winged haste to the Lord Marshal;<br/> | ||
This to my cousin Scroop; and all the rest<br/> | This to my cousin Scroop; and all the rest<br/> | ||
To whom they are directed. If you knew<br/> | To whom they are directed. If you knew<br/> | ||
How much they do import, you would make haste.<br/> | How much they do import, you would make haste.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>SIR MICHAEL.<br/> | <p>SIR MICHAEL.<br/> | ||
My good lord,<br/> | My good lord,<br/> | ||
I guess their tenour.<br/> | I guess their tenour.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>ARCHBISHOP.<br/> | <p>ARCHBISHOP.<br/> | ||
Like enough you do.<br/> | Like enough you do.<br/> | ||
To-morrow, good Sir Michael, is a day<br/> | To-morrow, good Sir Michael, is a day<br/> | ||
Wherein the fortune of ten thousand men<br/> | Wherein the fortune of ten thousand men<br/> | ||
Must bide the touch; for, sir, at Shrewsbury,<br/> | Must bide the touch; for, sir, at Shrewsbury,<br/> | ||
As I am truly given to understand,<br/> | As I am truly given to understand,<br/> | ||
The King, with mighty and quick-raised power,<br/> | The King, with mighty and quick-raised power,<br/> | ||
Meets with Lord Harry: and, I fear, Sir Michael,<br/> | Meets with Lord Harry: and, I fear, Sir Michael,<br/> | ||
What with the sickness of Northumberland,<br/> | What with the sickness of Northumberland,<br/> | ||
Whose power was in the first proportion,<br/> | Whose power was in the first proportion,<br/> | ||
And what with Owen Glendower's absence thence,<br/> | And what with Owen Glendower's absence thence,<br/> | ||
Who with them was a rated sinew too,<br/> | Who with them was a rated sinew too,<br/> | ||
And comes not in, o'er-rul'd by prophecies,—<br/> | |||
And comes not in, o'er-rul'd by prophecies,&mdash;<br/> | |||
I fear the power of Percy is too weak<br/> | I fear the power of Percy is too weak<br/> | ||
To wage an instant trial with the King.<br/> | To wage an instant trial with the King.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>SIR MICHAEL.<br/> | <p>SIR MICHAEL.<br/> | ||
Why, my good lord, you need not fear;<br/> | Why, my good lord, you need not fear;<br/> | ||
There's Douglas and Lord Mortimer.<br/> | There's Douglas and Lord Mortimer.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>ARCHBISHOP.<br/> | <p>ARCHBISHOP.<br/> | ||
No, Mortimer's not there.<br/> | No, Mortimer's not there.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>SIR MICHAEL.<br/> | <p>SIR MICHAEL.<br/> | ||
But there is Mordake, Vernon, Lord Harry Percy,<br/> | But there is Mordake, Vernon, Lord Harry Percy,<br/> | ||
And there's my Lord of Worcester; and a head<br/> | And there's my Lord of Worcester; and a head<br/> | ||
Of gallant warriors, noble gentlemen.<br/> | Of gallant warriors, noble gentlemen.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>ARCHBISHOP.<br/> | <p>ARCHBISHOP.<br/> | ||
And so there is: but yet the King hath drawn<br/> | And so there is: but yet the King hath drawn<br/> | ||
The special head of all the land together;<br/> | The special head of all the land together;<br/> | ||
The Prince of Wales, Lord John of Lancaster,<br/> | The Prince of Wales, Lord John of Lancaster,<br/> | ||
The noble Westmoreland, and warlike Blunt;<br/> | The noble Westmoreland, and warlike Blunt;<br/> | ||
And many more corrivals and dear men<br/> | And many more corrivals and dear men<br/> | ||
Of estimation and command in arms.<br/> | Of estimation and command in arms.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>SIR MICHAEL.<br/> | <p>SIR MICHAEL.<br/> | ||
Doubt not, my lord, they shall be well opposed.<br/> | Doubt not, my lord, they shall be well opposed.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>ARCHBISHOP.<br/> | <p>ARCHBISHOP.<br/> | ||
I hope no less, yet needful 'tis to fear;<br/> | I hope no less, yet needful 'tis to fear;<br/> | ||
And, to prevent the worst, Sir Michael, speed:<br/> | And, to prevent the worst, Sir Michael, speed:<br/> | ||
For if Lord Percy thrive not, ere the King<br/> | For if Lord Percy thrive not, ere the King<br/> | ||
Dismiss his power, he means to visit us,<br/> | Dismiss his power, he means to visit us,<br/> | ||
For he hath heard of our confederacy;<br/> | For he hath heard of our confederacy;<br/> | ||
And 'tis but wisdom to make strong against him:<br/> | And 'tis but wisdom to make strong against him:<br/> | ||
Therefore make haste. I must go write again<br/> | Therefore make haste. I must go write again<br/> | ||
To other friends; and so, farewell, Sir Michael.<br/> | To other friends; and so, farewell, Sir Michael.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>[Enter King Henry, Prince Henry, Lancaster, Sir Walter Blunt, | <p>[Enter King Henry, Prince Henry, Lancaster, Sir Walter Blunt, | ||
and Sir John Falstaff.]</p> | and Sir John Falstaff.]</p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
How bloodily the Sun begins to peer<br/> | How bloodily the Sun begins to peer<br/> | ||
Above yon busky hill! the day looks pale<br/> | Above yon busky hill! the day looks pale<br/> | ||
At his distemperature.<br/> | At his distemperature.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
The southern wind<br/> | The southern wind<br/> | ||
Doth play the trumpet to his purposes;<br/> | Doth play the trumpet to his purposes;<br/> | ||
And by his hollow whistling in the leaves<br/> | And by his hollow whistling in the leaves<br/> | ||
Foretells a tempest and a blustering day.<br/> | Foretells a tempest and a blustering day.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
Then with the losers let it sympathize,<br/> | Then with the losers let it sympathize,<br/> | ||
For nothing can seem foul to those that win.—<br/> | |||
For nothing can seem foul to those that win.&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>How, now, my Lord of Worcester! 'tis not well<br/> | <p>How, now, my Lord of Worcester! 'tis not well<br/> | ||
That you and I should meet upon such terms<br/> | That you and I should meet upon such terms<br/> | ||
As now we meet. You have deceived our trust;<br/> | As now we meet. You have deceived our trust;<br/> | ||
And made us doff our easy robes of peace,<br/> | And made us doff our easy robes of peace,<br/> | ||
To crush our old limbs in ungentle steel:<br/> | To crush our old limbs in ungentle steel:<br/> | ||
This is not well, my lord, this is not well.<br/> | This is not well, my lord, this is not well.<br/> | ||
What say you to't? will you again unknit<br/> | What say you to't? will you again unknit<br/> | ||
This churlish knot of all-abhorred war,<br/> | This churlish knot of all-abhorred war,<br/> | ||
And move in that obedient orb again<br/> | And move in that obedient orb again<br/> | ||
Where you did give a fair and natural light;<br/> | Where you did give a fair and natural light;<br/> | ||
And be no more an exhaled meteor,<br/> | And be no more an exhaled meteor,<br/> | ||
A prodigy of fear, and a portent<br/> | A prodigy of fear, and a portent<br/> | ||
Of broached mischief to the unborn times?<br/> | Of broached mischief to the unborn times?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Hear me, my liege:<br/> | Hear me, my liege:<br/> | ||
For mine own part, I could be well content<br/> | For mine own part, I could be well content<br/> | ||
To entertain the lag-end of my life<br/> | To entertain the lag-end of my life<br/> | ||
With quiet hours; for I do protest,<br/> | With quiet hours; for I do protest,<br/> | ||
I have not sought the day of this dislike.<br/> | I have not sought the day of this dislike.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
You have not sought it! why, how comes it, then?<br/> | You have not sought it! why, how comes it, then?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Rebellion lay in his way, and he found it.<br/> | Rebellion lay in his way, and he found it.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Peace, chewet, peace!<br/> | Peace, chewet, peace!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
It pleased your Majesty to turn your looks<br/> | It pleased your Majesty to turn your looks<br/> | ||
Of favour from myself and all our House;<br/> | Of favour from myself and all our House;<br/> | ||
And yet I must remember you, my lord,<br/> | And yet I must remember you, my lord,<br/> | ||
We were the first and dearest of your friends.<br/> | We were the first and dearest of your friends.<br/> | ||
For you my staff of office did I break<br/> | For you my staff of office did I break<br/> | ||
In Richard's time; and posted day and night<br/> | In Richard's time; and posted day and night<br/> | ||
To meet you on the way, and kiss your hand,<br/> | To meet you on the way, and kiss your hand,<br/> | ||
When yet you were in place and in account<br/> | When yet you were in place and in account<br/> | ||
Nothing so strong and fortunate as I.<br/> | Nothing so strong and fortunate as I.<br/> | ||
It was myself, my brother, and his son,<br/> | It was myself, my brother, and his son,<br/> | ||
That brought you home, and boldly did outdare<br/> | That brought you home, and boldly did outdare<br/> | ||
The dangers of the time. You swore to us,—<br/> | |||
And you did swear that oath at Doncaster,—<br/> | The dangers of the time. You swore to us,&mdash;<br/> | ||
And you did swear that oath at Doncaster,&mdash;<br/> | |||
That you did nothing purpose 'gainst the state;<br/> | That you did nothing purpose 'gainst the state;<br/> | ||
Nor claim no further than your new-fall'n right,<br/> | Nor claim no further than your new-fall'n right,<br/> | ||
The seat of Gaunt, dukedom of Lancaster:<br/> | The seat of Gaunt, dukedom of Lancaster:<br/> | ||
To this we swore our aid. But in short space<br/> | To this we swore our aid. But in short space<br/> | ||
It rain'd down fortune showering on your head;<br/> | It rain'd down fortune showering on your head;<br/> | ||
And such a flood of greatness fell on you,—<br/> | |||
And such a flood of greatness fell on you,&mdash;<br/> | |||
What with our help, what with the absent King,<br/> | What with our help, what with the absent King,<br/> | ||
What with the injuries of a wanton time,<br/> | What with the injuries of a wanton time,<br/> | ||
The seeming sufferances that you had borne,<br/> | The seeming sufferances that you had borne,<br/> | ||
And the contrarious winds that held the King<br/> | And the contrarious winds that held the King<br/> | ||
So long in his unlucky Irish wars<br/> | So long in his unlucky Irish wars<br/> | ||
That all in England did repute him dead,—<br/> | |||
That all in England did repute him dead,&mdash;<br/> | |||
And, from this swarm of fair advantages,<br/> | And, from this swarm of fair advantages,<br/> | ||
You took occasion to be quickly woo'd<br/> | You took occasion to be quickly woo'd<br/> | ||
To gripe the general sway into your hand;<br/> | To gripe the general sway into your hand;<br/> | ||
Forgot your oath to us at Doncaster;<br/> | Forgot your oath to us at Doncaster;<br/> | ||
And, being fed by us, you used us so<br/> | And, being fed by us, you used us so<br/> | ||
As that ungentle gull, the cuckoo-bird,<br/> | As that ungentle gull, the cuckoo-bird,<br/> | ||
Useth the sparrow; did oppress our nest;<br/> | Useth the sparrow; did oppress our nest;<br/> | ||
Grew by our feeding to so great a bulk,<br/> | Grew by our feeding to so great a bulk,<br/> | ||
That even our love thirst not come near your sight<br/> | That even our love thirst not come near your sight<br/> | ||
For fear of swallowing; but with nimble wing<br/> | For fear of swallowing; but with nimble wing<br/> | ||
We were enforced, for safety-sake, to fly<br/> | We were enforced, for safety-sake, to fly<br/> | ||
Out of your sight, and raise this present head:<br/> | Out of your sight, and raise this present head:<br/> | ||
Whereby we stand opposed by such means<br/> | Whereby we stand opposed by such means<br/> | ||
As you yourself have forged against yourself,<br/> | As you yourself have forged against yourself,<br/> | ||
By unkind usage, dangerous countenance,<br/> | By unkind usage, dangerous countenance,<br/> | ||
And violation of all faith and troth<br/> | And violation of all faith and troth<br/> | ||
Sworn to tis in your younger enterprise.<br/> | Sworn to tis in your younger enterprise.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
These things, indeed, you have articulate,<br/> | These things, indeed, you have articulate,<br/> | ||
Proclaim'd at market-crosses, read in churches,<br/> | Proclaim'd at market-crosses, read in churches,<br/> | ||
To face the garment of rebellion<br/> | To face the garment of rebellion<br/> | ||
With some fine colour that may please the eye<br/> | With some fine colour that may please the eye<br/> | ||
Of fickle changelings and poor discontents,<br/> | Of fickle changelings and poor discontents,<br/> | ||
Which gape and rub the elbow at the news<br/> | Which gape and rub the elbow at the news<br/> | ||
Of hurlyburly innovation:<br/> | Of hurlyburly innovation:<br/> | ||
And never yet did insurrection want<br/> | And never yet did insurrection want<br/> | ||
Such water-colours to impaint his cause;<br/> | Such water-colours to impaint his cause;<br/> | ||
Nor moody beggars, starving for a time<br/> | Nor moody beggars, starving for a time<br/> | ||
Of pellmell havoc and confusion.<br/> | Of pellmell havoc and confusion.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
In both our armies there is many a soul<br/> | In both our armies there is many a soul<br/> | ||
Shall pay full dearly for this encounter,<br/> | Shall pay full dearly for this encounter,<br/> | ||
If once they join in trial. Tell your nephew,<br/> | If once they join in trial. Tell your nephew,<br/> | ||
The Prince of Wales doth join with all the world<br/> | The Prince of Wales doth join with all the world<br/> | ||
In praise of Henry Percy: by my hopes,<br/> | In praise of Henry Percy: by my hopes,<br/> | ||
This present enterprise set off his head,<br/> | This present enterprise set off his head,<br/> | ||
I do not think a braver gentleman,<br/> | I do not think a braver gentleman,<br/> | ||
More active-valiant or more valiant-young,<br/> | More active-valiant or more valiant-young,<br/> | ||
More daring or more bold, is now alive<br/> | More daring or more bold, is now alive<br/> | ||
To grace this latter age with noble deeds.<br/> | To grace this latter age with noble deeds.<br/> | ||
For my part,—I may speak it to my shame,—<br/> | |||
For my part,&mdash;I may speak it to my shame,&mdash;<br/> | |||
I have a truant been to chivalry;<br/> | I have a truant been to chivalry;<br/> | ||
And so I hear he doth account me too:<br/> | And so I hear he doth account me too:<br/> | ||
Yet this before my father's Majesty,—<br/> | |||
Yet this before my father's Majesty,&mdash;<br/> | |||
I am content that he shall take the odds<br/> | I am content that he shall take the odds<br/> | ||
Of his great name and estimation,<br/> | Of his great name and estimation,<br/> | ||
And will, to save the blood on either side,<br/> | And will, to save the blood on either side,<br/> | ||
Try fortune with him in a single fight.<br/> | Try fortune with him in a single fight.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
And, Prince of Wales, so dare we venture thee,<br/> | And, Prince of Wales, so dare we venture thee,<br/> | ||
Albeit considerations infinite<br/> | Albeit considerations infinite<br/> | ||
Do make against it.—No, good Worcester, no;<br/> | |||
Do make against it.&mdash;No, good Worcester, no;<br/> | |||
We love our people well; even those we love<br/> | We love our people well; even those we love<br/> | ||
That are misled upon your cousin's part;<br/> | That are misled upon your cousin's part;<br/> | ||
And, will they take the offer of our grace,<br/> | And, will they take the offer of our grace,<br/> | ||
Both he, and they, and you, yea, every man<br/> | Both he, and they, and you, yea, every man<br/> | ||
Shall be my friend again, and I'll be his:<br/> | Shall be my friend again, and I'll be his:<br/> | ||
So tell your cousin, and then bring me word<br/> | So tell your cousin, and then bring me word<br/> | ||
What he will do: but, if he will not yield,<br/> | What he will do: but, if he will not yield,<br/> | ||
Rebuke and dread correction wait on us,<br/> | Rebuke and dread correction wait on us,<br/> | ||
And they shall do their office. So, be gone;<br/> | And they shall do their office. So, be gone;<br/> | ||
We will not now be troubled with reply:<br/> | We will not now be troubled with reply:<br/> | ||
We offer fair; take it advisedly.<br/> | We offer fair; take it advisedly.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
It will not be accepted, on my life:<br/> | It will not be accepted, on my life:<br/> | ||
The Douglas and the Hotspur both together<br/> | The Douglas and the Hotspur both together<br/> | ||
Are confident against the world in arms.<br/> | Are confident against the world in arms.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
Hence, therefore, every leader to his charge;<br/> | Hence, therefore, every leader to his charge;<br/> | ||
For, on their answer, will we set on them:<br/> | For, on their answer, will we set on them:<br/> | ||
And God befriend us, as our cause is just!<br/> | And God befriend us, as our cause is just!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Hal, if thou see me down in the battle, and bestride me, | Hal, if thou see me down in the battle, and bestride me, | ||
so; 'tis a point of friendship.</p> | so; 'tis a point of friendship.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Nothing but a colossus can do thee that friendship.<br/> | Nothing but a colossus can do thee that friendship.<br/> | ||
Say thy prayers, and farewell.<br/> | Say thy prayers, and farewell.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
I would it were bedtime, Hal, and all well.<br/> | I would it were bedtime, Hal, and all well.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Why, thou owest God a death.<br/> | Why, thou owest God a death.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
'Tis not due yet; I would be loth to pay Him before His day. | 'Tis not due yet; I would be loth to pay Him before His day. | ||
What need I be so forward with him that calls not on me? | What need I be so forward with him that calls not on me? | ||
Well, 'tis no matter; honour pricks me on. Yea, but how if honour | Well, 'tis no matter; honour pricks me on. Yea, but how if honour | ||
prick me off when I come on? how then? Can honor set-to a leg? | prick me off when I come on? how then? Can honor set-to a leg? | ||
no: or an arm? no: or take away the grief of a wound? no. Honour | no: or an arm? no: or take away the grief of a wound? no. Honour | ||
hath no skill in surgery then? no. What is honour? a word. What | hath no skill in surgery then? no. What is honour? a word. What | ||
is that word, honour? air. A trim reckoning!—Who hath it? he that | |||
is that word, honour? air. A trim reckoning!&mdash;Who hath it? he that | |||
died o' Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth be hear it? no. Is it | died o' Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth be hear it? no. Is it | ||
insensible, then? yea, to the dead. But will it not live with the | insensible, then? yea, to the dead. But will it not live with the | ||
living? no. Why? detraction will not suffer it. Therefore I'll none | living? no. Why? detraction will not suffer it. Therefore I'll none | ||
of it: honour is a mere scutcheon:—and so ends my catechism.</p> | |||
of it: honour is a mere scutcheon:&mdash;and so ends my catechism.</p> | |||
<p>[Exit.]</p> | <p>[Exit.]</p> | ||
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<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
O no, my nephew must not know, Sir Richard,<br/> | O no, my nephew must not know, Sir Richard,<br/> | ||
The liberal-kind offer of the King.<br/> | The liberal-kind offer of the King.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
'Twere best he did.<br/> | 'Twere best he did.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
Then are we all undone.<br/> | Then are we all undone.<br/> | ||
It is not possible, it cannot be,<br/> | It is not possible, it cannot be,<br/> | ||
The King should keep his word in loving us;<br/> | The King should keep his word in loving us;<br/> | ||
He will suspect us still, and find a time<br/> | He will suspect us still, and find a time<br/> | ||
To punish this offence in other faults:<br/> | To punish this offence in other faults:<br/> | ||
Suspicion all our lives shall be stuck full of eyes;<br/> | Suspicion all our lives shall be stuck full of eyes;<br/> | ||
For treason is but trusted like the fox,<br/> | For treason is but trusted like the fox,<br/> | ||
Who, ne'er so tame, so cherish'd, and lock'd up,<br/> | Who, ne'er so tame, so cherish'd, and lock'd up,<br/> | ||
Will have a wild trick of his ancestors.<br/> | Will have a wild trick of his ancestors.<br/> | ||
Look how we can, or sad or merrily,<br/> | Look how we can, or sad or merrily,<br/> | ||
Interpretation will misquote our looks;<br/> | Interpretation will misquote our looks;<br/> | ||
And we shall feed like oxen at a stall,<br/> | And we shall feed like oxen at a stall,<br/> | ||
The better cherish'd, still the nearer death.<br/> | The better cherish'd, still the nearer death.<br/> | ||
My nephew's trespass may be well forgot:<br/> | My nephew's trespass may be well forgot:<br/> | ||
It hath th' excuse of youth and heat of blood,<br/> | It hath th' excuse of youth and heat of blood,<br/> | ||
And an adopted name of privilege,—<br/> | |||
And an adopted name of privilege,&mdash;<br/> | |||
A hare-brain'd Hotspur, govern'd by a spleen:<br/> | A hare-brain'd Hotspur, govern'd by a spleen:<br/> | ||
All his offences live upon my head<br/> | All his offences live upon my head<br/> | ||
And on his father's: we did train him on;<br/> | And on his father's: we did train him on;<br/> | ||
And, his corruption being ta'en from us,<br/> | And, his corruption being ta'en from us,<br/> | ||
We, as the spring of all, shall pay for all.<br/> | We, as the spring of all, shall pay for all.<br/> | ||
Therefore, good cousin, let not Harry know,<br/> | Therefore, good cousin, let not Harry know,<br/> | ||
In any case, the offer of the King.<br/> | In any case, the offer of the King.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
Deliver what you will, I'll say 'tis so.<br/> | Deliver what you will, I'll say 'tis so.<br/> | ||
Here comes your cousin.<br/> | Here comes your cousin.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
My uncle is return'd: deliver up<br/> | My uncle is return'd: deliver up<br/> | ||
My Lord of Westmoreland.—Uncle, what news?<br/> | |||
My Lord of Westmoreland.&mdash;Uncle, what news?<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
The King will bid you battle presently.<br/> | The King will bid you battle presently.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
Defy him by the Lord Of Westmoreland.<br/> | Defy him by the Lord Of Westmoreland.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Lord Douglas, go you and tell him so.<br/> | Lord Douglas, go you and tell him so.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
Marry, I shall, and very willingly.<br/> | Marry, I shall, and very willingly.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
There is no seeming mercy in the King.<br/> | There is no seeming mercy in the King.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Did you beg any? God forbid!<br/> | Did you beg any? God forbid!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
I told him gently of our grievances,<br/> | I told him gently of our grievances,<br/> | ||
Of his oath-breaking; which he mended thus,<br/> | Of his oath-breaking; which he mended thus,<br/> | ||
By new-forswearing that he is forsworn:<br/> | By new-forswearing that he is forsworn:<br/> | ||
He calls us rebels, traitors; and will scourge<br/> | He calls us rebels, traitors; and will scourge<br/> | ||
With haughty arms this hateful name in us.<br/> | With haughty arms this hateful name in us.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
Arm, gentlemen; to arms! for I have thrown<br/> | Arm, gentlemen; to arms! for I have thrown<br/> | ||
A brave defiance in King Henry's teeth,<br/> | A brave defiance in King Henry's teeth,<br/> | ||
And Westmoreland, that was engaged, did bear it;<br/> | And Westmoreland, that was engaged, did bear it;<br/> | ||
Which cannot choose but bring him quickly on.<br/> | Which cannot choose but bring him quickly on.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
The Prince of Wales stepp'd forth before the King,<br/> | The Prince of Wales stepp'd forth before the King,<br/> | ||
And, nephew, challenged you to single fight.<br/> | And, nephew, challenged you to single fight.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
O, would the quarrel lay upon our heads;<br/> | O, would the quarrel lay upon our heads;<br/> | ||
And that no man might draw short breath to-day<br/> | And that no man might draw short breath to-day<br/> | ||
But I and Harry Monmouth! Tell me, tell me,<br/> | But I and Harry Monmouth! Tell me, tell me,<br/> | ||
How show'd his tasking? seem'd it in contempt?<br/> | How show'd his tasking? seem'd it in contempt?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>VERNON.<br/> | <p>VERNON.<br/> | ||
No, by my soul: I never in my life<br/> | No, by my soul: I never in my life<br/> | ||
Did hear a challenge urged more modestly,<br/> | Did hear a challenge urged more modestly,<br/> | ||
Unless a brother should a brother dare<br/> | Unless a brother should a brother dare<br/> | ||
To gentle exercise and proof of arms.<br/> | To gentle exercise and proof of arms.<br/> | ||
He gave you all the duties of a man;<br/> | He gave you all the duties of a man;<br/> | ||
Trimm'd up your praises with a princely tongue;<br/> | Trimm'd up your praises with a princely tongue;<br/> | ||
Spoke your deservings like a chronicle;<br/> | Spoke your deservings like a chronicle;<br/> | ||
Making you ever better than his praise,<br/> | Making you ever better than his praise,<br/> | ||
By still dispraising praise valued with you;<br/> | By still dispraising praise valued with you;<br/> | ||
And, which became him like a prince indeed,<br/> | And, which became him like a prince indeed,<br/> | ||
He made a blushing cital of himself;<br/> | He made a blushing cital of himself;<br/> | ||
And chid his truant youth with such a grace,<br/> | And chid his truant youth with such a grace,<br/> | ||
As if he master'd there a double spirit,<br/> | As if he master'd there a double spirit,<br/> | ||
Of teaching and of learning instantly.<br/> | Of teaching and of learning instantly.<br/> | ||
There did he pause: but let me tell the world,<br/> | There did he pause: but let me tell the world,<br/> | ||
If he outlive the envy of this day,<br/> | If he outlive the envy of this day,<br/> | ||
England did never owe so sweet a hope,<br/> | England did never owe so sweet a hope,<br/> | ||
So much misconstrued in his wantonness.<br/> | So much misconstrued in his wantonness.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Cousin, I think thou art enamoured<br/> | Cousin, I think thou art enamoured<br/> | ||
Upon his follies: never did I hear<br/> | Upon his follies: never did I hear<br/> | ||
Of any prince so wild o' liberty.<br/> | Of any prince so wild o' liberty.<br/> | ||
But be he as he will, yet once ere night<br/> | But be he as he will, yet once ere night<br/> | ||
I will embrace him with a soldier's arm,<br/> | I will embrace him with a soldier's arm,<br/> | ||
That he shall shrink under my courtesy.—<br/> | |||
That he shall shrink under my courtesy.&mdash;<br/> | |||
Arm, arm with speed: and, fellows, soldiers, friends,<br/> | Arm, arm with speed: and, fellows, soldiers, friends,<br/> | ||
Better consider what you have to do<br/> | Better consider what you have to do<br/> | ||
Than I, that have not well the gift of tongue,<br/> | Than I, that have not well the gift of tongue,<br/> | ||
Can lift your blood up with persuasion.<br/> | Can lift your blood up with persuasion.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>MESSENGER.<br/> | <p>MESSENGER.<br/> | ||
My lord, here are letters for you.<br/> | My lord, here are letters for you.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
I cannot read them now.—<br/> | |||
I cannot read them now.&mdash;<br/> | |||
O gentlemen, the time of life is short!<br/> | O gentlemen, the time of life is short!<br/> | ||
To spend that shortness basely were too long,<br/> | To spend that shortness basely were too long,<br/> | ||
If life did ride upon a dial's point,<br/> | If life did ride upon a dial's point,<br/> | ||
Still ending at th' arrival of an hour.<br/> | Still ending at th' arrival of an hour.<br/> | ||
An if we live, we live to tread on kings;<br/> | An if we live, we live to tread on kings;<br/> | ||
If die, brave death, when princes die with us!<br/> | If die, brave death, when princes die with us!<br/> | ||
Now, for our consciences, the arms are fair,<br/> | Now, for our consciences, the arms are fair,<br/> | ||
When the intent of bearing them is just.<br/> | When the intent of bearing them is just.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>MESSENGER.<br/> | <p>MESSENGER.<br/> | ||
My lord, prepare: the King comes on apace.<br/> | My lord, prepare: the King comes on apace.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
I thank him, that he cuts me from my tale,<br/> | I thank him, that he cuts me from my tale,<br/> | ||
For I profess not talking; only this,<br/> | For I profess not talking; only this,<br/> | ||
Let each man do his best: and here draw I<br/> | Let each man do his best: and here draw I<br/> | ||
A sword, whose temper I intend to stain<br/> | A sword, whose temper I intend to stain<br/> | ||
With the best blood that I can meet withal<br/> | With the best blood that I can meet withal<br/> | ||
In the adventure of this perilous day.<br/> | In the adventure of this perilous day.<br/> | ||
Now, Esperance! Percy! and set on.<br/> | Now, Esperance! Percy! and set on.<br/> | ||
Sound all the lofty instruments of war,<br/> | Sound all the lofty instruments of war,<br/> | ||
And by that music let us all embrace;<br/> | And by that music let us all embrace;<br/> | ||
For, Heaven to Earth, some of us never shall<br/> | For, Heaven to Earth, some of us never shall<br/> | ||
A second time do such a courtesy.<br/> | A second time do such a courtesy.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>[Excursions, and Parties fighting. Alarum to the battle.<br/> | <p>[Excursions, and Parties fighting. Alarum to the battle.<br/> | ||
Then enter Douglas and Sir Walter Blunt, meeting.]<br/> | Then enter Douglas and Sir Walter Blunt, meeting.]<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BLUNT.<br/> | <p>BLUNT.<br/> | ||
What is thy name, that in the battle thus<br/> | What is thy name, that in the battle thus<br/> | ||
Thou crossest me? what honour dost thou seek<br/> | Thou crossest me? what honour dost thou seek<br/> | ||
Upon my head?<br/> | Upon my head?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
Know, then, my name is Douglas,<br/> | Know, then, my name is Douglas,<br/> | ||
And I do haunt thee in the battle thus<br/> | And I do haunt thee in the battle thus<br/> | ||
Because some tell me that thou art a king.<br/> | Because some tell me that thou art a king.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BLUNT.<br/> | <p>BLUNT.<br/> | ||
They tell thee true.<br/> | They tell thee true.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
The Lord of Stafford dear to-day hath bought<br/> | The Lord of Stafford dear to-day hath bought<br/> | ||
Thy likeness; for, instead of thee, King Harry,<br/> | Thy likeness; for, instead of thee, King Harry,<br/> | ||
This sword hath ended him: so shall it thee,<br/> | This sword hath ended him: so shall it thee,<br/> | ||
Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner.<br/> | Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>BLUNT.<br/> | <p>BLUNT.<br/> | ||
I was not born a yielder, thou proud Scot;<br/> | I was not born a yielder, thou proud Scot;<br/> | ||
And thou shalt find a king that will revenge<br/> | And thou shalt find a king that will revenge<br/> | ||
Lord Stafford's death.<br/> | Lord Stafford's death.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
O Douglas, hadst thou fought at Holmedon thus,<br/> | O Douglas, hadst thou fought at Holmedon thus,<br/> | ||
I never had triumphed o'er a Scot.<br/> | I never had triumphed o'er a Scot.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
All's done, all's won; here breathless lies the King.<br/> | All's done, all's won; here breathless lies the King.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Where?<br/> | Where?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
Here.<br/> | Here.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
This, Douglas? no; I know this face full well:<br/> | This, Douglas? no; I know this face full well:<br/> | ||
A gallant knight he was, his name was Blunt;<br/> | A gallant knight he was, his name was Blunt;<br/> | ||
Semblably furnish'd like the King himself.<br/> | Semblably furnish'd like the King himself.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
A fool go with thy soul, where're it goes!<br/> | A fool go with thy soul, where're it goes!<br/> | ||
A borrow'd title hast thou bought too dear:<br/> | A borrow'd title hast thou bought too dear:<br/> | ||
Why didst thou tell me that thou wert a king?<br/> | Why didst thou tell me that thou wert a king?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
The King hath many marching in his coats.<br/> | The King hath many marching in his coats.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
Now, by my sword, I will kill all his coats;<br/> | Now, by my sword, I will kill all his coats;<br/> | ||
I'll murder all his wardrobe piece by piece,<br/> | I'll murder all his wardrobe piece by piece,<br/> | ||
Until I meet the King.<br/> | Until I meet the King.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Up, and away!<br/> | Up, and away!<br/> | ||
Our soldiers stand full fairly for the day.<br/> | Our soldiers stand full fairly for the day.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Though I could 'scape shot-free at London, I fear the shot | Though I could 'scape shot-free at London, I fear the shot | ||
here; here's no scoring but upon the pate.—Soft! who are you? | |||
here; here's no scoring but upon the pate.&mdash;Soft! who are you? | |||
Sir Walter Blunt: there's honour for you! here's no vanity! I am | Sir Walter Blunt: there's honour for you! here's no vanity! I am | ||
as hot as molten lead, and as heavy too: God keep lead out of me! | as hot as molten lead, and as heavy too: God keep lead out of me! | ||
I need no more weight than mine own bowels. I have led my | I need no more weight than mine own bowels. I have led my | ||
ragamuffins where they are peppered: there's not three of my | ragamuffins where they are peppered: there's not three of my | ||
hundred and fifty left alive; and they are for the town's end, to | hundred and fifty left alive; and they are for the town's end, to | ||
beg during life. But who comes here?</p> | beg during life. But who comes here?</p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
What, stand'st thou idle here? lend me thy sword:<br/> | What, stand'st thou idle here? lend me thy sword:<br/> | ||
Many a nobleman lies stark and stiff<br/> | Many a nobleman lies stark and stiff<br/> | ||
Under the hoofs of vaunting enemies,<br/> | Under the hoofs of vaunting enemies,<br/> | ||
Whose deaths are yet unrevenged: I pr'ythee,<br/> | Whose deaths are yet unrevenged: I pr'ythee,<br/> | ||
Lend me thy sword.<br/> | Lend me thy sword.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
O Hal, I pr'ythee give me leave to breathe awhile. Turk<br/> | O Hal, I pr'ythee give me leave to breathe awhile. Turk<br/> | ||
Gregory never did such deeds in arms as I have done this<br/> | Gregory never did such deeds in arms as I have done this<br/> | ||
day. I have paid Percy, I have made him sure.<br/> | day. I have paid Percy, I have made him sure.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
He is indeed; and living to kill thee.<br/> | He is indeed; and living to kill thee.<br/> | ||
I pr'ythee, lend me thy sword.<br/> | I pr'ythee, lend me thy sword.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Nay, before God, Hal, if Percy be alive, thou gett'st not | Nay, before God, Hal, if Percy be alive, thou gett'st not | ||
my sword; but take my pistol, if thou wilt.</p> | my sword; but take my pistol, if thou wilt.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Give it me: what, is it in the case?<br/> | Give it me: what, is it in the case?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Ay, Hal. 'Tis hot, 'tis hot: there's that will sack a city.<br/> | Ay, Hal. 'Tis hot, 'tis hot: there's that will sack a city.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Well, if Percy be alive, I'll pierce him. If he do come in my | Well, if Percy be alive, I'll pierce him. If he do come in my | ||
way, so; if he do not, if I come in his willingly, let him make | way, so; if he do not, if I come in his willingly, let him make | ||
a carbonado of me. I like not such grinning honour as Sir | a carbonado of me. I like not such grinning honour as Sir | ||
Walter hath: give me life; which if I can save, so; if not, | Walter hath: give me life; which if I can save, so; if not, | ||
honour comes unlooked for, and there's an end.</p> | honour comes unlooked for, and there's an end.</p> | ||
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<p>[Alarums. Excursions. Enter King Henry, Prince Henry,<br/> | <p>[Alarums. Excursions. Enter King Henry, Prince Henry,<br/> | ||
Lancaster, and Westmoreland.]<br/> | Lancaster, and Westmoreland.]<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
I pr'ythee,<br/> | I pr'ythee,<br/> | ||
Harry, withdraw thyself; thou bleedest too much.—<br/> | |||
Harry, withdraw thyself; thou bleedest too much.&mdash;<br/> | |||
Lord John of Lancaster, go you unto him.<br/> | Lord John of Lancaster, go you unto him.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LANCASTER.<br/> | <p>LANCASTER.<br/> | ||
Not I, my lord, unless I did bleed too.<br/> | Not I, my lord, unless I did bleed too.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I do beseech your Majesty, make up,<br/> | I do beseech your Majesty, make up,<br/> | ||
Lest your retirement do amaze your friends.<br/> | Lest your retirement do amaze your friends.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
I will do so.—<br/> | |||
I will do so.&mdash;<br/> | |||
My Lord of Westmoreland, lead him to his tent.<br/> | My Lord of Westmoreland, lead him to his tent.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | <p>WESTMORELAND.<br/> | ||
Come, my lord, I'll lead you to your tent.<br/> | Come, my lord, I'll lead you to your tent.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Lead me, my lord? I do not need your help:<br/> | Lead me, my lord? I do not need your help:<br/> | ||
And God forbid, a shallow scratch should drive<br/> | And God forbid, a shallow scratch should drive<br/> | ||
The Prince of Wales from such a field as this,<br/> | The Prince of Wales from such a field as this,<br/> | ||
Where stain'd nobility lies trodden on,<br/> | Where stain'd nobility lies trodden on,<br/> | ||
And rebels' arms triumph in massacres!<br/> | And rebels' arms triumph in massacres!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LANCASTER.<br/> | <p>LANCASTER.<br/> | ||
We breathe too long:—come, cousin Westmoreland,<br/> | |||
We breathe too long:&mdash;come, cousin Westmoreland,<br/> | |||
Our duty this way lies; for God's sake, come.<br/> | Our duty this way lies; for God's sake, come.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
By Heaven, thou hast deceived me, Lancaster;<br/> | By Heaven, thou hast deceived me, Lancaster;<br/> | ||
I did not think thee lord of such a spirit:<br/> | I did not think thee lord of such a spirit:<br/> | ||
Before, I loved thee as a brother, John;<br/> | Before, I loved thee as a brother, John;<br/> | ||
But now I do respect thee as my soul.<br/> | But now I do respect thee as my soul.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
I saw him hold Lord Percy at the point<br/> | I saw him hold Lord Percy at the point<br/> | ||
With lustier maintenance than I did look for<br/> | With lustier maintenance than I did look for<br/> | ||
Of such an ungrown warrior.<br/> | Of such an ungrown warrior.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
O, this boy<br/> | O, this boy<br/> | ||
Lends mettle to us all!<br/> | Lends mettle to us all!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
Another king! they grow like Hydra's heads:<br/> | Another king! they grow like Hydra's heads:<br/> | ||
I am the Douglas, fatal to all those<br/> | I am the Douglas, fatal to all those<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>That wear those colours on them.—What art thou,<br/> | <p>That wear those colours on them.&mdash;What art thou,<br/> | ||
That counterfeit'st the person of a king?<br/> | That counterfeit'st the person of a king?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
The King himself; who, Douglas, grieves at heart<br/> | The King himself; who, Douglas, grieves at heart<br/> | ||
So many of his shadows thou hast met,<br/> | So many of his shadows thou hast met,<br/> | ||
And not the very King. I have two boys<br/> | And not the very King. I have two boys<br/> | ||
Seek Percy and thyself about the field:<br/> | Seek Percy and thyself about the field:<br/> | ||
But, seeing thou fall'st on me so luckily,<br/> | But, seeing thou fall'st on me so luckily,<br/> | ||
I will assay thee; so, defend thyself.<br/> | I will assay thee; so, defend thyself.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | <p>DOUGLAS.<br/> | ||
I fear thou art another counterfeit;<br/> | I fear thou art another counterfeit;<br/> | ||
And yet, in faith, thou bear'st thee like a king:<br/> | And yet, in faith, thou bear'st thee like a king:<br/> | ||
But mine I'm sure thou art, whoe'er thou be,<br/> | But mine I'm sure thou art, whoe'er thou be,<br/> | ||
And thus I win thee.<br/> | And thus I win thee.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Hold up thy head, vile Scot, or thou art like<br/> | Hold up thy head, vile Scot, or thou art like<br/> | ||
Never to hold it up again! the spirits<br/> | Never to hold it up again! the spirits<br/> | ||
Of valiant Shirley, Stafford, Blunt are in my arms:<br/> | Of valiant Shirley, Stafford, Blunt are in my arms:<br/> | ||
It is the Prince of Wales that threatens thee;<br/> | It is the Prince of Wales that threatens thee;<br/> | ||
Who never promiseth but he means to pay.—<br/> | |||
</p> | Who never promiseth but he means to pay.&mdash;<br/> | ||
</p> | |||
<p>[They fight: Douglas flies.]</p> | <p>[They fight: Douglas flies.]</p> | ||
<p>Cheerly, my lord: how fares your Grace?<br/> | <p>Cheerly, my lord: how fares your Grace?<br/> | ||
Sir Nicholas Gawsey hath for succour sent,<br/> | Sir Nicholas Gawsey hath for succour sent,<br/> | ||
And so hath Clifton: I'll to Clifton straight.<br/> | And so hath Clifton: I'll to Clifton straight.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
Stay, and breathe awhile:<br/> | Stay, and breathe awhile:<br/> | ||
Thou hast redeem'd thy lost opinion;<br/> | Thou hast redeem'd thy lost opinion;<br/> | ||
And show'd thou makest some tender of my life,<br/> | And show'd thou makest some tender of my life,<br/> | ||
In this fair rescue thou hast brought to me.<br/> | In this fair rescue thou hast brought to me.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
O God, they did me too much injury<br/> | O God, they did me too much injury<br/> | ||
That ever said I hearken'd for your death!<br/> | That ever said I hearken'd for your death!<br/> | ||
If it were so, I might have let alone<br/> | If it were so, I might have let alone<br/> | ||
Th' insulting hand of Douglas over you,<br/> | Th' insulting hand of Douglas over you,<br/> | ||
Which would have been as speedy in your end<br/> | Which would have been as speedy in your end<br/> | ||
As all the poisonous potions in the world,<br/> | As all the poisonous potions in the world,<br/> | ||
And saved the treacherous labour of your son.<br/> | And saved the treacherous labour of your son.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
Make up to Clifton: I'll to Sir Nicholas Gawsey.<br/> | Make up to Clifton: I'll to Sir Nicholas Gawsey.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
If I mistake not, thou art Harry Monmouth.<br/> | If I mistake not, thou art Harry Monmouth.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Thou speak'st as if I would deny my name.<br/> | Thou speak'st as if I would deny my name.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
My name is Harry Percy.<br/> | My name is Harry Percy.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Why, then I see<br/> | Why, then I see<br/> | ||
A very valiant rebel of the name.<br/> | A very valiant rebel of the name.<br/> | ||
I am the Prince of Wales; and think not, Percy,<br/> | I am the Prince of Wales; and think not, Percy,<br/> | ||
To share with me in glory any more:<br/> | To share with me in glory any more:<br/> | ||
Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere;<br/> | Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere;<br/> | ||
Nor can one England brook a double reign,<br/> | Nor can one England brook a double reign,<br/> | ||
Of Harry Percy and the Prince of Wales.<br/> | Of Harry Percy and the Prince of Wales.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
Nor shall it, Harry; for the hour is come<br/> | Nor shall it, Harry; for the hour is come<br/> | ||
To end the one of us; and would to God<br/> | To end the one of us; and would to God<br/> | ||
Thy name in arms were now as great as mine!<br/> | Thy name in arms were now as great as mine!<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I'll make it greater ere I part from thee;<br/> | I'll make it greater ere I part from thee;<br/> | ||
And all the budding honours on thy crest<br/> | And all the budding honours on thy crest<br/> | ||
I'll crop, to make a garland for my head.<br/> | I'll crop, to make a garland for my head.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
I can no longer brook thy vanities.<br/> | I can no longer brook thy vanities.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Well said, Hal! to it, Hal! Nay, you shall find no boy's | Well said, Hal! to it, Hal! Nay, you shall find no boy's | ||
play here, I can tell you.</p> | play here, I can tell you.</p> | ||
<p>[Re-enter Douglas; he fights with Falstaff, who falls down as if | <p>[Re-enter Douglas; he fights with Falstaff, who falls down as if | ||
he were dead, and exit Douglas. Hotspure is wounded, and falls.]</p> | he were dead, and exit Douglas. Hotspure is wounded, and falls.]</p> | ||
<p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | <p>HOTSPUR.<br/> | ||
O Harry, thou hast robb'd me of my youth!<br/> | O Harry, thou hast robb'd me of my youth!<br/> | ||
I better brook the loss of brittle life<br/> | I better brook the loss of brittle life<br/> | ||
Than those proud titles thou hast won of me;<br/> | Than those proud titles thou hast won of me;<br/> | ||
They wound my thoughts worse than thy sword my flesh:<br/> | They wound my thoughts worse than thy sword my flesh:<br/> | ||
But thoughts the slave of life, and life Time's fool,<br/> | But thoughts the slave of life, and life Time's fool,<br/> | ||
And Time, that takes survey of all the world,<br/> | And Time, that takes survey of all the world,<br/> | ||
Must have a stop. O, I could prophesy,<br/> | Must have a stop. O, I could prophesy,<br/> | ||
But that the earthy and cold hand of death<br/> | But that the earthy and cold hand of death<br/> | ||
Lies on my tongue: no, Percy, thou art dust,<br/> | Lies on my tongue: no, Percy, thou art dust,<br/> | ||
And food for—<br/> | |||
And food for&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
For worms, brave Percy: fare thee well, great heart!<br/> | For worms, brave Percy: fare thee well, great heart!<br/> | ||
Ill-weaved ambition, how much art thou shrunk!<br/> | Ill-weaved ambition, how much art thou shrunk!<br/> | ||
When that this body did contain a spirit,<br/> | When that this body did contain a spirit,<br/> | ||
A kingdom for it was too small a bound;<br/> | A kingdom for it was too small a bound;<br/> | ||
But now two paces of the vilest earth<br/> | But now two paces of the vilest earth<br/> | ||
Is room enough. This earth that bears thee dead<br/> | Is room enough. This earth that bears thee dead<br/> | ||
Bears not alive so stout a gentleman.<br/> | Bears not alive so stout a gentleman.<br/> | ||
If thou wert sensible of courtesy,<br/> | If thou wert sensible of courtesy,<br/> | ||
I should not make so dear a show of zeal:<br/> | I should not make so dear a show of zeal:<br/> | ||
But let my favours hide thy mangled face;<br/> | But let my favours hide thy mangled face;<br/> | ||
And, even in thy behalf, I'll thank myself<br/> | And, even in thy behalf, I'll thank myself<br/> | ||
For doing these fair rites of tenderness.<br/> | For doing these fair rites of tenderness.<br/> | ||
Adieu, and take thy praise with thee to Heaven!<br/> | Adieu, and take thy praise with thee to Heaven!<br/> | ||
Thy ignominy sleep with thee in the grave,<br/> | Thy ignominy sleep with thee in the grave,<br/> | ||
But not remember'd in thy epitaph!—<br/> | |||
But not remember'd in thy epitaph!&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>What, old acquaintance? could not all this flesh<br/> | <p>What, old acquaintance? could not all this flesh<br/> | ||
Keep in a little life? Poor Jack, farewell!<br/> | Keep in a little life? Poor Jack, farewell!<br/> | ||
I could have better spared a better man:<br/> | I could have better spared a better man:<br/> | ||
O, I should have a heavy miss of thee,<br/> | O, I should have a heavy miss of thee,<br/> | ||
If I were much in love with vanity!<br/> | If I were much in love with vanity!<br/> | ||
Death hath not struck so fat a deer to-day,<br/> | Death hath not struck so fat a deer to-day,<br/> | ||
Though many dearer, in this bloody fray.<br/> | Though many dearer, in this bloody fray.<br/> | ||
Embowell'd will I see thee by-and-by:<br/> | Embowell'd will I see thee by-and-by:<br/> | ||
Till then in blood by noble Percy lie.<br/> | Till then in blood by noble Percy lie.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
[Rising.] Embowell'd! if thou embowel me to-day, I'll give you leave | [Rising.] Embowell'd! if thou embowel me to-day, I'll give you leave | ||
to powder me and eat me too to-morrow. 'Sblood, 'twas time to | to powder me and eat me too to-morrow. 'Sblood, 'twas time to | ||
counterfeit, or that hot termagant Scot had paid me scot and lot too. | counterfeit, or that hot termagant Scot had paid me scot and lot too. | ||
Counterfeit! I lie; I am no counterfeit: to die, is to be a | Counterfeit! I lie; I am no counterfeit: to die, is to be a | ||
counterfeit; for he is but the counterfeit of a man who hath not the | counterfeit; for he is but the counterfeit of a man who hath not the | ||
life of a man: but to counterfeit dying, when a man thereby liveth, | life of a man: but to counterfeit dying, when a man thereby liveth, | ||
is to be no counterfeit, but the true and perfect image of life indeed. | is to be no counterfeit, but the true and perfect image of life indeed. | ||
The better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part I | The better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part I | ||
have saved my life.— | |||
have saved my life.&mdash; | |||
Zwounds, I am afraid of this gunpowder Percy, though he be dead: how, | Zwounds, I am afraid of this gunpowder Percy, though he be dead: how, | ||
if he should counterfeit too, and rise? by my faith, I am afraid he | if he should counterfeit too, and rise? by my faith, I am afraid he | ||
would prove the better counterfeit. Therefore I'll make him sure; yea, | would prove the better counterfeit. Therefore I'll make him sure; yea, | ||
and I'll swear I kill'd him. Why may not he rise as well as I? | and I'll swear I kill'd him. Why may not he rise as well as I? | ||
Nothing confutes me but eyes, and nobody sees me. Therefore, | Nothing confutes me but eyes, and nobody sees me. Therefore, | ||
sirrah, with a new wound in your thigh, come you along with me.</p> | sirrah, with a new wound in your thigh, come you along with me.</p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Come, brother John; full bravely hast thou flesh'd<br/> | Come, brother John; full bravely hast thou flesh'd<br/> | ||
Thy maiden sword.<br/> | Thy maiden sword.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>LANCASTER.<br/> | <p>LANCASTER.<br/> | ||
But, soft! whom have we here?<br/> | But, soft! whom have we here?<br/> | ||
Did you not tell me this fat man was dead?<br/> | Did you not tell me this fat man was dead?<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
I did; I saw him dead, breathless and bleeding<br/> | I did; I saw him dead, breathless and bleeding<br/> | ||
Upon the ground.—<br/> | |||
Upon the ground.&mdash;<br/> | |||
Art thou alive? or is it fantasy<br/> | Art thou alive? or is it fantasy<br/> | ||
That plays upon our eyesight? I pr'ythee, speak;<br/> | That plays upon our eyesight? I pr'ythee, speak;<br/> | ||
We will not trust our eyes without our ears.<br/> | We will not trust our eyes without our ears.<br/> | ||
Thou art not what thou seem'st.<br/> | Thou art not what thou seem'st.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
No, that's certain; I am not a double man: but if I be not | No, that's certain; I am not a double man: but if I be not | ||
Jack Falstaff, then am I a Jack. There is Percy! [Throwing the | Jack Falstaff, then am I a Jack. There is Percy! [Throwing the | ||
body down.] if your father will do me any honour, so; if not, let | body down.] if your father will do me any honour, so; if not, let | ||
him kill the next Percy himself. I look to be either earl or | him kill the next Percy himself. I look to be either earl or | ||
duke, I can assure you.</p> | duke, I can assure you.</p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Why, Percy I kill'd myself, and saw thee dead.<br/> | Why, Percy I kill'd myself, and saw thee dead.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
Didst thou?— Lord, Lord, how this world is given to lying!— | |||
Didst thou?&mdash; Lord, Lord, how this world is given to lying!&mdash; | |||
I grant you I was down and out of breath; and so was he: but | I grant you I was down and out of breath; and so was he: but | ||
we rose both at an instant, and fought a long hour by Shrewsbury | we rose both at an instant, and fought a long hour by Shrewsbury | ||
clock. If I may be believed, so; if not, let them that should | clock. If I may be believed, so; if not, let them that should | ||
reward valour bear the sin upon their own heads. I'll take it upon | reward valour bear the sin upon their own heads. I'll take it upon | ||
my death, I gave him this wound in the thigh: if the man were | my death, I gave him this wound in the thigh: if the man were | ||
alive, and would deny it, zwounds, I would make him eat a piece of | alive, and would deny it, zwounds, I would make him eat a piece of | ||
my sword.</p> | my sword.</p> | ||
<p>LANCASTER.<br/> | <p>LANCASTER.<br/> | ||
This is the strangest tale that ever I heard.<br/> | This is the strangest tale that ever I heard.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
This is the strangest fellow, brother John.—<br/> | |||
This is the strangest fellow, brother John.&mdash;<br/> | |||
Come, bring your luggage nobly on your back:<br/> | Come, bring your luggage nobly on your back:<br/> | ||
For my part, if a lie may do thee grace,<br/> | For my part, if a lie may do thee grace,<br/> | ||
I'll gild it with the happiest terms I have.—<br/> | |||
I'll gild it with the happiest terms I have.&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>The trumpet sounds retreat; the day is ours.<br/> | <p>The trumpet sounds retreat; the day is ours.<br/> | ||
Come, brother, let's to th' highest of the field,<br/> | Come, brother, let's to th' highest of the field,<br/> | ||
To see what friends are living, who are dead.<br/> | To see what friends are living, who are dead.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | <p>FALSTAFF.<br/> | ||
I'll follow, as they say, for reward. He that rewards me, God | I'll follow, as they say, for reward. He that rewards me, God | ||
reward him! If I do grow great, I'll grow less; for I'll purge, | reward him! If I do grow great, I'll grow less; for I'll purge, | ||
and leave sack, and live cleanly as a nobleman should do.</p> | and leave sack, and live cleanly as a nobleman should do.</p> | ||
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<p>[The trumpets sound. Enter King Henry, Prince Henry,<br/> | <p>[The trumpets sound. Enter King Henry, Prince Henry,<br/> | ||
Lancaster, Westmoreland, and others, with Worcester and<br/> | Lancaster, Westmoreland, and others, with Worcester and<br/> | ||
Vernon prisoners.]<br/> | Vernon prisoners.]<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
Thus ever did rebellion find rebuke.—<br/> | |||
Thus ever did rebellion find rebuke.&mdash;<br/> | |||
Ill-spirited Worcester! did not we send grace,<br/> | Ill-spirited Worcester! did not we send grace,<br/> | ||
Pardon, and terms of love to all of you?<br/> | Pardon, and terms of love to all of you?<br/> | ||
And wouldst thou turn our offers contrary?<br/> | And wouldst thou turn our offers contrary?<br/> | ||
Misuse the tenour of thy kinsman's trust?<br/> | Misuse the tenour of thy kinsman's trust?<br/> | ||
Three knights upon our party slain to-day,<br/> | Three knights upon our party slain to-day,<br/> | ||
A noble earl, and many a creature else,<br/> | A noble earl, and many a creature else,<br/> | ||
Had been alive this hour,<br/> | Had been alive this hour,<br/> | ||
If, like a Christian, thou hadst truly borne<br/> | If, like a Christian, thou hadst truly borne<br/> | ||
Betwixt our armies true intelligence.<br/> | Betwixt our armies true intelligence.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>WORCESTER.<br/> | <p>WORCESTER.<br/> | ||
What I have done my safety urged me to;<br/> | What I have done my safety urged me to;<br/> | ||
And I embrace this fortune patiently,<br/> | And I embrace this fortune patiently,<br/> | ||
Since not to be avoided it fails on me.<br/> | Since not to be avoided it fails on me.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
Bear Worcester to the death, and Vernon too:<br/> | Bear Worcester to the death, and Vernon too:<br/> | ||
Other offenders we will pause upon.—<br/> | |||
Other offenders we will pause upon.&mdash;<br/> | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
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<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
The noble Scot, Lord Douglas, when he saw<br/> | The noble Scot, Lord Douglas, when he saw<br/> | ||
The fortune of the day quite turn'd from him,<br/> | The fortune of the day quite turn'd from him,<br/> | ||
The noble Percy slain, and all his men<br/> | The noble Percy slain, and all his men<br/> | ||
Upon the foot of fear, fled with the rest;<br/> | Upon the foot of fear, fled with the rest;<br/> | ||
And, falling from a hill, he was so bruised<br/> | And, falling from a hill, he was so bruised<br/> | ||
That the pursuers took him. At my tent<br/> | That the pursuers took him. At my tent<br/> | ||
The Douglas is: and I beseech your Grace<br/> | The Douglas is: and I beseech your Grace<br/> | ||
I may dispose of him.<br/> | I may dispose of him.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
With all my heart.<br/> | With all my heart.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>PRINCE.<br/> | <p>PRINCE.<br/> | ||
Then, brother John of Lancaster, to you<br/> | Then, brother John of Lancaster, to you<br/> | ||
This honourable bounty shall belong:<br/> | This honourable bounty shall belong:<br/> | ||
Go to the Douglas, and deliver him<br/> | Go to the Douglas, and deliver him<br/> | ||
Up to his pleasure, ransomless and free:<br/> | Up to his pleasure, ransomless and free:<br/> | ||
His valour, shown upon our crests to-day,<br/> | His valour, shown upon our crests to-day,<br/> | ||
Hath taught us how to cherish such high deeds<br/> | Hath taught us how to cherish such high deeds<br/> | ||
Even in the bosom of our adversaries.<br/> | Even in the bosom of our adversaries.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>KING.<br/> | <p>KING.<br/> | ||
Then this remains, that we divide our power.—<br/> | |||
Then this remains, that we divide our power.&mdash;<br/> | |||
You, son John, and my cousin Westmoreland,<br/> | You, son John, and my cousin Westmoreland,<br/> | ||
Towards York shall bend you with your dearest speed,<br/> | Towards York shall bend you with your dearest speed,<br/> | ||
To meet Northumberland and the prelate Scroop,<br/> | To meet Northumberland and the prelate Scroop,<br/> | ||
Who, as we hear, are busily in arms:<br/> | Who, as we hear, are busily in arms:<br/> | ||
Myself,—and you, son Harry,—will towards Wales,<br/> | |||
Myself,&mdash;and you, son Harry,&mdash;will towards Wales,<br/> | |||
To fight with Glendower and the Earl of March.<br/> | To fight with Glendower and the Earl of March.<br/> | ||
Rebellion in this land shall lose his sway,<br/> | Rebellion in this land shall lose his sway,<br/> | ||
Meeting the check of such another day;<br/> | Meeting the check of such another day;<br/> | ||
And since this business so fair is done,<br/> | And since this business so fair is done,<br/> | ||
Let us not leave till all our own be won.<br/> | Let us not leave till all our own be won.<br/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p>[Exeunt.]</p> | <p>[Exeunt.]</p> | ||
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