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| Flourish. Enter Chorus. | Flourish. Enter Chorus | | H5 III.chorus.1.1 | |
| CHORUS | | | |
| Thus with imagin'd wing our swift Scene flyes, | Thus with imagined wing our swift scene flies | imagined (adj.) of imagination, conceived in the mind | H5 III.chorus.1 | |
| In motion of no lesse celeritie | In motion of no less celerity | celerity (n.)alacrity, rapidity, swiftness | H5 III.chorus.2 | |
| then that of Thought. / Suppose, that you haue seene | Than that of thought. Suppose that you have seen | | H5 III.chorus.3 | |
| The well-appointed King at Douer Peer, | The well-appointed King at Hampton pier | Hampton (n.)Southampton; port city in Hampshire | H5 III.chorus.4 | |
| | well-appointed (adj.)well-equipped, properly fitted out | | |
| Embarke his Royaltie: and his braue Fleet, | Embark his royalty, and his brave fleet | royalty (n.)majesty, royal highness | H5 III.chorus.5 | |
| | brave (adj.)fine, excellent, splendid, impressive | | |
| With silken Streamers, the young Phebus fayning; | With silken streamers the young Phoebus fanning. | Phoebus (n.)[pron: 'feebus] Latin name for Apollo as the sun-god; also called Phoebus Apollo | H5 III.chorus.6 | |
| Play with your Fancies: and in them behold, | Play with your fancies, and in them behold | fancy (n.)imagination, creativity, inventiveness | H5 III.chorus.7 | |
| Vpon the Hempen Tackle, Ship-boyes climbing; | Upon the hempen tackle ship-boys climbing; | | H5 III.chorus.8 | |
| Heare the shrill Whistle, which doth order giue | Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give | | H5 III.chorus.9 | |
| To sounds confus'd: behold the threaden Sayles, | To sounds confused; behold the threaden sails, | threaden (adj.)made of linen thread | H5 III.chorus.10 | |
| Borne with th'inuisible and creeping Wind, | Borne with th' invisible and creeping wind, | | H5 III.chorus.11 | |
| Draw the huge Bottomes through the furrowed Sea, | Draw the huge bottoms through the furrowed sea, | bottom (n.)[nautical: keel, hull] ship, vessel | H5 III.chorus.12 | |
| Bresting the loftie Surge. O, doe but thinke | Breasting the lofty surge. O, do but think | | H5 III.chorus.13 | |
| You stand vpon the Riuage, and behold | You stand upon the rivage and behold | rivage (n.)coast, shore, bank | H5 III.chorus.14 | |
| A Citie on th'inconstant Billowes dauncing: | A city on th' inconstant billows dancing; | | H5 III.chorus.15 | |
| For so appeares this Fleet Maiesticall, | For so appears this fleet majestical, | | H5 III.chorus.16 | |
| Holding due course to Harflew. Follow, follow: | Holding due course to Harfleur. Follow, follow! | Harfleur (n.)[pron: 'ahrfler] town in Normandy, N France; besieged by Henry V in 1415 | H5 III.chorus.17 | |
| Grapple your minds to sternage of this Nauie, | Grapple your minds to sternage of this navy, | sternage (n.)sterns [of a fleet of ships] | H5 III.chorus.18 | |
| And leaue your England as dead Mid-night, still, | And leave your England, as dead midnight still, | | H5 III.chorus.19 | |
| Guarded with Grandsires, Babyes, and old Women, | Guarded with grandsires, babies, and old women, | | H5 III.chorus.20 | |
| Eyther past, or not arriu'd to pyth and puissance: | Either past or not arrived to pith and puissance. | puissance (n.)power, might, force | H5 III.chorus.21 | |
| | pith (n.)strength, toughness, mettle | | |
| For who is he, whose Chin is but enricht | For who is he whose chin is but enriched | | H5 III.chorus.22 | |
| With one appearing Hayre, that will not follow | With one appearing hair that will not follow | | H5 III.chorus.23 | |
| These cull'd and choyse-drawne Caualiers to France? | These culled and choice-drawn cavaliers to France? | choice-drawn (adj.)specially selected, chosen with great care | H5 III.chorus.24 | |
| | culled (adj.)chosen, picked, selected | | |
| Worke, worke your Thoughts, and therein see a Siege: | Work, work your thoughts, and therein see a siege: | | H5 III.chorus.25 | |
| Behold the Ordenance on their Carriages, | Behold the ordnance on their carriages, | ordnance, ordinance (n.)cannon, artillery | H5 III.chorus.26 | |
| With fatall mouthes gaping on girded Harflew. | With fatal mouths gaping on girded Harfleur. | girded (adj.)besieged, blockaded, encircled | H5 III.chorus.27 | |
| Suppose th' Embassador from the French comes back: | Suppose th' ambassador from the French comes back; | | H5 III.chorus.28 | |
| Tells Harry, That the King doth offer him | Tells Harry that the King doth offer him | | H5 III.chorus.29 | |
| Katherine his Daughter, and with her to Dowrie, | Katherine his daughter, and with her, to dowry, | | H5 III.chorus.30 | |
| Some petty and vnprofitable Dukedomes. | Some petty and unprofitable dukedoms. | | H5 III.chorus.31 | |
| The offer likes not: and the nimble Gunner | The offer likes not; and the nimble gunner | like (v.)please, suit | H5 III.chorus.32 | |
| With Lynstock now the diuellish Cannon touches, | With linstock now the devilish cannon touches, | linstock (n.)stick holding a lit match for firing a cannon | H5 III.chorus.33 | |
| | touch (v.)touch off, fire off | | |
| Alarum, and Chambers goe off. | Alarum, and chambers go off | chamber (n.)piece of ordnance, cannon, gun | H5 III.chorus.34.1 | |
| And downe goes all before them. Still be kind, | And down goes all before them. Still be kind, | still (adv.)ever, now [as before] | H5 III.chorus.34 | |
| And eech out our performance with your mind. | And eke out our performance with your mind. | eke, eke out (v.)add to, increase, supplement | H5 III.chorus.35 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | H5 III.chorus.35 | |