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| Enter Talbot with Trumpe and Drumme, before Burdeaux. | Enter Talbot, with trump and drum, before Bordeaux | trump (n.) trumpeter | 1H6 IV.ii.1 | |
| Talb. | TALBOT | | | |
| Go to the Gates of Burdeaux Trumpeter, | Go to the gates of Bordeaux, trumpeter; | | 1H6 IV.ii.1 | |
| Summon their Generall vnto the Wall. | Summon their general unto the wall. | | 1H6 IV.ii.2 | |
| Sounds. Enter Generall aloft. | Trumpet sounds. Enter the General aloft with his men | | 1H6 IV.ii.3.1 | |
| English Iohn Talbot (Captaines) call you forth, | English John Talbot, captains, calls you forth, | captain (n.)commander, chief, leader | 1H6 IV.ii.3 | |
| Seruant in Armes to Harry King of England, | Servant in arms to Harry King of England; | | 1H6 IV.ii.4 | |
| And thus he would. Open your Citie Gates, | And thus he would: open your city gates, | will (v.), past form woulddesire, wish, want | 1H6 IV.ii.5 | |
| Be humble to vs, call my Soueraigne yours, | Be humble to us, call my sovereign yours | | 1H6 IV.ii.6 | |
| And do him homage as obedient Subiects, | And do him homage as obedient subjects, | | 1H6 IV.ii.7 | |
| And Ile withdraw me, and my bloody power. | And I'll withdraw me and my bloody power; | power (n.)armed force, troops, host, army | 1H6 IV.ii.8 | |
| | bloody (adj.)able to cause bloodshed | | |
| But if you frowne vpon this proffer'd Peace, | But if you frown upon this proffered peace, | | 1H6 IV.ii.9 | |
| You tempt the fury of my three attendants, | You tempt the fury of my three attendants, | | 1H6 IV.ii.10 | |
| Leane Famine, quartering Steele, and climbing Fire, | Lean famine, quartering steel, and climbing fire; | quartering (adj.)for cutting into quarters, dismembering | 1H6 IV.ii.11 | |
| Who in a moment, eeuen with the earth, | Who in a moment even with the earth | even (adj.)level, horizontal, flat | 1H6 IV.ii.12 | |
| Shall lay your stately, and ayre-brauing Towers, | Shall lay your stately and air-braving towers, | air-braving (adj.)lofty, challenging the air | 1H6 IV.ii.13 | |
| If you forsake the offer of their loue. | If you forsake the offer of their love. | forsake (v.)refuse, decline, reject | 1H6 IV.ii.14 | |
| Cap. | GENERAL | | | |
| Thou ominous and fearefull Owle of death, | Thou ominous and fearful owl of death, | | 1H6 IV.ii.15 | |
| Our Nations terror, and their bloody scourge, | Our nation's terror and their bloody scourge! | | 1H6 IV.ii.16 | |
| The period of thy Tyranny approacheth, | The period of thy tyranny approacheth. | tyranny (n.)cruelty, barbarity, unmerciful violence | 1H6 IV.ii.17 | |
| | period (n.)full stop, end, ending, conclusion | | |
| On vs thou canst not enter but by death: | On us thou canst not enter but by death; | | 1H6 IV.ii.18 | |
| For I protest we are well fortified, | For I protest we are well fortified, | protest (v.)make protestation, avow, affirm, proclaim | 1H6 IV.ii.19 | |
| And strong enough to issue out and fight. | And strong enough to issue out and fight. | | 1H6 IV.ii.20 | |
| If thou retire, the Dolphin well appointed, | If thou retire, the Dauphin, well-appointed, | appoint (v.)arm, equip, furnish | 1H6 IV.ii.21 | |
| Stands with the snares of Warre to tangle thee. | Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee. | tangle (v.)trap, snare, enmesh, hold fast | 1H6 IV.ii.22 | |
| On either hand thee, there are squadrons pitcht, | On either hand thee there are squadrons pitched | pitched (adj.)strategically planned, made ready for combat | 1H6 IV.ii.23 | |
| | squadron (n.)army detachment, body of soldiers | | |
| To wall thee from the liberty of Flight; | To wall thee from the liberty of flight; | wall (v.)shut off, block, impede | 1H6 IV.ii.24 | |
| And no way canst thou turne thee for redresse, | And no way canst thou turn thee for redress | redress (n.)relief, assistance, help, comfort | 1H6 IV.ii.25 | |
| But death doth front thee with apparant spoyle, | But death doth front thee with apparent spoil | spoil (n.)slaughter, destruction, ruination | 1H6 IV.ii.26 | |
| | front (v.)confront, face, meet | | |
| | apparent (adj.)plainly visible, conspicuous, evident, obvious | | |
| And pale destruction meets thee in the face: | And pale destruction meets thee in the face. | | 1H6 IV.ii.27 | |
| Ten thousand French haue tane the Sacrament, | Ten thousand French have ta'en the sacrament | | 1H6 IV.ii.28 | |
| To ryue their dangerous Artillerie | To rive their dangerous artillery | rive (v.)set off, fire, make explode | 1H6 IV.ii.29 | |
| Vpon no Christian soule but English Talbot: | Upon no Christian soul but English Talbot. | | 1H6 IV.ii.30 | |
| Loe, there thou standst a breathing valiant man | Lo, there thou standest, a breathing valiant man | | 1H6 IV.ii.31 | |
| Of an inuincible vnconquer'd spirit: | Of an invincible unconquered spirit! | | 1H6 IV.ii.32 | |
| This is the latest Glorie of thy praise, | This is the latest glory of thy praise | latest (adj.)last, final | 1H6 IV.ii.33 | |
| That I thy enemy dew thee withall: | That I, thy enemy, due thee withal; | due (v.)endue, grace, endow | 1H6 IV.ii.34 | |
| For ere the Glasse that now begins to runne, | For ere the glass that now begins to run | glass (n.)[sand of the] hourglass | 1H6 IV.ii.35 | |
| Finish the processe of his sandy houre, | Finish the process of his sandy hour, | | 1H6 IV.ii.36 | |
| These eyes that see thee now well coloured, | These eyes that see thee now well coloured, | coloured (adj.)complexioned, with colour in one's cheeks | 1H6 IV.ii.37 | |
| Shall see thee withered, bloody, pale, and dead. | Shall see thee withered, bloody, pale, and dead. | | 1H6 IV.ii.38 | |
| Drum a farre off. | Drum afar off | | 1H6 IV.ii.39 | |
| Harke, harke, the Dolphins drumme, a warning bell, | Hark! hark! The Dauphin's drum, a warning bell, | | 1H6 IV.ii.39 | |
| Sings heauy Musicke to thy timorous soule, | Sings heavy music to thy timorous soul; | timorous (adj.)fearful, apprehensive, doubting | 1H6 IV.ii.40 | |
| | heavy (adj.)sorrowful, sad, gloomy | | |
| And mine shall ring thy dire departure out. | And mine shall ring thy dire departure out. | departure (n.)death, decease, demise | 1H6 IV.ii.41 | |
| Exit | Exit with his men | | 1H6 IV.ii.41 | |
| Tal. | TALBOT | | | |
| He Fables not, I heare the enemie: | He fables not; I hear the enemy. | fable (v.)speak falsely, lie, fabricate | 1H6 IV.ii.42 | |
| Out some light Horsemen, and peruse their Wings. | Out, some light horsemen, and peruse their wings. | wing (n.)flank, force at the side of the main body of troops | 1H6 IV.ii.43 | |
| | peruse (v.)reconnoitre, scout out, survey | | |
| O negligent and heedlesse Discipline, | O, negligent and heedless discipline! | discipline (n.)military strategy, tactics, training in the art of war | 1H6 IV.ii.44 | |
| How are we park'd and bounded in a pale? | How are we parked and bounded in a pale – | pale (n.)fence, paling, enclosure | 1H6 IV.ii.45 | |
| | park (v.)enclose, contain, shut in [as if in a park] | | |
| A little Heard of Englands timorous Deere, | A little herd of England's timorous deer, | timorous (adj.)fearful, apprehensive, doubting | 1H6 IV.ii.46 | |
| Maz'd with a yelping kennell of French Curres. | Mazed with a yelping kennel of French curs! | maze (v.)confuse, bewilder, perplex | 1H6 IV.ii.47 | |
| | kennel (n.)pack, mob | | |
| If we be English Deere, be then in blood, | If we be English deer, be then in blood; | blood, in[hunting] full of life, in fine condition | 1H6 IV.ii.48 | |
| Not Rascall-like to fall downe with a pinch, | Not rascal-like to fall down with a pinch, | rascal (n.)young or inferior deer in a herd; one of the common herd | 1H6 IV.ii.49 | |
| | rascal (n.)worthless wretch, good-for-nothing | | |
| | pinch (n.)tiny bite, slight nip | | |
| But rather moodie mad: And desperate Stagges, | But rather, moody-mad and desperate stags, | moody-mad (adj.)wild with rage, furiously angry | 1H6 IV.ii.50 | |
| Turne on the bloody Hounds with heads of Steele, | Turn on the bloody hounds with heads of steel | | 1H6 IV.ii.51 | |
| And make the Cowards stand aloofe at bay: | And make the cowards stand aloof at bay. | bay (n.)baying, barking, howling | 1H6 IV.ii.52 | |
| Sell euery man his life as deere as mine, | Sell every man his life as dear as mine, | dear (adj.)expensive, costly | 1H6 IV.ii.53 | |
| And they shall finde deere Deere of vs my Friends. | And they shall find dear deer of us, my friends. | | 1H6 IV.ii.54 | |
| God, and S. George, Talbot and Englands right, | God and Saint George, Talbot and England's right, | George, Saintin Christian tradition, the patron saint of England, 3rd-c | 1H6 IV.ii.55 | |
| Prosper our Colours in this dangerous fight. | Prosper our colours in this dangerous fight! | colours (n.)battle-flags, ensigns, standards, banners | 1H6 IV.ii.56 | |
| Exeunt | | 1H6 IV.ii.56 | |