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| Enter Somerset with his Armie. | Enter Somerset, with his army, and a Captain of | | 1H6 IV.iv.1.1 | |
| Talbot's | | 1H6 IV.iv.1.2 | |
| Som. | SOMERSET | | | |
| It is too late, I cannot send them now: | It is too late; I cannot send them now. | | 1H6 IV.iv.1 | |
| This expedition was by Yorke and Talbot, | This expedition was by York and Talbot | | 1H6 IV.iv.2 | |
| Too rashly plotted. All our generall force, | Too rashly plotted. All our general force | | 1H6 IV.iv.3 | |
| Might with a sally of the very Towne | Might with a sally of the very town | sally (n.) sudden attack against an enemy, sortie | 1H6 IV.iv.4 | |
| Be buckled with: the ouer-daring Talbot | Be buckled with. The overdaring Talbot | buckle (v.)grapple, engage, fight at close quarters | 1H6 IV.iv.5 | |
| Hath sullied all his glosse of former Honor | Hath sullied all his gloss of former honour | gloss (n.)brightness, freshness, shine, lustre | 1H6 IV.iv.6 | |
| | sully (v.)dim, stain, tarnish | | |
| By this vnheedfull, desperate, wilde aduenture: | By this unheedful, desperate, wild adventure. | wild (adj.)rash, reckless, careless | 1H6 IV.iv.7 | |
| | unheedful (adj.)careless, heedless, irresponsible | | |
| Yorke set him on to fight, and dye in shame, | York set him on to fight and die in shame, | set on (v.)encourage, urge, incite | 1H6 IV.iv.8 | |
| That Talbot dead, great Yorke might beare the name. | That, Talbot dead, great York might bear the name. | | 1H6 IV.iv.9 | |
| Cap. | CAPTAIN | | | |
| Heere is Sir William Lucie, who with me | Here is Sir William Lucy, who with me | | 1H6 IV.iv.10 | |
| Set from our ore-matcht forces forth for ayde. | Set from our o'ermatched forces forth for aid. | overmatched (adj.)outnumbered, faced with superior strength | 1H6 IV.iv.11 | |
| Enter Sir William Lucy | | 1H6 IV.iv.12 | |
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| How now Sir William, whether were you sent? | How now, Sir William, whither were you sent? | | 1H6 IV.iv.12 | |
| Lu. | LUCY | | | |
| Whether my Lord, from bought & sold L.Talbot, | Whither, my lord? From bought and sold Lord Talbot, | buy and sell, past form bought and soldbetray, exploit, treat treacherously | 1H6 IV.iv.13 | |
| Who ring'd about with bold aduersitie, | Who, ringed about with bold adversity, | ring about (v.)encircle, surround, enclose | 1H6 IV.iv.14 | |
| Cries out for noble Yorke and Somerset, | Cries out for noble York and Somerset | | 1H6 IV.iv.15 | |
| To beate assayling death from his weake Regions, | To beat assailing death from his weak legions; | | 1H6 IV.iv.16 | |
| And whiles the honourable Captaine there | And whiles the honourable captain there | | 1H6 IV.iv.17 | |
| Drops bloody swet from his warre-wearied limbes, | Drops bloody sweat from his war-wearied limbs, | | 1H6 IV.iv.18 | |
| And in aduantage lingring lookes for rescue, | And, in advantage lingering, looks for rescue, | advantage (n.)advantageous position, place of vantage, superiority | 1H6 IV.iv.19 | |
| You his false hopes, the trust of Englands honor, | You, his false hopes, the trust of England's honour, | trust (n.)trustee, guardian, custodian | 1H6 IV.iv.20 | |
| | false (adj.)treacherous, traitorous, perfidious | | |
| Keepe off aloofe with worthlesse emulation: | Keep off aloof with worthless emulation. | emulation (n.)ambitious rivalry, contention, conflict | 1H6 IV.iv.21 | |
| | worthless (adj.)unworthy, contemptible, ignoble | | |
| Let not your priuate discord keepe away | Let not your private discord keep away | private (adj.)personal, individual, particular | 1H6 IV.iv.22 | |
| | discord (n.)vendetta, disagreement, dissension | | |
| The leuied succours that should lend him ayde, | The levied succours that should lend him aid, | succour (n.)reinforcements, military assistance | 1H6 IV.iv.23 | |
| | levied (adj.)raised, mustered, drawn up | | |
| While he renowned Noble Gentleman | While he, renowned noble gentleman, | | 1H6 IV.iv.24 | |
| Yeeld vp his life vnto a world of oddes. | Yields up his life unto a world of odds. | world (n.)large number, multitude | 1H6 IV.iv.25 | |
| Orleance the Bastard, Charles, Burgundie, | Orleans the Bastard, Charles, Burgundy, | | 1H6 IV.iv.26 | |
| Alanson, Reignard, compasse him about, | Alençon, Reignier compass him about, | compass (v.)surround, trap, ring in | 1H6 IV.iv.27 | |
| And Talbot perisheth by your default. | And Talbot perisheth by your default. | default (n.)failure, negligence, oversight | 1H6 IV.iv.28 | |
| Som. | SOMERSET | | | |
| Yorke set him on, Yorke should haue sent him ayde. | York set him on; York should have sent him aid. | set on (v.)encourage, urge, incite | 1H6 IV.iv.29 | |
| Luc. | LUCY | | | |
| And Yorke as fast vpon your Grace exclaimes, | And York as fast upon your grace exclaims, | exclaim on / upon (v.)accuse, blame, denounce [loudly] | 1H6 IV.iv.30 | |
| Swearing that you with-hold his leuied hoast, | Swearing that you withhold his levied host, | levied (adj.)raised, mustered, drawn up | 1H6 IV.iv.31 | |
| | host (n.)army, armed multitude | | |
| Collected for this expidition. | Collected for this expedition. | | 1H6 IV.iv.32 | |
| Som. | SOMERSET | | | |
| York lyes: He might haue sent, & had the Horse: | York lies; he might have sent and had the horse. | horse (n.)cavalry, horse soldiers | 1H6 IV.iv.33 | |
| I owe him little Dutie, and lesse Loue, | I owe him little duty, and less love, | | 1H6 IV.iv.34 | |
| And take foule scorne to fawne on him by sending. | And take foul scorn to fawn on him by sending. | scorn, takethink it a disgrace, consider it an indignity | 1H6 IV.iv.35 | |
| Lu. | LUCY | | | |
| The fraud of England, not the force of France, | The fraud of England, not the force of France, | fraud (n.)faithlessness, deceitfulness, insincerity | 1H6 IV.iv.36 | |
| Hath now intrapt the Noble-minded Talbot: | Hath now entrapped the noble-minded Talbot. | | 1H6 IV.iv.37 | |
| Neuer to England shall he beare his life, | Never to England shall he bear his life, | | 1H6 IV.iv.38 | |
| But dies betraid to fortune by your strife. | But dies betrayed to fortune by your strife. | fortune (n.)chance, fate, [one's ] lot | 1H6 IV.iv.39 | |
| Som. | SOMERSET | | | |
| Come go, I will dispatch the Horsemen strait: | Come, go; I will dispatch the horsemen straight; | straight (adv.)straightaway, immediately, at once | 1H6 IV.iv.40 | |
| Within sixe houres, they will be at his ayde. | Within six hours they will be at his aid. | | 1H6 IV.iv.41 | |
| Lu. | LUCY | | | |
| Too late comes rescue, he is tane or slaine, | Too late comes rescue. He is ta'en or slain; | | 1H6 IV.iv.42 | |
| For flye he could not, if he would haue fled: | For fly he could not, if he would have fled; | | 1H6 IV.iv.43 | |
| And flye would Talbot neuer though he might. | And fly would Talbot never, though he might. | | 1H6 IV.iv.44 | |
| Som. | SOMERSET | | | |
| If he be dead, braue Talbot then adieu. | If he be dead, brave Talbot, then adieu! | | 1H6 IV.iv.45 | |
| Lu. | LUCY | | | |
| His Fame liues in the world. His Shame in you. | His fame lives in the world, his shame in you. | fame (n.)reputation, renown, character | 1H6 IV.iv.46 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | 1H6 IV.iv.46 | |