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| Alarum. Excursions. Enter old Talbot led. | Alarum. Excursions. Enter old Talbot, led by a | | 1H6 IV.vii.1.1 | |
| Servant | | 1H6 IV.vii.1.2 | |
| Talb. | TALBOT | | | |
| Where is my other Life? mine owne is gone. | Where is my other life? Mine own is gone. | | 1H6 IV.vii.1 | |
| O, where's young Talbot? where is valiant Iohn? | O, where's young Talbot? Where is valiant John? | | 1H6 IV.vii.2 | |
| Triumphant Death, smear'd with Captiuitie, | Triumphant Death, smeared with captivity, | captivity (n.) those made captive, prisoners | 1H6 IV.vii.3 | |
| Young Talbots Valour makes me smile at thee. | Young Talbot's valour makes me smile at thee. | | 1H6 IV.vii.4 | |
| When he perceiu'd me shrinke, and on my Knee, | When he perceived me shrink and on my knee, | shrink (v.)yield, withdraw, give way | 1H6 IV.vii.5 | |
| His bloodie Sword he brandisht ouer mee, | His bloody sword he brandished over me, | | 1H6 IV.vii.6 | |
| And like a hungry Lyon did commence | And like a hungry lion did commence | | 1H6 IV.vii.7 | |
| Rough deeds of Rage, and sterne Impatience: | Rough deeds of rage and stern impatience; | impatience (n.)anger, rage, fury | 1H6 IV.vii.8 | |
| | rage (n.)warlike ardour, martial spirit | | |
| But when my angry Guardant stood alone, | But when my angry guardant stood alone, | guardant (n.)guard, protector, keeper | 1H6 IV.vii.9 | |
| Tendring my ruine, and assayl'd of none, | Tendering my ruin and assailed of none, | tender (v.)feel concern for, hold dear, care for | 1H6 IV.vii.10 | |
| | ruin (n.)fall, giving way, overthrow | | |
| Dizzie-ey'd Furie, and great rage of Heart, | Dizzy-eyed fury and great rage of heart | rage (n.)warlike ardour, martial spirit | 1H6 IV.vii.11 | |
| | dizzy-eyed (adj.)blinding, dazzling | | |
| Suddenly made him from my side to start | Suddenly made him from my side to start | start (v.)jump away, swerve, turn aside | 1H6 IV.vii.12 | |
| Into the clustring Battaile of the French: | Into the clustering battle of the French; | clustering (adj.)swarming, thronging, crowded | 1H6 IV.vii.13 | |
| | battle (n.)army, fighting force, battalion | | |
| And in that Sea of Blood, my Boy did drench | And in that sea of blood my boy did drench | drench (v.)drown, plunge, immerse | 1H6 IV.vii.14 | |
| His ouer-mounting Spirit; and there di'de | His overmounting spirit; and there died | overmounting, over-mounting (adj.)mounting too high, over-ambitious | 1H6 IV.vii.15 | |
| My Icarus, my Blossome, in his pride. | My Icarus, my blossom, in his pride. | pride (n.)honour, glory, renown | 1H6 IV.vii.16 | |
| | Icarus (n.)[pron: 'ikarus] son of Daedalus, who escaped from Crete wearing wings made by his father; ignoring a warning, the wax in his wings melted when he flew too near the Sun, and he fell into the Aegean | | |
| Enter with Iohn Talbot, borne. | Enter soldiers, with John Talbot, borne | | 1H6 IV.vii.17 | |
| Seru. | SERVANT | | | |
| O my deare Lord, loe where your Sonne is borne. | O my dear lord, lo where your son is borne! | | 1H6 IV.vii.17 | |
| Tal. | TALBOT | | | |
| Thou antique Death, which laugh'st vs here to scorn, | Thou antic Death, which laughest us here to scorn, | antic, antick(e), antique (n.)grotesque figure, grinning jester, buffoon | 1H6 IV.vii.18 | |
| Anon from thy insulting Tyrannie, | Anon, from thy insulting tyranny, | tyranny (n.)cruelty, barbarity, unmerciful violence | 1H6 IV.vii.19 | |
| | anon (adv.)soon, shortly, presently | | |
| Coupled in bonds of perpetuitie, | Coupled in bonds of perpetuity, | couple (v.)link, join, tie | 1H6 IV.vii.20 | |
| Two Talbots winged through the lither Skie, | Two Talbots, winged through the lither sky, | lither (adj.)yielding, submissive, compliant | 1H6 IV.vii.21 | |
| In thy despight shall scape Mortalitie. | In thy despite shall 'scape mortality. | mortality (n.)death | 1H6 IV.vii.22 | |
| | scape, 'scape (v.)escape, avoid | | |
| | despite (n.)contempt, scorn, disdain | | |
| O thou whose wounds become hard fauoured death, | O thou whose wounds become hard-favoured Death, | hard-favoured (adj.)ugly, unattractive, unsightly, hideous | 1H6 IV.vii.23 | |
| | become (v.)put a good front on, give a pleasing appearance to | | |
| Speake to thy father, ere thou yeeld thy breath, | Speak to thy father ere thou yield thy breath! | | 1H6 IV.vii.24 | |
| Braue death by speaking, whither he will or no: | Brave Death by speaking, whether he will or no; | brave (v.)challenge, defy, confront, provoke | 1H6 IV.vii.25 | |
| Imagine him a Frenchman, and thy Foe. | Imagine him a Frenchman, and thy foe. | | 1H6 IV.vii.26 | |
| Poore Boy, he smiles, me thinkes, as who should say, | Poor boy! He smiles, methinks, as who should say | methinks(t), methought(s) (v.)it seems / seemed to me | 1H6 IV.vii.27 | |
| Had Death bene French, then Death had dyed to day. | ‘ Had Death been French, then Death had died today.’ | | 1H6 IV.vii.28 | |
| Come, come, and lay him in his Fathers armes, | Come, come, and lay him in his father's arms. | | 1H6 IV.vii.29 | |
| My spirit can no longer beare these harmes. | My spirit can no longer bear these harms. | harm (n.)injury, hurt, pain | 1H6 IV.vii.30 | |
| Souldiers adieu: I haue what I would haue, | Soldiers, adieu! I have what I would have, | | 1H6 IV.vii.31 | |
| Now my old armes are yong Iohn Talbots graue. | Now my old arms are young John Talbot's grave. | | 1H6 IV.vii.32 | |
| Dyes | He dies | | 1H6 IV.vii.32 | |
| Enter Charles, Alanson, Burgundie, Bastard, and | Enter Charles, Alençon, Burgundy, the Bastard, and | | 1H6 IV.vii.33 | |
| Pucell. | Joan la Pucelle | | 1H6 IV.vii.33 | |
| Char. | CHARLES | | | |
| Had Yorke and Somerset brought rescue in, | Had York and Somerset brought rescue in, | | 1H6 IV.vii.33 | |
| We should haue found a bloody day of this. | We should have found a bloody day of this. | | 1H6 IV.vii.34 | |
| Bast. | BASTARD | | | |
| How the yong whelpe of Talbots raging wood, | How the young whelp of Talbot's, raging wood, | wood (adj.)mad, wild, furious | 1H6 IV.vii.35 | |
| Did flesh his punie-sword in Frenchmens blood. | Did flesh his puny sword in Frenchmen's blood! | puny (adj.)untried, inexperienced | 1H6 IV.vii.36 | |
| | flesh (v.)[of a sword] use for the first time in battle | | |
| Puc. | PUCELLE | | | |
| Once I encountred him, and thus I said: | Once I encountered him and thus I said: | | 1H6 IV.vii.37 | |
| Thou Maiden youth, be vanquisht by a Maide. | ‘ Thou maiden youth, be vanquished by a maid.’ | maiden (adj.)untried, untested, uninitiated [in battle] | 1H6 IV.vii.38 | |
| But with a proud Maiesticall high scorne | But with a proud majestical high scorn | majestical (adj.)majestic, regal, kingly | 1H6 IV.vii.39 | |
| He answer'd thus: Yong Talbot was not borne | He answered thus: ‘ Young Talbot was not born | | 1H6 IV.vii.40 | |
| To be the pillage of a Giglot Wench: | To be the pillage of a giglot wench.’ | wench (n.)girl, lass | 1H6 IV.vii.41 | |
| | pillage (n.)plunder, spoil, booty | | |
| | giglot (n.)harlot, strumpet, wanton | | |
| So rushing in the bowels of the French, | So, rushing in the bowels of the French, | | 1H6 IV.vii.42 | |
| He left me proudly, as vnworthy fight. | He left me proudly, as unworthy fight. | | 1H6 IV.vii.43 | |
| Bur. | BURGUNDY | | | |
| Doubtlesse he would haue made a noble Knight: | Doubtless he would have made a noble knight. | | 1H6 IV.vii.44 | |
| See where he lyes inherced in the armes | See where he lies inhearsed in the arms | inhearsed (adj.)as if in a coffin | 1H6 IV.vii.45 | |
| Of the most bloody Nursser of his harmes. | Of the most bloody nurser of his harms. | nurser (n.)fosterer, encourager, nourisher | 1H6 IV.vii.46 | |
| | harm (n.)injury, hurt, pain | | |
| Bast. | BASTARD | | | |
| Hew them to peeces, hack their bones assunder, | Hew them to pieces, hack their bones asunder, | | 1H6 IV.vii.47 | |
| Whose life was Englands glory, Gallia's wonder. | Whose life was England's glory, Gallia's wonder. | Gallia (n.)old name for France [Gaul] | 1H6 IV.vii.48 | |
| | wonder (n.)object of fascination, target of astonishment | | |
| Char. | CHARLES | | | |
| Oh no forbeare: For that which we haue fled | O, no, forbear! For that which we have fled | forbear (v.)stop, cease, desist | 1H6 IV.vii.49 | |
| During the life, let vs not wrong it dead. | During the life, let us not wrong it dead. | | 1H6 IV.vii.50 | |
| Enter Lucie. | Enter Lucy, accompanied by a French herald | | 1H6 IV.vii.51 | |
| Lu. | LUCY | | | |
| Herald, conduct me to the Dolphins Tent, | Herald, conduct me to the Dauphin's tent, | | 1H6 IV.vii.51 | |
| To know who hath obtain'd the glory of the day. | To know who hath obtained the glory of the day. | | 1H6 IV.vii.52 | |
| Char. | CHARLES | | | |
| On what submissiue message art thou sent? | On what submissive message art thou sent? | submissive (adj.)of submission, of surrender | 1H6 IV.vii.53 | |
| Lucy. | LUCY | | | |
| Submission Dolphin? Tis a meere French word: | Submission, Dauphin? 'Tis a mere French word; | mere (adv.)exclusively, purely, solely | 1H6 IV.vii.54 | |
| | mere (adj.)complete, total, absolute, utter | | |
| We English Warriours wot not what it meanes. | We English warriors wot not what it means. | wot (v.)learn, know, be told | 1H6 IV.vii.55 | |
| I come to know what Prisoners thou hast tane, | I come to know what prisoners thou hast ta'en | | 1H6 IV.vii.56 | |
| And to suruey the bodies of the dead. | And to survey the bodies of the dead. | | 1H6 IV.vii.57 | |
| Char. | CHARLES | | | |
| For prisoners askst thou? Hell our prison is. | For prisoners askest thou? Hell our prison is. | | 1H6 IV.vii.58 | |
| But tell me whom thou seek'st? | But tell me whom thou seekest. | | 1H6 IV.vii.59 | |
| Luc. | LUCY | | | |
| But where's the great Alcides of the field, | But where's the great Alcides of the field, | field (n.)field of battle, battleground, field of combat | 1H6 IV.vii.60 | |
| | Alcides (n.)[pron: al'siydeez] original name of Hercules, after his grandfather Alceus | | |
| Valiant Lord Talbot Earle of Shrewsbury? | Valiant Lord Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, | | 1H6 IV.vii.61 | |
| Created for his rare successe in Armes, | Created for his rare success in arms | | 1H6 IV.vii.62 | |
| Great Earle of Washford, Waterford, and Valence, | Great Earl of Washford, Waterford, and Valence, | Washford (n.)Wexford, city in Leinster, SE Ireland | 1H6 IV.vii.63 | |
| Lord Talbot of Goodrig and Vrchinfield, | Lord Talbot of Goodrig and Urchinfield, | | 1H6 IV.vii.64 | |
| Lord Strange of Blackmere, Lord Verdon of Alton, | Lord Strange of Blackmere, Lord Verdun of Alton, | | 1H6 IV.vii.65 | |
| Lord Cromwell of Wingefield, Lord Furniuall of Sheffeild, | Lord Cromwell of Wingfield, Lord Furnival of Sheffield, | | 1H6 IV.vii.66 | |
| The thrice victorious Lord of Falconbridge, | The thrice-victorious Lord of Falconbridge, | | 1H6 IV.vii.67 | |
| Knight of the Noble Order of S. George, | Knight of the noble Order of Saint George, | | 1H6 IV.vii.68 | |
| Worthy S. Michael, and the Golden Fleece, | Worthy Saint Michael, and the Golden Fleece, | | 1H6 IV.vii.69 | |
| Great Marshall to Henry the sixt, | Great Marshal to Henry the Sixth | | 1H6 IV.vii.70 | |
| Of all his Warres within the Realme of France. | Of all his wars within the realm of France? | | 1H6 IV.vii.71 | |
| Puc. | PUCELLE | | | |
| Heere's a silly stately stile indeede: | Here's a silly stately style indeed! | style (n.)mode of address, formal title | 1H6 IV.vii.72 | |
| The Turke that two and fiftie Kingdomes hath, | The Turk, that two and fifty kingdoms hath, | Turk (n.)Sultan of Turkey | 1H6 IV.vii.73 | |
| Writes not so tedious a Stile as this. | Writes not so tedious a style as this. | | 1H6 IV.vii.74 | |
| Him that thou magnifi'st with all these Titles, | Him that thou magnifiest with all these titles | | 1H6 IV.vii.75 | |
| Stinking and fly-blowne lyes heere at our feete. | Stinking and flyblown lies here at our feet. | | 1H6 IV.vii.76 | |
| Lucy. | LUCY | | | |
| Is Talbot slaine, the Frenchmens only Scourge, | Is Talbot slain, the Frenchmen's only scourge, | only (adj.)outstanding, peerless, pre-eminent | 1H6 IV.vii.77 | |
| Your Kingdomes terror, and blacke Nemesis? | Your kingdom's terror and black Nemesis? | Nemesis (n.)Greek goddess of vengeance, especially retribution for human folly, pride, or excessive good fortune | 1H6 IV.vii.78 | |
| Oh were mine eye-balles into Bullets turn'd, | O, were mine eyeballs into bullets turned, | | 1H6 IV.vii.79 | |
| That I in rage might shoot them at your faces. | That I in rage might shoot them at your faces! | | 1H6 IV.vii.80 | |
| Oh,that I could but call these dead to life, | O that I could but call these dead to life! | | 1H6 IV.vii.81 | |
| It were enough to fright the Realme of France. | It were enough to fright the realm of France. | fright (v.), past form frightedfrighten, scare, terrify | 1H6 IV.vii.82 | |
| Were but his Picture left amongst you here, | Were but his picture left amongst you here, | | 1H6 IV.vii.83 | |
| It would amaze the prowdest of you all. | It would amaze the proudest of you all. | amaze (v.)appal, overwhelm, terrify | 1H6 IV.vii.84 | |
| Giue me their Bodyes, that I may beare them hence, | Give me their bodies, that I may bear them hence | | 1H6 IV.vii.85 | |
| And giue them Buriall, as beseemes their worth. | And give them burial as beseems their worth. | worth (n.)rank, standing, dignity | 1H6 IV.vii.86 | |
| | beseem (v.)befit, be fitting [for], be seemly [for] | | |
| Pucel. | PUCELLE | | | |
| I thinke this vpstart is old Talbots Ghost, | I think this upstart is old Talbot's ghost, | | 1H6 IV.vii.87 | |
| He speakes with such a proud commanding spirit: | He speaks with such a proud commanding spirit. | | 1H6 IV.vii.88 | |
| For Gods sake let him haue him, to keepe them here, | For God's sake, let him have them; to keep them here, | | 1H6 IV.vii.89 | |
| They would but stinke, and putrifie the ayre. | They would but stink and putrefy the air. | | 1H6 IV.vii.90 | |
| Char. | CHARLES | | | |
| Go take their bodies hence. | Go take their bodies hence. | | 1H6 IV.vii.91 | |
| Lucy. | LUCY | | | |
| Ile beare them hence: but from their ashes shal be reard | I'll bear them hence; but from their ashes shall be reared | | 1H6 IV.vii.92 | |
| A Phoenix that shall make all France affear'd. | A phoenix that shall make all France afeard. | afeard (adj.)afraid, frightened, scared | 1H6 IV.vii.93 | |
| Char. | CHARLES | | | |
| So we be rid of them, do with him what yu wilt. | So we be rid of them, do with them what thou wilt. | | 1H6 IV.vii.94 | |
| And now to Paris in this conquering vaine, | And now to Paris in this conquering vein! | | 1H6 IV.vii.95 | |
| All will be ours, now bloody Talbots slaine. | All will be ours, now bloody Talbot's slain. | | 1H6 IV.vii.96 | |
| Exit. | Exeunt | | 1H6 IV.vii.96 | |