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Alarum, excursions, enter the King, the Prince, Lord | Alarum. Excursions. Enter the King, the Prince, Lord | | 1H4 V.iv.1.1 | |
Iohn of Lancaster, and Earle of Westmerland. | John of Lancaster, Earl of Westmorland | | 1H4 V.iv.1.2 | |
King. | KING HENRY | | | |
I prethee Harry withdraw thy selfe, thou bleedest too much: | I prithee, Harry, withdraw thyself, thou bleedest too much. | | 1H4 V.iv.1 | |
Lord Iohn of Lancaster, go you with him. | Lord John of Lancaster, go you with him. | | 1H4 V.iv.2 | |
P.Ioh. | LANCASTER | | | |
Not I, My Lord, vnlesse I did bleed too. | Not I, my lord, unless I did bleed too. | | 1H4 V.iv.3 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
I beseech your Maiesty make vp, | I beseech your majesty, make up, | make up (v.)advance to the front, move forward, press on | 1H4 V.iv.4 | |
Least your retirement do amaze your friends. | Lest your retirement do amaze your friends. | retirement (n.)retreat, withdrawal, falling back | 1H4 V.iv.5 | |
| | amaze (v.)alarm, dismay, scare | | |
King. | KING HENRY | | | |
I will do so: My Lord of Westmerland | I will do so. My Lord of Westmorland, | | 1H4 V.iv.6 | |
leade him to his Tent. | Lead him to his tent. | | 1H4 V.iv.7 | |
West. | WESTMORLAND | | | |
Come my Lord, Ile leade you to your Tent. | Come, my lord, I'll lead you to your tent. | | 1H4 V.iv.8 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
Lead me my Lord? I do not need your helpe; | Lead me, my lord? I do not need your help, | | 1H4 V.iv.9 | |
And heauen forbid a shallow scratch should driue | And God forbid a shallow scratch should drive | | 1H4 V.iv.10 | |
The Prince of Wales from such a field as this, | The Prince of Wales from such a field as this, | field (n.)field of battle, battleground, field of combat | 1H4 V.iv.11 | |
Where stain'd Nobility lyes troden on, | Where stained nobility lies trodden on, | stained (adj.)bloodstained, discoloured with dirt | 1H4 V.iv.12 | |
And Rebels Armes triumph in massacres. | And rebels' arms triumph in massacres! | | 1H4 V.iv.13 | |
Ioh. | LANCASTER | | | |
We breath too long: Come cosin Westmerland, | We breathe too long: come, cousin Westmorland, | breathe (v.)catch breath, pause, rest | 1H4 V.iv.14 | |
Our duty this way lies, for heauens sake come. | Our duty this way lies: for God's sake, come. | | 1H4 V.iv.15 | |
| Exeunt Lancaster and Westmorland | | 1H4 V.iv.15 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
By heauen thou hast deceiu'd me Lancaster, | By God, thou hast deceived me, Lancaster, | | 1H4 V.iv.16 | |
I did not thinke thee Lord of such a spirit: | I did not think thee lord of such a spirit: | | 1H4 V.iv.17 | |
Before, I lou'd thee as a Brother, Iohn; | Before, I loved thee as a brother, John, | | 1H4 V.iv.18 | |
But now, I do respect thee as my Soule. | But now I do respect thee as my soul. | | 1H4 V.iv.19 | |
King. | KING HENRY | | | |
I saw him hold Lord Percy at the point, | I saw him hold Lord Percy at the point | point (n.)sword-point | 1H4 V.iv.20 | |
With lustier maintenance then I did looke for | With lustier maintenance than I did look for | lusty (adj.)vigorous, strong, robust, eager | 1H4 V.iv.21 | |
Of such an vngrowne Warriour. | Of such an ungrown warrior. | | 1H4 V.iv.22.1 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
O this Boy, | O, this boy | | 1H4 V.iv.22.2 | |
lends mettall to vs all. | Lends mettle to us all! | mettle, mettell (n.)spirit, vigour, zest | 1H4 V.iv.23 | |
Exit. | Exit | | 1H4 V.iv.23 | |
Enter Dowglas. | Enter Douglas | | 1H4 V.iv.24.1 | |
Dow. | DOUGLAS | | | |
Another King? They grow like Hydra's heads: | Another king! They grow like Hydra's heads. | Hydra (n.)[pron: 'hiydra] many-headed monster, the child of Typhon and Echnida; as each head was cut off, it grew again | 1H4 V.iv.24 | |
I am the Dowglas, fatall to all those | I am the Douglas, fatal to all those | | 1H4 V.iv.25 | |
That weare those colours on them. What art thou | That wear those colours on them. What art thou, | colours (n.)emblems, badges | 1H4 V.iv.26 | |
That counterfeit'st the person of a King? | That counterfeitest the person of a king? | counterfeit (v.)copy, imitate, simulate | 1H4 V.iv.27 | |
King. | KING HENRY | | | |
The King himselfe: who Dowglas grieues at hart | The King himself, who, Douglas, grieves at heart | | 1H4 V.iv.28 | |
So many of his shadowes thou hast met, | So many of his shadows thou hast met, | shadow (n.)imitation, copy, duplicate | 1H4 V.iv.29 | |
And not the very King. I haue two Boyes | And not the very King. I have two boys | very (adj.)true, real, genuine | 1H4 V.iv.30 | |
Seeke Percy and thy selfe about the Field: | Seek Percy and thyself about the field, | | 1H4 V.iv.31 | |
But seeing thou fall'st on me so luckily, | But seeing thou fallest on me so luckily | | 1H4 V.iv.32 | |
I will assay thee: so defend thy selfe. | I will assay thee, and defend thyself. | assay (v.)try, test the mettle of, put to the proof | 1H4 V.iv.33 | |
Dow. | DOUGLAS | | | |
I feare thou art another counterfeit: | I fear thou art another counterfeit, | counterfeit (n.)impostor, pretender, sham | 1H4 V.iv.34 | |
And yet infaith thou bear'st thee like a King: | And yet, in faith, thou bearest thee like a king – | | 1H4 V.iv.35 | |
But mine I am sure thou art, whoere thou be, | But mine I am sure thou art, whoe'er thou be, | | 1H4 V.iv.36 | |
And thus I win thee. | And thus I win thee. | | 1H4 V.iv.37 | |
They fight, the K. being in danger, Enter | They fight, the King being in danger; enter | | 1H4 V.iv.38.1 | |
Prince. | Prince of Wales | | 1H4 V.iv.38.2 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
Hold vp thy head vile Scot, or thou art like | Hold up thy head, vile Scot, or thou art like | like (adv.)likely, probable / probably | 1H4 V.iv.38 | |
Neuer to hold it vp againe: the Spirits | Never to hold it up again! The spirits | | 1H4 V.iv.39 | |
Of valiant Sherly, Stafford, Blunt, are in my Armes; | Of valiant Shirley, Stafford, Blunt, are in my arms. | | 1H4 V.iv.40 | |
it is the Prince of Wales that threatens thee, | It is the Prince of Wales that threatens thee, | | 1H4 V.iv.41 | |
Who neuer promiseth, but he meanes to pay. | Who never promiseth but he means to pay. | | 1H4 V.iv.42 | |
They Fight, Dowglas flyeth. | They fight; Douglas flees | | 1H4 V.iv.43.1 | |
Cheerely My Lord: how fare's your Grace? | Cheerly, my lord, how fares your grace? | fare (v.)get on, manage, do, cope | 1H4 V.iv.43 | |
| | cheerly (adv.)[cry of encouragement] heartily, with a will | | |
Sir Nicolas Gawsey hath for succour sent, | Sir Nicholas Gawsey hath for succour sent, | | 1H4 V.iv.44 | |
And so hath Clifton: Ile to Clifton straight. | And so hath Clifton – I'll to Clifton straight. | straight (adv.)straightaway, immediately, at once | 1H4 V.iv.45 | |
King. | KING HENRY | | | |
Stay, and breath awhile. | Stay and breathe a while. | breathe (v.)catch breath, pause, rest | 1H4 V.iv.46 | |
Thou hast redeem'd thy lost opinion, | Thou hast redeemed thy lost opinion, | opinion (n.)reputation, character, honour | 1H4 V.iv.47 | |
And shew'd thou mak'st some tender of my life | And showed thou makest some tender of my life | tender (n.)care, concern, solicitude | 1H4 V.iv.48 | |
In this faire rescue thou hast brought to mee. | In this fair rescue thou hast brought to me. | | 1H4 V.iv.49 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
O heauen, they did me too much iniury, | O God, they did me too much injury | | 1H4 V.iv.50 | |
That euer said I hearkned to your death. | That ever said I hearkened for your death. | hearken for (v.)look forward to, lie in wait for | 1H4 V.iv.51 | |
If it were so, I might haue let alone | If it were so, I might have let alone | | 1H4 V.iv.52 | |
The insulting hand of Dowglas ouer you, | The insulting hand of Douglas over you, | insulting (adj.)scornfully boasting, contemptuously exulting | 1H4 V.iv.53 | |
Which would haue bene as speedy in your end, | Which would have been as speedy in your end | | 1H4 V.iv.54 | |
As all the poysonous Potions in the world, | As all the poisonous potions in the world, | | 1H4 V.iv.55 | |
And sau'd the Treacherous labour of your Sonne. | And saved the treacherous labour of your son. | save (v.)prevent, avoid, avert | 1H4 V.iv.56 | |
K. | KING HENRY | | | |
Make vp to Clifton, Ile to Sir Nicholas Gausey. | Make up to Clifton, I'll to Sir Nicholas Gawsey. | make up (v.)advance to the front, move forward, press on | 1H4 V.iv.57 | |
Exit | Exit | | 1H4 V.iv.57 | |
Enter Hotspur. | Enter Hotspur | | 1H4 V.iv.58 | |
Hot. | HOTSPUR | | | |
If I mistake not, thou art Harry Monmouth. | If I mistake not, thou art Harry Monmouth. | | 1H4 V.iv.58 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
Thou speak'st as if I would deny my name. | Thou speakest as if I would deny my name. | | 1H4 V.iv.59 | |
Hot. | HOTSPUR | | | |
My name is Harrie Percie. | My name is Harry Percy. | | 1H4 V.iv.60.1 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
Why then I see | Why, then I see | | 1H4 V.iv.60.2 | |
a very valiant rebel of that name. | A very valiant rebel of the name. | | 1H4 V.iv.61 | |
I am the Prince of Wales, and thinke not Percy, | I am the Prince of Wales, and think not, Percy, | | 1H4 V.iv.62 | |
To share with me in glory any more: | To share with me in glory any more. | | 1H4 V.iv.63 | |
Two Starres keepe not their motion in one Sphere, | Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere, | sphere (n.)celestial globe in which a heavenly body was thought to move, orbit | 1H4 V.iv.64 | |
Nor can one England brooke a double reigne, | Nor can one England brook a double reign | brook (v.)endure, tolerate, put up with | 1H4 V.iv.65 | |
Of Harry Percy, and the Prince of Wales. | Of Harry Percy and the Prince of Wales. | | 1H4 V.iv.66 | |
Hot. | HOTSPUR | | | |
Nor shall it Harry, for the houre is come | Nor shall it, Harry, for the hour is come | | 1H4 V.iv.67 | |
To end the one of vs; and would to heauen, | To end the one of us; and would to God | | 1H4 V.iv.68 | |
Thy name in Armes, were now as great as mine. | Thy name in arms were now as great as mine. | | 1H4 V.iv.69 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
Ile make it greater, ere I part from thee, | I'll make it greater ere I part from thee, | | 1H4 V.iv.70 | |
And all the budding Honors on thy Crest, | And all the budding honours on thy crest | crest (n.)[originally the plume of feathers on a] helmet, head-piece | 1H4 V.iv.71 | |
Ile crop, to make a Garland for my head. | I'll crop to make a garland for my head. | crop (v.)cut down, remove, hack off | 1H4 V.iv.72 | |
Hot. | HOTSPUR | | | |
I can no longer brooke thy Vanities. | I can no longer brook thy vanities. | brook (v.)endure, tolerate, put up with | 1H4 V.iv.73 | |
Fight. | They fight | | 1H4 V.iv.74.1 | |
Enter Falstaffe. | Enter Falstaff | | 1H4 V.iv.74.2 | |
Fal. | FALSTAFF | | | |
Well said Hal, to it Hal. Nay you shall finde | Well said, Hal! To it, Hal! Nay, you shall find | said, wellwell done | 1H4 V.iv.74 | |
no Boyes play heere, I can tell you. | no boy's play here, I can tell you. | boy (n.)child | 1H4 V.iv.75 | |
Enter Dowglas, he fights with Falstaffe, who fals | Enter Douglas; he fighteth with Falstaff, who falls | | 1H4 V.iv.76.1 | |
down as if he were dead. | down as if he were dead | | 1H4 V.iv.76.2 | |
| Exit Douglas | | 1H4 V.iv.76.3 | |
The Prince killeth Percie. | The Prince mortally wounds Hotspur | | 1H4 V.iv.76.4 | |
Hot. | HOTSPUR | | | |
Oh Harry, thou hast rob'd me of my youth: | O Harry, thou hast robbed me of my youth! | | 1H4 V.iv.76 | |
I better brooke the losse of brittle life, | I better brook the loss of brittle life | brook (v.)endure, tolerate, put up with | 1H4 V.iv.77 | |
Then those proud Titles thou hast wonne of me, | Than those proud titles thou hast won of me. | | 1H4 V.iv.78 | |
They wound my thoghts worse, then the sword my flesh: | They wound my thoughts worse than thy sword my flesh. | | 1H4 V.iv.79 | |
But thought's the slaue of Life, and Life, Times foole; | But thoughts, the slaves of life, and life, time's fool, | | 1H4 V.iv.80 | |
And Time, that takes suruey of all the world, | And time, that takes survey of all the world, | | 1H4 V.iv.81 | |
Must haue a stop. O, I could Prophesie, | Must have a stop. O, I could prophesy, | | 1H4 V.iv.82 | |
But that the Earth, and the cold hand of death, | But that the earthy and cold hand of death | | 1H4 V.iv.83 | |
Lyes on my Tongue: No Percy, thou art dust | Lies on my tongue. No, Percy, thou art dust, | | 1H4 V.iv.84 | |
And food for--- | And food for – | | 1H4 V.iv.85 | |
| He dies | | 1H4 V.iv.86.1 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
For Wormes, braue Percy. Farewell great heart: | For worms, brave Percy. Fare thee well, great heart! | fare ... well (int.)goodbye [to an individual] | 1H4 V.iv.86 | |
| | brave (adj.)noble, worthy, excellent | | |
Ill-weau'd Ambition, how much art thou shrunke? | Ill-weaved ambition, how much art thou shrunk. | ill-weaved (adj.)poorly woven | 1H4 V.iv.87 | |
When that this bodie did containe a spirit, | When that this body did contain a spirit, | | 1H4 V.iv.88 | |
A Kingdome for it was too small a bound: | A kingdom for it was too small a bound. | bound (n.)limit, boundary, confine, barrier | 1H4 V.iv.89 | |
But now two paces of the vilest Earth | But now two paces of the vilest earth | | 1H4 V.iv.90 | |
Is roome enough. This Earth that beares the dead, | Is room enough. This earth that bears thee dead | | 1H4 V.iv.91 | |
Beares not aliue so stout a Gentleman. | Bears not alive so stout a gentleman. | stout (adj.)brave, valiant, resolute | 1H4 V.iv.92 | |
If thou wer't sensible of curtesie, | If thou wert sensible of courtesy | sensible (adj.)sensitive, responsive, capable of feeling | 1H4 V.iv.93 | |
I should not make so great a shew of Zeale. | I should not make so dear a show of zeal, | show (n.)appearance, exhibition, display | 1H4 V.iv.94 | |
| | dear (adj.)heartfelt, earnest, zealous | | |
But let my fauours hide thy mangled face, | But let my favours hide thy mangled face, | favour (n.)token worn as a mark of identity or friendship | 1H4 V.iv.95 | |
And euen in thy behalfe, Ile thanke my selfe | And even in thy behalf I'll thank myself | | 1H4 V.iv.96 | |
For doing these fayre Rites of Tendernesse. | For doing these fair rites of tenderness. | | 1H4 V.iv.97 | |
Adieu, and take thy praise with thee to heauen, | Adieu, and take thy praise with thee to heaven! | | 1H4 V.iv.98 | |
Thy ignomy sleepe with thee in the graue, | Thy ignominy sleep with thee in the grave, | | 1H4 V.iv.99 | |
But not remembred in thy Epitaph. | But not remembered in thy epitaph. | remember (v.)commemorate, acknowledge, reward, recognize | 1H4 V.iv.100 | |
| He spieth Falstaff on the ground | | 1H4 V.iv.101 | |
What? Old Acquaintance? Could not all this flesh | What, old acquaintance, could not all this flesh | | 1H4 V.iv.101 | |
Keepe in a little life? Poore Iacke, farewell: | Keep in a little life? Poor Jack, farewell! | | 1H4 V.iv.102 | |
I could haue better spar'd a better man. | I could have better spared a better man. | | 1H4 V.iv.103 | |
O, I should haue a heauy misse of thee, | O, I should have a heavy miss of thee | heavy (adj.)sorrowful, sad, gloomy | 1H4 V.iv.104 | |
If I were much in loue with Vanity. | If I were much in love with vanity. | | 1H4 V.iv.105 | |
Death hath not strucke so fat a Deere to day, | Death hath not struck so fat a deer today, | | 1H4 V.iv.106 | |
Though many dearer in this bloody Fray: | Though many dearer, in this bloody fray. | | 1H4 V.iv.107 | |
Imbowell'd will I see thee by and by, | Embowelled will I see thee by and by, | embowel (v.)disembowel [in Tudor times a procedure used to ensure that the body of a noble person would not deteriorate so much between death and burial] | 1H4 V.iv.108 | |
Till then, in blood, by Noble Percie lye. | Till then in blood by noble Percy lie. | | 1H4 V.iv.109 | |
Exit. | Exit | | 1H4 V.iv.109 | |
Falstaffe riseth vp. | Falstaff riseth up | | 1H4 V.iv.110 | |
Falst. | FALSTAFF | | | |
Imbowell'd? If thou imbowell mee to day, Ile | Embowelled? If thou embowel me today, I'll | | 1H4 V.iv.110 | |
giue you leaue to powder me, and eat me too to morow. | give you leave to powder me and eat me too tomorrow. | powder (v.)season with salt, pickle | 1H4 V.iv.111 | |
'Twas time to counterfet, or that hotte Termagant | 'Sblood, 'twas time to counterfeit, or that hot termagant | termagant (adj.)savage, violent, turbulent | 1H4 V.iv.112 | |
| | 'sblood (int.)[oath] God's blood | | |
| | counterfeit (v.)pretend, feign, make believe | | |
Scot, had paid me scot and lot too. Counterfeit? | Scot had paid me, scot and lot too. Counterfeit? I lie, | pay (v.)kill, settle with, discharge | 1H4 V.iv.113 | |
| | scot and lot[type of local taxation] in full, thoroughly | | |
I am no counterfeit; to dye, is to be a counterfeit, for hee | I am no counterfeit. To die is to be a counterfeit, for he | counterfeit (n.)false imitation, spurious image | 1H4 V.iv.114 | |
is but the counterfeit of a man, who hath not the life of | is but the counterfeit of a man who hath not the life of | | 1H4 V.iv.115 | |
a man: But to counterfeit dying, when a man thereby | a man. But to counterfeit dying, when a man thereby | counterfeit (v.)copy, imitate, simulate | 1H4 V.iv.116 | |
liueth, is to be no counterfeit, but the true and perfect | liveth, is to be no counterfeit, but the true and perfect | | 1H4 V.iv.117 | |
image of life indeede. The better part of Valour, is Discretion; | image of life indeed. The better part of valour is discretion, | | 1H4 V.iv.118 | |
in the which better part, I haue saued my life. | in the which better part I have saved my life. | | 1H4 V.iv.119 | |
I am affraide of this Gun-powder Percy though he | Zounds, I am afraid of this gunpowder Percy, though he | zounds (int.)God's wounds | 1H4 V.iv.120 | |
be dead. How if hee should counterfeit too, and rise? | be dead. How if he should counterfeit too and rise? By | counterfeit (v.)pretend, feign, make believe | 1H4 V.iv.121 | |
I am afraid hee would proue the better counterfeit: | my faith, I am afraid he would prove the better counterfeit. | | 1H4 V.iv.122 | |
therefore Ile make him sure: yea, and Ile sweare I | Therefore I'll make him sure, yea, and I'll swear I | | 1H4 V.iv.123 | |
kill'd him. Why may not hee rise as well as I: Nothing | killed him. Why may not he rise as well as I? Nothing | | 1H4 V.iv.124 | |
confutes me but eyes, and no-bodie sees me. Therefore | confutes me but eyes, and nobody sees me. Therefore, | confute (v.)disprove, contradict, rebut | 1H4 V.iv.125 | |
sirra, with a new wound in your thigh | sirrah (stabbing him), with a new wound in your thigh, | | 1H4 V.iv.126 | |
come you along me. | come you along with me. | | 1H4 V.iv.127 | |
Takes Hotspurre on his backe. | He takes up Hotspur on his back | | 1H4 V.iv.128.1 | |
Enter Prince and Iohn of Lancaster. | Enter Prince and John of Lancaster | | 1H4 V.iv.128.2 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
Come Brother Iohn, full brauely hast thou flesht | Come, brother John, full bravely hast thou fleshed | bravely (adv.)splendidly, worthily, excellently | 1H4 V.iv.128 | |
| | flesh (v.)[of a sword] use for the first time in battle | | |
thy Maiden sword. | Thy maiden sword. | | 1H4 V.iv.129.1 | |
Iohn. | LANCASTER | | | |
But soft, who haue we heere? | But soft, whom have we here? | soft (int.)[used as a command] not so fast, wait a moment, be quiet | 1H4 V.iv.129.2 | |
Did you not tell me this Fat man was dead? | Did you not tell me this fat man was dead? | | 1H4 V.iv.130 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
I did, I saw him dead, | I did, I saw him dead, | | 1H4 V.iv.131 | |
Breathlesse, and bleeding on the ground: Art thou aliue? | Breathless and bleeding on the ground. Art thou alive? | | 1H4 V.iv.132 | |
Or is it fantasie that playes vpon our eye-sight? | Or is it fantasy that plays upon our eyesight? | | 1H4 V.iv.133 | |
I prethee speake, we will not trust our eyes | I prithee speak, we will not trust our eyes | | 1H4 V.iv.134 | |
Without our eares. Thou art not what thou seem'st. | Without our ears. Thou art not what thou seemest. | | 1H4 V.iv.135 | |
Fal. | FALSTAFF | | | |
No, that's certaine: I am not a double man: but | No, that's certain, I am not a double-man. But | double-man (n.)apparition, wraith, spectre | 1H4 V.iv.136 | |
if I be not Iacke Falstaffe, then am I a Iacke: There is | if I be not Jack Falstaff, then am I a Jack. There is | Jack (n.)jack-in-office, ill-mannered fellow, lout, knave | 1H4 V.iv.137 | |
Percy, | Percy! | | 1H4 V.iv.138 | |
| He throws the body down | | 1H4 V.iv.139 | |
if your Father will do me any Honor, so: if not, let him | If your father will do me any honour, so. If not, let him | | 1H4 V.iv.139 | |
kill the next Percie himselfe. I looke to be either Earle or | kill the next Percy himself. I look to be either earl or | | 1H4 V.iv.140 | |
Duke, I can assure you. | duke, I can assure you. | | 1H4 V.iv.141 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
Why, Percy I kill'd my selfe, and saw thee | Why, Percy I killed myself, and saw thee | | 1H4 V.iv.142 | |
dead. | dead. | | 1H4 V.iv.143 | |
Fal. | FALSTAFF | | | |
Did'st thou? Lord, Lord, how the world is | Didst thou? Lord, Lord, how this world is | | 1H4 V.iv.144 | |
giuen to Lying? I graunt you I was downe, and out of | given to lying! I grant you I was down, and out of | | 1H4 V.iv.145 | |
breath, and so was he, but we rose both at an instant, | breath, and so was he, but we rose both at an instant, | | 1H4 V.iv.146 | |
and fought a long houre by Shrewsburie clocke. If I may | and fought a long hour by Shrewsbury clock. If I may | | 1H4 V.iv.147 | |
bee beleeued, so: if not, let them that should reward | be believed, so. If not, let them that should reward | | 1H4 V.iv.148 | |
Valour, beare the sinne vpon their owne heads. Ile take't | valour bear the sin upon their own heads. I'll take it | | 1H4 V.iv.149 | |
on my death I gaue him this wound in the Thigh: | upon my death, I gave him this wound in the thigh. If | | 1H4 V.iv.150 | |
if the man were a-liue, and would deny it, I would | the man were alive, and would deny it, zounds, I would | zounds (int.)God's wounds | 1H4 V.iv.151 | |
make him eate a peece of my sword. | make him eat a piece of my sword. | | 1H4 V.iv.152 | |
Iohn. | LANCASTER | | | |
This is the strangest Tale that e're I heard. | This is the strangest tale that ever I heard. | | 1H4 V.iv.153 | |
Prin. | PRINCE HAL | | | |
This is the strangest Fellow, Brother Iohn. | This is the strangest fellow, brother John. | | 1H4 V.iv.154 | |
Come bring your luggage Nobly on your backe: | Come, bring your luggage nobly on your back. | | 1H4 V.iv.155 | |
For my part, if a lye may do thee grace, | (aside to Falstaff) For my part, if a lie may do thee grace, | grace (n.)honour, favour, recognition, respect | 1H4 V.iv.156 | |
Ile gil'd it with the happiest tearmes I haue. | I'll gild it with the happiest terms I have. | happy (adj.)opportune, appropriate, propitious, favourable | 1H4 V.iv.157 | |
| | gild (v.), past forms gilt, gildedbring colour to, brighten, illuminate | | |
A Retreat is sounded. | A retreat is sounded | | 1H4 V.iv.158.1 | |
The Trumpets sound Retreat, the day is ours: | The trumpet sounds retreat, the day is ours. | day (n.)day of battle, contest | 1H4 V.iv.158 | |
Come Brother, let's to the highest of the field, | Come, brother, let us to the highest of the field, | | 1H4 V.iv.159 | |
To see what Friends are liuing, who are dead. | To see what friends are living, who are dead. | | 1H4 V.iv.160 | |
Exeunt | Exeunt Prince of Wales and Lancaster | | 1H4 V.iv.160 | |
Fal. | FALSTAFF | | | |
Ile follow as they say, for Reward. Hee that | I'll follow, as they say, for reward. He that | | 1H4 V.iv.161 | |
rewards me, heauen reward him. If I do grow great again, Ile | rewards me, God reward him! If I do grow great, I'll | | 1H4 V.iv.162 | |
grow lesse? For Ile purge, and leaue Sacke, and liue | grow less, for I'll purge, and leave sack, and live | purge (v.)repent, atone | 1H4 V.iv.163 | |
cleanly, as a Nobleman should do. | cleanly as a nobleman should do. | | 1H4 V.iv.164 | |
Exit | Exit, bearing off the body | | 1H4 V.iv.164 | |