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Enter France, Dolphin, | Enter King Philip, Lewis the Dauphin, Cardinal | | KJ III.iv.1.1 |
Pandulpho, Attendants. | Pandulph, and attendants | | KJ III.iv.1.2 |
Fra. | KING PHILIP | | |
So by a roaring Tempest on the flood, | So, by a roaring tempest on the flood, | flood (n.)sea, deep, waves, rushing water | KJ III.iv.1 |
A whole Armado of conuicted saile | A whole armado of convicted sail | sail (n.) old form: saileship, vessel | KJ III.iv.2 |
| | armado (n.)armada, fleet, navy | |
| | convicted (adj.) old form: conuicted defeated, vanquished, conquered | |
Is scattered and dis-ioyn'd from fellowship. | Is scattered and disjoined from fellowship. | disjoin (v.) old form: dis-ioyn'd disengage, separate [oneself] | KJ III.iv.3 |
Pand. | CARDINAL PANDULPH | | |
Courage and comfort, all shall yet goe well. | Courage and comfort! All shall yet go well. | | KJ III.iv.4 |
Fra. | KING PHILIP | | |
What can goe well,when we haue runne so ill? | What can go well, when we have run so ill? | ill (adv.)badly, adversely, unfavourably | KJ III.iv.5 |
| | run (v.) old form: runne follow a course, behave | |
Are we not beaten? Is not Angiers lost? | Are we not beaten? Is not Angiers lost? | Angiers[pron: on'zheeay] Angers, NW France; capital of the former province of Anjou | KJ III.iv.6 |
Arthur tane prisoner? diuers deere friends slaine? | Arthur ta'en prisoner? Divers dear friends slain? | divers (adj.) old form: diuers different, various, several | KJ III.iv.7 |
And bloudy England into England gone, | And bloody England into England gone, | | KJ III.iv.8 |
Ore-bearing interruption spight of France? | O'erbearing interruption, spite of France? | interruptionresistance, hindrance, obstruction | KJ III.iv.9 |
| | overbear (v.) old form: Ore-bearing overwhelm, overcome, overpower | |
| | spite of, in spite of (prep.) old form: spight in defiance of | |
Dol. | LEWIS THE DAUPHIN | | |
What he hath won, that hath he fortified: | What he hath won, that hath he fortified. | | KJ III.iv.10 |
So hot a speed, with such aduice dispos'd, | So hot a speed, with such advice disposed, | hot (adj.)active, vigorous | KJ III.iv.11 |
| | dispose (v.) old form: dispos'dcarry out, manage, handle | |
| | advice (n.) old form: aduice consideration, reflection, deliberation | |
Such temperate order in so fierce a cause, | Such temperate order in so fierce a cause, | | KJ III.iv.12 |
Doth want example: who hath read, or heard | Doth want example. Who hath read or heard | example (n.)precedent, parallel case | KJ III.iv.13 |
| | want (v.)lack, need, be without | |
Of any kindred-action like to this? | Of any kindred action like to this? | | KJ III.iv.14 |
Fra. | KING PHILIP | | |
Well could I beare that England had this praise, | Well could I bear that England had this praise, | | KJ III.iv.15 |
So we could finde some patterne of our shame: | So we could find some pattern of our shame. | pattern (n.) old form: patterne precedent, previous example | KJ III.iv.16 |
Enter Constance. | Enter Constance | | KJ III.iv.17 |
Looke who comes heere? a graue vnto a soule, | Look who comes here! A grave unto a soul, | | KJ III.iv.17 |
Holding th'eternall spirit against her will, | Holding th' eternal spirit, against her will, | | KJ III.iv.18 |
In the vilde prison of afflicted breath: | In the vile prison of afflicted breath. | | KJ III.iv.19 |
I prethee Lady goe away with me. | I prithee, lady, go away with me. | | KJ III.iv.20 |
Con. | CONSTANCE | | |
Lo; now: now see the issue of your peace. | Lo! Now – now see the issue of your peace! | issue (n.)outcome, result, consequence(s) | KJ III.iv.21 |
Fra. | KING PHILIP | | |
Patience good Lady, comfort gentle Constance. | Patience, good lady. Comfort, gentle Constance. | gentle (adj.)well-born, honourable, noble | KJ III.iv.22 |
Con. | CONSTANCE | | |
No, I defie all Counsell, all redresse, | No, I defy all counsel, all redress, | redress (n.) old form: redresserelief, assistance, help, comfort | KJ III.iv.23 |
But that which ends all counsell, true Redresse: | But that which ends all counsel, true redress – | | KJ III.iv.24 |
Death, death, O amiable, louely death, | Death! Death, O amiable, lovely death! | | KJ III.iv.25 |
Thou odoriferous stench: sound rottennesse, | Thou odoriferous stench! Sound rottenness! | odoriferous (adj.)odorous, sweet-smelling, fragrant | KJ III.iv.26 |
| | sound (adj.)wholesome, beneficial | |
Arise forth from the couch of lasting night, | Arise forth from the couch of lasting night, | | KJ III.iv.27 |
Thou hate and terror to prosperitie, | Thou hate and terror to prosperity, | | KJ III.iv.28 |
And I will kisse thy detestable bones, | And I will kiss thy detestable bones | | KJ III.iv.29 |
And put my eye-balls in thy vaultie browes, | And put my eyeballs in thy vaulty brows, | vaulty (adj.) old form: vaultie empty, cavernous, sepulchral | KJ III.iv.30 |
| | brow (n.) old form: browesforehead [often plural, referring to the two prominences of the forehead] | |
And ring these fingers with thy houshold wormes, | And ring these fingers with thy household worms, | | KJ III.iv.31 |
And stop this gap of breath with fulsome dust, | And stop this gap of breath with fulsome dust, | stop (v.)stop up, close (up), shut | KJ III.iv.32 |
| | fulsome (adj.)distasteful, nauseating, repulsive | |
And be a Carrion Monster like thy selfe; | And be a carrion monster like thyself. | | KJ III.iv.33 |
Come,grin on me, and I will thinke thou smil'st, | Come, grin on me, and I will think thou smilest | | KJ III.iv.34 |
And busse thee as thy wife: Miseries Loue, | And buss thee as thy wife. Misery's love, | buss (v.) old form: busse kiss wantonly, smack against | KJ III.iv.35 |
O come to me. | O, come to me! | | KJ III.iv.36.1 |
Fra. | KING PHILIP | | |
O faire affliction, peace. | O fair affliction, peace! | affliction (n.)afflicted one, someone in great distress | KJ III.iv.36.2 |
Con. | CONSTANCE | | |
No, no, I will not, hauing breath to cry: | No, no, I will not, having breath to cry! | | KJ III.iv.37 |
O that my tongue were in the thunders mouth, | O that my tongue were in the thunder's mouth! | | KJ III.iv.38 |
Then with a passion would I shake the world, | Then with a passion would I shake the world, | passion (n.)passionate outburst, emotional passage | KJ III.iv.39 |
And rowze from sleepe that fell Anatomy | And rouse from sleep that fell anatomy | fell (adj.)cruel, fierce, savage | KJ III.iv.40 |
| | anatomy (n.)body, skeleton, skin and bones | |
Which cannot heare a Ladies feeble voyce, | Which cannot hear a lady's feeble voice, | | KJ III.iv.41 |
Which scornes a moderne Inuocation. | Which scorns a modern invocation. | modern (adj.) old form: moderne ordinary, trite, commonplace, everyday | KJ III.iv.42 |
| | invocation (n.) old form: Inuocationentreaty, supplication | |
Pand. | CARDINAL PANDULPH | | |
Lady, you vtter madnesse, and not sorrow. | Lady, you utter madness, and not sorrow. | | KJ III.iv.43 |
Con. | CONSTANCE | | |
Thou art holy to belye me so, | Thou art not holy to belie me so! | belie (v.) old form: belye slander, tell lies about | KJ III.iv.44 |
I am not mad: this haire I teare is mine, | I am not mad. This hair I tear is mine. | | KJ III.iv.45 |
My name is Constance, I was Geffreyes wife, | My name is Constance. I was Geoffrey's wife. | | KJ III.iv.46 |
Yong Arthur is my sonne, and he is lost: | Young Arthur is my son, and he is lost! | | KJ III.iv.47 |
I am not mad, I would to heauen I were, | I am not mad – I would to heaven I were, | | KJ III.iv.48 |
For then 'tis like I should forget my selfe: | For then 'tis like I should forget myself! | like (adv.)likely, probable / probably | KJ III.iv.49 |
O, if I could, what griefe should I forget? | O, if I could, what grief should I forget! | | KJ III.iv.50 |
Preach some Philosophy to make me mad, | Preach some philosophy to make me mad, | | KJ III.iv.51 |
And thou shalt be Canoniz'd (Cardinall.) | And thou shalt be canonized, Cardinal. | | KJ III.iv.52 |
For, being not mad, but sensible of greefe, | For, being not mad, but sensible of grief, | sensible (adj.)sensitive, responsive, capable of feeling | KJ III.iv.53 |
My reasonable part produces reason | My reasonable part produces reason | | KJ III.iv.54 |
How I may be deliuer'd of these woes, | How I may be delivered of these woes, | deliver (v.) old form: deliuer'd free, release, liberate | KJ III.iv.55 |
And teaches mee to kill or hang my selfe: | And teaches me to kill or hang myself. | | KJ III.iv.56 |
If I were mad, I should forget my sonne, | If I were mad, I should forget my son, | | KJ III.iv.57 |
Or madly thinke a babe of clowts were he; | Or madly think a babe of clouts were he. | clout (n.) old form: clowts piece of cloth, rag; handkerchief | KJ III.iv.58 |
I am not mad: too well, too well I feele | I am not mad – too well, too well I feel | | KJ III.iv.59 |
The different plague of each calamitie. | The different plague of each calamity. | plague (n.)calamity, affliction, scourge | KJ III.iv.60 |
| | different (adj.)distinct, individual, separate | |
Fra. | KING PHILIP | | |
Binde vp those tresses: O what loue I note | Bind up those tresses! O, what love I note | | KJ III.iv.61 |
In the faire multitude of those her haires; | In the fair multitude of those her hairs! | | KJ III.iv.62 |
Where but by chance a filuer drop hath falne, | Where but by chance a silver drop hath fallen, | | KJ III.iv.63 |
Euen to that drop ten thousand wiery fiends | Even to that drop ten thousand wiry friends | | KJ III.iv.64 |
Doe glew themselues in sociable griefe, | Do glue themselves in sociable grief, | | KJ III.iv.65 |
Like true, inseparable, faithfull loues, | Like true, inseparable, faithful loves, | | KJ III.iv.66 |
Sticking together in calamitie. | Sticking together in calamity. | | KJ III.iv.67 |
Con. | CONSTANCE | | |
To England, if you will. | To England, if you will. | | KJ III.iv.68.1 |
Fra. | KING PHILIP | | |
Binde vp your haires. | Bind up your hairs. | | KJ III.iv.68.2 |
Con. | CONSTANCE | | |
Yes that I will: and wherefore will I do it? | Yes, that I will; and wherefore will I do it? | | KJ III.iv.69 |
I tore them from their bonds, and cride aloud, | I tore them from their bonds, and cried aloud, | | KJ III.iv.70 |
O, that these hands could so redeeme my sonne, | ‘ O that these hands could so redeem my son | redeem (v.) old form: redeeme free, liberate, extricate | KJ III.iv.71 |
As they haue giuen these hayres their libertie: | As they have given these hairs their liberty!’ | | KJ III.iv.72 |
But now I enuie at their libertie, | But now I envy at their liberty, | envy, envy at (v.) old form: enuie begrudge, resent, object to | KJ III.iv.73 |
And will againe commit them to their bonds, | And will again commit them to their bonds, | | KJ III.iv.74 |
Because my poore childe is a prisoner. | Because my poor child is a prisoner. | | KJ III.iv.75 |
And Father Cardinall, I haue heard you say | And, father Cardinal, I have heard you say | | KJ III.iv.76 |
That we shall see and know our friends in heauen: | That we shall see and know our friends in heaven. | | KJ III.iv.77 |
If that be true, I shall see my boy againe; | If that be true, I shall see my boy again; | | KJ III.iv.78 |
For since the birth of Caine, the first male-childe | For since the birth of Cain, the first male child, | Cain (n.)[pron: kayn] in the Bible, son of Adam and Eve, killer of his brother Abel | KJ III.iv.79 |
To him that did but yesterday suspire, | To him that did but yesterday suspire, | suspire (v.)breathe | KJ III.iv.80 |
There was not such a gracious creature borne: | There was not such a gracious creature born. | gracious (adj.)filled with divine grace, godly, devout | KJ III.iv.81 |
But now will Canker-sorrow eat my bud, | But now will canker-sorrow eat my bud | canker-sorrow (n.)gnawing grief, all-consuming sorrow | KJ III.iv.82 |
And chase the natiue beauty from his cheeke, | And chase the native beauty from his cheek, | native (adj.) old form: natiue natural, habitual, normal | KJ III.iv.83 |
And he will looke as hollow as a Ghost, | And he will look as hollow as a ghost, | | KJ III.iv.84 |
As dim and meager as an Agues fitte, | As dim and meagre as an ague's fit, | dim (adj.)dull, pale-coloured, lacking lustre | KJ III.iv.85 |
| | ague (n.)fever, sickness, shaking [as caused by a fever] | |
And so hee'll dye: and rising so againe, | And so he'll die; and, rising so again, | | KJ III.iv.86 |
When I shall meet him in the Court of heauen | When I shall meet him in the court of heaven | | KJ III.iv.87 |
I shall not know him: therefore neuer, neuer | I shall not know him. Therefore never, never | | KJ III.iv.88 |
Must I behold my pretty Arthur more. | Must I behold my pretty Arthur more. | | KJ III.iv.89 |
Pand. | CARDINAL PANDULPH | | |
You hold too heynous a respect of greefe. | You hold too heinous a respect of grief. | heinous (adj.) old form: heynous calamitous, terrible, severe | KJ III.iv.90 |
Const. | CONSTANCE | | |
He talkes to me, that neuer had a sonne. | He talks to me that never had a son. | | KJ III.iv.91 |
Fra. | KING PHILIP | | |
You are as fond of greefe, as of your childe. | You are as fond of grief as of your child. | fond (adj.)obsessed [with] | KJ III.iv.92 |
Con. | CONSTANCE | | |
Greefe fils the roome vp of my absent childe: | Grief fills the room up of my absent child, | room (n.) old form: roome place, space | KJ III.iv.93 |
Lies in his bed, walkes vp and downe with me, | Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, | | KJ III.iv.94 |
Puts on his pretty lookes, repeats his words, | Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, | | KJ III.iv.95 |
Remembets me of all his gracious parts, | Remembers me of all his gracious parts, | remember (v.) old form: Remembets remind, bring to someone's mind | KJ III.iv.96 |
| | gracious (adj.)filled with divine grace, godly, devout | |
Stuffes out his vacant garments with his forme; | Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; | | KJ III.iv.97 |
Then, haue I reason to be fond of griefe? | Then, have I reason to be fond of grief? | | KJ III.iv.98 |
Fareyouwell: had you such a losse as I, | Fare you well. Had you such a loss as I, | fare ... well (int.)goodbye [to an individual] | KJ III.iv.99 |
I could giue better comfort then you doe. | I could give better comfort than you do. | | KJ III.iv.100 |
I will not keepe this forme vpon my head, | I will not keep this form upon my head, | form (n.) old form: forme orderly manner, good arrangement | KJ III.iv.101 |
When there is such disorder in my witte: | When there is such disorder in my wit. | wit (n.) old form: wittemind, brain, thoughts | KJ III.iv.102 |
O Lord, my boy, my Arthur, my faire sonne, | O Lord! My boy, my Arthur, my fair son! | | KJ III.iv.103 |
My life, my ioy, my food, my all the world: | My life, my joy, my food, my all the world! | | KJ III.iv.104 |
My widow-comfort, and my sorrowes cure. | My widow-comfort, and my sorrows' cure! | | KJ III.iv.105 |
Exit. | Exit | | KJ III.iv.105 |
Fra. | KING PHILIP | | |
I feare some out-rage, and Ile follow her. | I fear some outrage, and I'll follow her. | | KJ III.iv.106 |
Exit. | Exit | | KJ III.iv.106 |
Dol. | LEWIS THE DAUPHIN | | |
There's nothing in this world can make me ioy, | There's nothing in this world can make me joy. | joy (v.) old form: ioyfeel joy, be happy, rejoice | KJ III.iv.107 |
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, | Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, | | KJ III.iv.108 |
Vexing the dull eare of a drowsie man; | Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man, | dull (adj.)bored, uninterested, inattentive | KJ III.iv.109 |
And bitter shame hath spoyl'd the sweet words taste, | And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste, | | KJ III.iv.110 |
That it yeelds nought but shame and bitternesse. | That it yields naught but shame and bitterness. | | KJ III.iv.111 |
Pand. | CARDINAL PANDULPH | | |
Before the curing of a strong disease, | Before the curing of a strong disease, | | KJ III.iv.112 |
Euen in the instant of repaire and health, | Even in the instant of repair and health, | repair (n.) old form: repaire restoration, renewal, recovery | KJ III.iv.113 |
The fit is strongest: Euils that take leaue | The fit is strongest. Evils that take leave, | evil (n.) old form: Euils malady, illness, disease | KJ III.iv.114 |
| | fit (n.)fever, attack, seizure | |
On their departure, most of all shew euill: | On their departure most of all show evil. | | KJ III.iv.115 |
What haue you lost by losing of this day? | What have you lost by losing of this day? | day (n.)day of battle, contest | KJ III.iv.116 |
Dol. | LEWIS THE DAUPHIN | | |
All daies of glory, ioy, and happinesse. | All days of glory, joy, and happiness. | | KJ III.iv.117 |
Pan. | CARDINAL PANDULPH | | |
If you had won it, certainely you had. | If you had won it, certainly you had. | | KJ III.iv.118 |
No, no: when Fortune meanes to men most good, | No, no. When fortune means to men most good | | KJ III.iv.119 |
Shee lookes vpon them with a threatning eye: | She looks upon them with a threatening eye. | | KJ III.iv.120 |
'Tis strange to thinke how much King Iohn hath lost | 'Tis strange to think how much King John hath lost | | KJ III.iv.121 |
In this which he accounts so cleareIy wonne: | In this which he accounts so clearly won. | account, accompt (v.)reckon, judge, consider | KJ III.iv.122 |
Are not you grieu'd that Arthur is his prisoner? | Are not you grieved that Arthur is his prisoner? | | KJ III.iv.123 |
Dol. | LEWIS THE DAUPHIN | | |
As heartily as he is glad he hath him. | As heartily as he is glad he hath him. | | KJ III.iv.124 |
Pan. | CARDINAL PANDULPH | | |
Your minde is all as youthfull as your blood. | Your mind is all as youthful as your blood. | | KJ III.iv.125 |
Now heare me speake with a propheticke spirit: | Now hear me speak with a prophetic spirit; | | KJ III.iv.126 |
For euen the breath of what I meane to speake, | For even the breath of what I mean to speak | | KJ III.iv.127 |
Shall blow each dust, each straw, each little rub | Shall blow each dust, each straw, each little rub, | straw (n.)trivial matter, trifle | KJ III.iv.128 |
| | rub (n.)[bowls] obstacle, impediment, hindrance | |
| | dust (n.)speck of dust, particle, iota | |
Out of the path which shall directly lead | Out of the path which shall directly lead | | KJ III.iv.129 |
Thy foote to Englands Throne. And therefore marke: | Thy foot to England's throne. And therefore mark: | mark (v.) old form: markenote, pay attention [to], take notice [of] | KJ III.iv.130 |
Iohn hath seiz'd Arthur, and it cannot be, | John hath seized Arthur, and it cannot be | | KJ III.iv.131 |
That whiles warme life playes in that infants veines, | That whiles warm life plays in that infant's veins | | KJ III.iv.132 |
The mis-plac'd-Iohn should entertaine an houre, | The misplaced John should entertain an hour, | | KJ III.iv.133 |
One minute, nay one quiet breath of rest. | One minute, nay, one quiet breath, of rest. | breath (n.)breathing-space, respite | KJ III.iv.134 |
A Scepter snatch'd with an vnruly hand, | A sceptre snatched with an unruly hand | unruly (adj.) old form: vnruly disorderly, violent, unscrupulous | KJ III.iv.135 |
Must be as boysterously maintain'd as gain'd. | Must be as boisterously maintained as gained; | boisterously (adv.) old form: boysterously forcefully, violently, roughly | KJ III.iv.136 |
And he that stands vpon a slipp'ry place, | And he that stands upon a slippery place | | KJ III.iv.137 |
Makes nice of no vilde hold to stay him vp: | Makes nice of no vile hold to stay him up. | nice (adj.)fastidious, particular, fussy, overscrupulous | KJ III.iv.138 |
| | stay (v.)hold, support, prop [up] | |
| | vile, vild (adj.) old form: vilde despicable, disgusting, abhorrent | |
That Iohn may stand, then Arthur needs must fall, | That John may stand, then Arthur needs must fall. | | KJ III.iv.139 |
So be it, for it cannot be but so. | So be it – for it cannot be but so. | | KJ III.iv.140 |
Dol. | LEWIS THE DAUPHIN | | |
But what shall I gaine by yong Arthurs fall? | But what shall I gain by young Arthur's fall? | | KJ III.iv.141 |
Pan. | CARDINAL PANDULPH | | |
You, in the right of Lady Blanch your wife, | You, in the right of Lady Blanche your wife, | | KJ III.iv.142 |
May then make all the claime that Arthur did. | May then make all the claim that Arthur did. | | KJ III.iv.143 |
Dol. | LEWIS THE DAUPHIN | | |
And loose it, life and all, as Arthur did. | And lose it, life and all, as Arthur did. | | KJ III.iv.144 |
Pan. | CARDINAL PANDULPH | | |
How green you are, and fresh in this old world? | How green you are and fresh in this old world! | green (adj.)youthful, inexperienced, immature | KJ III.iv.145 |
Iohn layes you plots: the times conspire with you, | John lays you plots; the times conspire with you – | plot (n.)plan, scheme, stratagem | KJ III.iv.146 |
| | lay (v.) old form: layes set up, arrange, devise | |
For he that steepes his safetie in true blood, | For he that steeps his safety in true blood | true (adj.)legitimate, rightful, honourable | KJ III.iv.147 |
Shall finde but bloodie safety, and vntrue. | Shall find but bloody safety and untrue. | untrue (adj.) old form: vntruefalse, deceptive, deceiving | KJ III.iv.148 |
This Act so euilly borne shall coole the hearts | This act, so evilly borne, shall cool the hearts | bear (v.), past forms bore, bornecarry on, manage, conduct [an affair] | KJ III.iv.149 |
Of all his people, and freeze vp their zeale, | Of all his people, and freeze up their zeal, | | KJ III.iv.150 |
That none so small aduantage shall step forth | That none so small advantage shall step forth | advantage (n.) old form: aduantage right moment, favourable opportunity | KJ III.iv.151 |
To checke his reigne, but they will cherish it. | To check his reign, but they will cherish it. | check (v.) old form: checke take the reins of, control, manage | KJ III.iv.152 |
No naturall exhalation in the skie, | No natural exhalation in the sky, | exhalation (n.)meteor, shooting star | KJ III.iv.153 |
No scope of Nature, no distemper'd day, | No scope of nature, no distempered day, | scope (n.)circumstance, course | KJ III.iv.154 |
| | distempered (adj.) old form: distemper'd troubled, disturbed, inclement | |
No common winde, no customed euent, | No common wind, no customed event, | customed (adj.)customary, ordinary, usual | KJ III.iv.155 |
But they will plucke away his naturall cause, | But they will pluck away his natural cause | pluck away (v.) old form: plucke disregard, reject, throw out | KJ III.iv.156 |
| | cause (n.)explanation | |
And call them Meteors, prodigies, and signes, | And call them meteors, prodigies and signs, | meteor (n.)aurora, luminous emanation, atmospheric effect | KJ III.iv.157 |
| | prodigy (n.)omen, portent, sign | |
Abbortiues, presages, and tongues of heauen, | Abortives, presages, and tongues of heaven, | presage (n.)sign, indication, portent | KJ III.iv.158 |
| | abortive (n.) old form: Abbortiuesabortion of nature, abnormality | |
Plainly denouncing vengeance vpon Iohn. | Plainly denouncing vengeance upon John. | denounce (v.)declare, proclaim, announce | KJ III.iv.159 |
Dol. | LEWIS THE DAUPHIN | | |
May be he will not touch yong Arthurs life, | Maybe he will not touch young Arthur's life, | | KJ III.iv.160 |
But hold himselfe safe in his prisonment. | But hold himself safe in his prisonment. | prisonment (n.)imprisonment, detention, captivity | KJ III.iv.161 |
Pan. | CARDINAL PANDULPH | | |
O Sir, when he shall heare of your approach, | O sir, when he shall hear of your approach, | | KJ III.iv.162 |
If that yong Arthur be not gone alreadie, | If that young Arthur be not gone already, | | KJ III.iv.163 |
Euen at that newes he dies: and then the hearts | Even at that news he dies; and then the hearts | | KJ III.iv.164 |
Of all his people shall reuolt from him, | Of all his people shall revolt from him, | | KJ III.iv.165 |
And kisse the lippes of vnacquainted change, | And kiss the lips of unacquainted change, | unacquainted old form: vnacquainted unfamiliar, strange, unusual | KJ III.iv.166 |
And picke strong matter of reuolt, and wrath | And pick strong matter of revolt and wrath | matter (n.)pus, discharge, fluid [from a wound] | KJ III.iv.167 |
Out of the bloody fingers ends of Iohn. | Out of the bloody fingers' ends of John. | | KJ III.iv.168 |
Me thinkes I see this hurley all on foot; | Methinks I see this hurly all on foot; | hurly (n.) old form: hurley commotion, uproar, turmoil | KJ III.iv.169 |
| | foot, onin employment, taking place, under way | |
And O, what better matter breeds for you, | And, O, what better matter breeds for you | matter (n.)reason, cause, ground | KJ III.iv.170 |
Then I haue nam'd. The Bastard Falconbridge | Than I have named! The bastard Faulconbridge | | KJ III.iv.171 |
Is now in England ransacking the Church, | Is now in England ransacking the church, | | KJ III.iv.172 |
Offending Charity: If but a dozen French | Offending charity. If but a dozen French | | KJ III.iv.173 |
Were there in Armes, they would be as a Call | Were there in arms, they would be as a call | call (n.)decoy, lure, enticement | KJ III.iv.174 |
To traine ten thousand English to their side; | To train ten thousand English to their side, | train (v.)lure, entice, decoy | KJ III.iv.175 |
Or, as a little snow, tumbled about, | Or as a little snow, tumbled about, | | KJ III.iv.176 |
Anon becomes a Mountaine. O noble Dolphine, | Anon becomes a mountain. O noble Dauphin, | anon (adv.)soon, shortly, presently | KJ III.iv.177 |
Go with me to the King, 'tis wonderfull, | Go with me to the King. 'Tis wonderful | | KJ III.iv.178 |
What may be wrought out of their discontent, | What may be wrought out of their discontent, | | KJ III.iv.179 |
Now that their soules are topfull of offence, | Now that their souls are topfull of offence. | topfull, topful (adj.) old form: topfull brimful, over-full | KJ III.iv.180 |
For England go; I will whet on the King. | For England, go! I will whet on the King. | whet on (v.)encourage, incite, egg on | KJ III.iv.181 |
Dol. | LEWIS THE DAUPHIN | | |
Strong reasons makes strange actions: let vs go, | Strong reasons makes strong actions! Let us go: | | KJ III.iv.182 |
If you say I, the King will not say no. | If you say ay, the King will not say no. | | KJ III.iv.183 |
Exeunt. | Exeunt | | KJ III.iv.183 |