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The Duke of Lorrayne, hauing crost the seas, | The Duke of Lorraine, having crossed the seas, | E3 I.i.52 |
In treates he may haue conference with your highnes. | Entreats he may have conference with your highness. | E3 I.i.53 |
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Tis full a fortnight since I saw his highnes, | 'Tis full a fortnight since I saw his highness, | E3 II.ii.3 |
What time he sent me forth to muster men, | What time he sent me forth to muster men, | E3 II.ii.4 |
Which I accordingly haue done and bring them hither, | Which I accordingly have done, and bring them hither | E3 II.ii.5 |
In faire aray before his maiestie: | In fair array before his majesty. | E3 II.ii.6 |
King. What newes my Lord of Derby from the Emperor. | What news, my lord of Derby, from the Emperor? | E3 II.ii.7 |
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What doth his highnes leap to heare these newes? | What, doth his highness leap to hear these news? | E3 II.ii.13 |
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Vndoubtedly then some thing is a misse. | Undoubtedly then something is amiss. | E3 II.ii.20 |
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Hhere comes his highnes. | Here comes his highness. | E3 II.ii.22 |
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All loue and duety to my Lord the King. | All love and duty to my lord the king! | E3 II.ii.28 |
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I haue my liege, leuied those horse and foote. | I have, my liege, levied those horse and foot | E3 II.ii.30 |
According as your charge, and brought them hither. | According as your charge, and brought them hither. | E3 II.ii.31 |
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What is his mind? | What's in his mind? | E3 II.ii.37.1 |
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You peeres of France, why do you follow him, | You peers of France, why do you follow him | E3 III.iii.122 |
That is so prodigall to spend your liues? | That is so prodigal to spend your lives? | E3 III.iii.123 |
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Edward Plantagenet prince of Wales, | Edward Plantagenet, Prince of Wales, | E3 III.iii.192 |
Receiue this lance into thy manly hand, | Receive this lance into thy manly hand; | E3 III.iii.193 |
Vse it in fashion of a brasen pen, | Use it in fashion of a brazen pen | E3 III.iii.194 |
To drawe forth bloudie stratagems in France, | To draw forth bloody stratagems in France | E3 III.iii.195 |
And print thy valiant deeds in honors booke, | And print thy valiant deeds in honour's book. | E3 III.iii.196 |
Fight and be valiant, vanquish where thou comst. | Fight and be valiant, conquer where thou com'st! | E3 III.iii.197 |
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I will my Lord. | I will, my lord. | E3 III.iv.17 |
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Yet good my Lord, tis too much wilfulnes, | Yet, good my lord, 'tis too much wilfulness | E3 III.iv.54 |
To let his blood be spilt that may be saude, | To let his blood be spilt, that may be saved. | E3 III.iv.55 |
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O cruell Father, farewell Edward then. | O cruel father! Farewell Edward, then. | E3 III.iv.67 |
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O ioyfull sight, victorious Edward liues. | O joyful sight! Victorious Edward lives! | E3 III.iv.74 |
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This suddaine, mightie, and expedient head, | This sudden, mighty, and expedient head | E3 IV.iv.10 |
That they haue made, faire Prince is wonderfull. | That they have made, fair prince, is wonderful. | E3 IV.iv.11 |
Before vs in the vallie lies the king, | Before us in the valley lies the king, | E3 IV.iv.12 |
Vantagd with all that heauen and earth can yeeld, | Vantaged with all that heaven and earth can yield, | E3 IV.iv.13 |
His partie stronger battaild then our whole: | His party stronger battled than our whole. | E3 IV.iv.14 |
His sonne the brauing Duke of Normandie, | His son, the braving Duke of Normandy, | E3 IV.iv.15 |
Hath trimd the Mountaine on our right hand vp, | Hath trimmed the mountain on our right hand up | E3 IV.iv.16 |
In shining plate, that now the aspiring hill, | In shining plate, that now the aspiring hill | E3 IV.iv.17 |
Shewes like a siluer quarrie, or an orbe | Shows like a silver quarry, or an orb, | E3 IV.iv.18 |
Aloft the which the Banners bannarets, | Aloft the which the banners, bannerets, | E3 IV.iv.19 |
And new replenisht pendants cuff the aire, | And new-replenished pendants cuff the air | E3 IV.iv.20 |
And beat the windes, that for their gaudinesse, | And beat the winds, that for their gaudiness | E3 IV.iv.21 |
Struggles to kisse them on our left handlies, | Struggles to kiss them. On our left hand lies | E3 IV.iv.22 |
Phillip the younger issue of the king, | Philip, the younger issue of the king, | E3 IV.iv.23 |
Coting the other hill in such arraie, | Coting the other hill in such array | E3 IV.iv.24 |
That all his guilded vpright pikes do seeme, | That all his gilded upright pikes do seem | E3 IV.iv.25 |
Streight trees of gold, the pendant leaues, | Straight trees of gold, the pendants, leaves; | E3 IV.iv.26 |
And their deuice of Antique heraldry, | And their device of antique heraldry, | E3 IV.iv.27 |
Quartred in collours seeming sundy fruits, | Quartered in colours, seeming sundry fruits, | E3 IV.iv.28 |
Makes it the Orchard of the Hesperides, | Makes it the orchard of the Hesperides. | E3 IV.iv.29 |
Behinde vs two the hill doth beare his height, | Behind us too the hill doth bear his height, | E3 IV.iv.30 |
For like a halfe Moone opening but one way, | For, like a half-moon opening but one way, | E3 IV.iv.31 |
It rounds vs in, there at our backs are lodgd, | It rounds us in: there at our back are lodged | E3 IV.iv.32 |
The fatall Crosbowes, and the battaile there, | The fatal cross-bows, and the battle there | E3 IV.iv.33 |
Is gouernd by the rough Chattillion, | Is governed by the rough Chattillon. | E3 IV.iv.34 |
Then thus it stands, the valleie for our flight, | Then thus it stands: the valley for our flight | E3 IV.iv.35 |
The king binds in, the hils on either hand, | The king binds in; the hills on either hand | E3 IV.iv.36 |
Are proudly royalized by his sonnes, | Are proudly royalized by his sons; | E3 IV.iv.37 |
And on the Hill behind stands certaine death, | And on the hill behind stands certain death | E3 IV.iv.38 |
In pay and seruice with Chattillion. | In pay and service with Chattillon. | E3 IV.iv.39 |
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To die is all as common as to liue, | To die is all as common as to live: | E3 IV.iv.134 |
The one in choice the other holds in chase, | The one in choice, the other holds in chase; | E3 IV.iv.135 |
For from the instant we begin to liue, | For, from the instant we begin to live, | E3 IV.iv.136 |
We do pursue and hunt the time to die, | We do pursue and hunt the time to die. | E3 IV.iv.137 |
First bud we, then we blow, and after seed, | First bud we, then we blow, and after seed, | E3 IV.iv.138 |
Then presently we fall, and as a shade | Then presently we fall; and, as a shade | E3 IV.iv.139 |
Followes the bodie, so we follow death, | Follows the body, so we follow death. | E3 IV.iv.140 |
If then we hunt for death, why do we feare it? | If then we hunt for death, why do we fear it? | E3 IV.iv.141 |
If we feare it, why do we follow it? | If we fear it, why do we follow it? | E3 IV.iv.142 |
If we do feare, how can we shun it? | If we do fear, how can we shun it? | E3 IV.iv.143 |
If we do feare, with feare we do but aide | If we do fear, with fear we do but aid | E3 IV.iv.144 |
The thing we feare, to seizeon vs the sooner, | The thing we fear to seize on us the sooner. | E3 IV.iv.145 |
If wee feare not, then no resolued proffer, | If we fear not, then no resolved proffer | E3 IV.iv.146 |
Can ouerthrow the limit of our fate, | Can overthrow the limit of our fate, | E3 IV.iv.147 |
For whether ripe or rotten, drop we shall, | For, whether ripe or rotten, drop we shall, | E3 IV.iv.148 |
as we do drawe the lotterie of our doome. | As we do draw the lottery of our doom. | E3 IV.iv.149 |
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Euen as a man may do | Even as a man may do | E3 IV.vi.53.2 |
That dines at such a bloudie feast as this. | That dines at such a bloody feast as this. | E3 IV.vi.54 |
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No matter if it be, the count is cast, | No matter if it be; the count is cast, | E3 IV.vi.56 |
and in the worst ends but a mortall man, | And, in the worst, ends but a mortal man. | E3 IV.vi.57 |
Good friends conuey me to the princely Edward | Good friends, convey me to the princely Edward, | E3 IV.vi.58 |
That in the crimson brauerie of my bloud, | That in the crimson bravery of my blood | E3 IV.vi.59 |
I may become him with saluting him, | I may become him with saluting him. | E3 IV.vi.60 |
Ile smile and tell him that this open scarre, | I'll smile and tell him that this open scar | E3 IV.vi.61 |
Doth end the haruest of his Audleys warre. | Doth end the harvest of his Audley's war. | E3 IV.vi.62 |
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O Prince thy sweet bemoning speech to me. | O Prince, thy sweet bemoaning speech to me | E3 IV.vii.26 |
Is as a morneful knell to one dead sicke. | Is as a mournful knell to one dead sick. | E3 IV.vii.27 |
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Victorious Prince, that thou art so, behold | Victorious prince – that thou art so, behold | E3 IV.vii.37 |
A Casars fame in kings captiuitie; | A Caesar's fame in kings' captivity – | E3 IV.vii.38 |
If I could hold dym death but at a bay, | If I could hold dim death but at a bay | E3 IV.vii.39 |
Till I did see my liege thy loyall father, | Till I did see my liege thy royal father, | E3 IV.vii.40 |
My soule should yeeld this Castle of my flesh, | My soul should yield this castle of my flesh, | E3 IV.vii.41 |
This mangled tribute with all willingnes; | This mangled tribute, with all willingness, | E3 IV.vii.42 |
To darkenes consummation, dust and Wormes. | To darkness, consummation, dust, and worms. | E3 IV.vii.43 |
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I take thy gift to pay the debts I owe: | I take thy gift to pay the debts I owe. | E3 IV.vii.50 |
These two poore Esquires redeemd me from the French | These two poor squires redeemed me from the French | E3 IV.vii.51 |
With lusty & deer hazzard of their liues; | With lusty and dear hazard of their lives. | E3 IV.vii.52 |
What thou hast giuen me I giue to them, | What thou hast given me, I give to them; | E3 IV.vii.53 |
And as thou louest me Prince, lay thy consent. | And, as thou lov'st me, Prince, lay thy consent | E3 IV.vii.54 |
To this bequeath in my last testament. | To this bequeath in my last testament. | E3 IV.vii.55 |