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| Iudge you, my Lord of Warwicke, then betweene vs. | Judge you, my Lord of Warwick, then between us. | 1H6 II.iv.10 |
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| And on my side it is so well apparrell'd, | And on my side it is so well-apparelled, | 1H6 II.iv.22 |
| So cleare, so shining, and so euident, | So clear, so shining, and so evident, | 1H6 II.iv.23 |
| That it will glimmer through a blind-mans eye. | That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye. | 1H6 II.iv.24 |
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| Let him that is no Coward, nor no Flatterer, | Let him that is no coward nor no flatterer, | 1H6 II.iv.31 |
| But dare maintaine the partie of the truth, | But dare maintain the party of the truth, | 1H6 II.iv.32 |
| Pluck a red Rose from off this Thorne with me. | Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me. | 1H6 II.iv.33 |
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| Good Master Vernon, it is well obiected: | Good Master Vernon, it is well objected; | 1H6 II.iv.43 |
| If I haue fewest, I subscribe in silence. | If I have fewest, I subscribe in silence. | 1H6 II.iv.44 |
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| Prick not your finger as you pluck it off, | Prick not your finger as you pluck it off, | 1H6 II.iv.49 |
| Least bleeding, you doe paint the white Rose red, | Lest, bleeding, you do paint the white rose red, | 1H6 II.iv.50 |
| And fall on my side so against your will. | And fall on my side so against your will. | 1H6 II.iv.51 |
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| Well, well, come on, who else? | Well, well, come on; who else? | 1H6 II.iv.55 |
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| Here in my Scabbard, meditating, that | Here in my scabbard, meditating that | 1H6 II.iv.60 |
| Shall dye your white Rose in a bloody red. | Shall dye your white rose in a bloody red. | 1H6 II.iv.61 |
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| No Plantagenet: | No, Plantagenet, | 1H6 II.iv.64.2 |
| 'Tis not for feare, but anger, that thy cheekes | 'Tis not for fear, but anger, that thy cheeks | 1H6 II.iv.65 |
| Blush for pure shame, to counterfeit our Roses, | Blush for pure shame to counterfeit our roses, | 1H6 II.iv.66 |
| And yet thy tongue will not confesse thy error. | And yet thy tongue will not confess thy error. | 1H6 II.iv.67 |
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| Hath not thy Rose a Thorne, Plantagenet? | Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet? | 1H6 II.iv.69 |
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| Well, Ile find friends to weare my bleeding Roses, | Well, I'll find friends to wear my bleeding roses, | 1H6 II.iv.72 |
| That shall maintaine what I haue said is true, | That shall maintain what I have said is true | 1H6 II.iv.73 |
| Where false Plantagenet dare not be seene. | Where false Plantagenet dare not be seen. | 1H6 II.iv.74 |
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| Away, away, good William de la Poole, | Away, away, good William de la Pole! | 1H6 II.iv.80 |
| We grace the Yeoman, by conuersing with him. | We grace the yeoman by conversing with him. | 1H6 II.iv.81 |
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| By him that made me, Ile maintaine my words | By Him that made me, I'll maintain my words | 1H6 II.iv.88 |
| On any Plot of Ground in Christendome. | On any plot of ground in Christendom. | 1H6 II.iv.89 |
| Was not thy Father Richard, Earle of Cambridge, | Was not thy father, Richard Earl of Cambridge, | 1H6 II.iv.90 |
| For Treason executed in our late Kings dayes? | For treason executed in our late king's days? | 1H6 II.iv.91 |
| And by his Treason, stand'st not thou attainted, | And by his treason standest not thou attainted, | 1H6 II.iv.92 |
| Corrupted, and exempt from ancient Gentry? | Corrupted, and exempt from ancient gentry? | 1H6 II.iv.93 |
| His Trespas yet liues guiltie in thy blood, | His trespass yet lives guilty in thy blood, | 1H6 II.iv.94 |
| And till thou be restor'd, thou art a Yeoman. | And till thou be restored thou art a yeoman. | 1H6 II.iv.95 |
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| Ah, thou shalt finde vs ready for thee still: | Ah, thou shalt find us ready for thee still; | 1H6 II.iv.104 |
| And know vs by these Colours for thy Foes, | And know us by these colours for thy foes, | 1H6 II.iv.105 |
| For these, my friends in spight of thee shall weare. | For these my friends in spite of thee shall wear. | 1H6 II.iv.106 |
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| Haue with thee Poole: Farwell ambitious Richard. | Have with thee, Pole. Farewell, ambitious Richard. | 1H6 II.iv.114 |
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| My Lord, it were your dutie to forbeare. | My lord, it were your duty to forbear. | 1H6 III.i.52 |
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| Me thinkes my Lord should be Religious, | Methinks my lord should be religious, | 1H6 III.i.54 |
| And know the Office that belongs to such. | And know the office that belongs to such. | 1H6 III.i.55 |
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| Yes, when his holy State is toucht so neere. | Yes, when his holy state is touched so near. | 1H6 III.i.58 |
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| Perish base Prince, ignoble Duke of Yorke. | Perish, base prince, ignoble Duke of York! | 1H6 III.i.180 |
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| And this is mine (sweet Henry) fauour him. | And this is mine; sweet Henry, favour him. | 1H6 IV.i.81 |
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| Your priuate grudge my Lord of York, wil out, | Your private grudge, my lord of York, will out, | 1H6 IV.i.109 |
| Though ne're so cunningly you smother it. | Though ne'er so cunningly you smother it. | 1H6 IV.i.110 |
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| The quarrell toucheth none but vs alone, | The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; | 1H6 IV.i.118 |
| Betwixt our selues let vs decide it then. | Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then. | 1H6 IV.i.119 |
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| 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 | 1H6 IV.iv.4 |
| Be buckled with: the ouer-daring Talbot | Be buckled with. The overdaring Talbot | 1H6 IV.iv.5 |
| Hath sullied all his glosse of former Honor | Hath sullied all his gloss of former honour | 1H6 IV.iv.6 |
| By this vnheedfull, desperate, wilde aduenture: | By this unheedful, desperate, wild adventure. | 1H6 IV.iv.7 |
| Yorke set him on to fight, and dye in shame, | York set him on to fight and die in shame, | 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 |
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| How now Sir William, whether were you sent? | How now, Sir William, whither were you sent? | 1H6 IV.iv.12 |
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| Yorke set him on, Yorke should haue sent him ayde. | York set him on; York should have sent him aid. | 1H6 IV.iv.29 |
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| York lyes: He might haue sent, & had the Horse: | York lies; he might have sent and had the horse. | 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. | 1H6 IV.iv.35 |
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| Come go, I will dispatch the Horsemen strait: | Come, go; I will dispatch the horsemen straight; | 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 |
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| If he be dead, braue Talbot then adieu. | If he be dead, brave Talbot, then adieu! | 1H6 IV.iv.45 |