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My Liege: This haste was hot in question, | My liege, this haste was hot in question, | 1H4 I.i.34 |
And many limits of the Charge set downe | And many limits of the charge set down | 1H4 I.i.35 |
But yesternight: when all athwart there came | But yesternight, when all athwart there came | 1H4 I.i.36 |
A Post from Wales, loaden with heauy Newes; | A post from Wales, loaden with heavy news, | 1H4 I.i.37 |
Whose worst was, That the Noble Mortimer, | Whose worst was that the noble Mortimer – | 1H4 I.i.38 |
Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight | Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight | 1H4 I.i.39 |
Against the irregular and wilde Glendower, | Against the irregular and wild Glendower – | 1H4 I.i.40 |
Was by the rude hands of that Welshman taken, | Was by the rude hands of that Welshman taken, | 1H4 I.i.41 |
And a thousand of his people butchered: | A thousand of his people butchered, | 1H4 I.i.42 |
Vpon whose dead corpes there was such misuse, | Upon whose dead corpses there was such misuse, | 1H4 I.i.43 |
Such beastly, shamelesse transformation, | Such beastly shameless transformation | 1H4 I.i.44 |
By those Welshwomen done, as may not be | By those Welshwomen done, as may not be | 1H4 I.i.45 |
(Without much shame) re-told or spoken of. | Without much shame retold or spoken of. | 1H4 I.i.46 |
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This matcht with other like, my gracious Lord, | This matched with other did, my gracious lord, | 1H4 I.i.49 |
Farre more vneuen and vnwelcome Newes | For more uneven and unwelcome news | 1H4 I.i.50 |
Came from the North, and thus it did report: | Came from the north, and thus it did import. | 1H4 I.i.51 |
On Holy-roode day, the gallant Hotspurre there, | On Holy-rood day, the gallant Hotspur there, | 1H4 I.i.52 |
Young Harry Percy, and braue Archibald, | Young Harry Percy, and brave Archibald, | 1H4 I.i.53 |
That euer-valiant and approoued Scot, | That ever valiant and approved Scot, | 1H4 I.i.54 |
At Holmeden met, where they did spend | At Holmedon met, where they did spend | 1H4 I.i.55 |
A sad and bloody houre: | A sad and bloody hour – | 1H4 I.i.56 |
As by discharge of their Artillerie, | As by discharge of their artillery, | 1H4 I.i.57 |
And shape of likely-hood the newes was told: | And shape of likelihood, the news was told; | 1H4 I.i.58 |
For he that brought them, in the very heate | For he that brought them, in the very heat | 1H4 I.i.59 |
And pride of their contention, did take horse, | And pride of their contention did take horse, | 1H4 I.i.60 |
Vncertaine of the issue any way. | Uncertain of the issue any way. | 1H4 I.i.61 |
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Infaith | In faith, | 1H4 I.i.75.2 |
it is. / A Conquest for a Prince to boast of. | It is a conquest for a prince to boast of. | 1H4 I.i.76 |
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This is his Vnckles teaching. This is Worcester | This is his uncle's teaching. This is Worcester, | 1H4 I.i.95 |
Maleuolent to you in all Aspects: | Malevolent to you in all aspects, | 1H4 I.i.96 |
Which makes him prune himselfe, and bristle vp | Which makes him prune himself, and bristle up | 1H4 I.i.97 |
The crest of Youth against your Dignity. | The crest of youth against your dignity. | 1H4 I.i.98 |
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I will my Liege. | I will, my liege. | 1H4 I.i.107 |
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'Faith, Sir Iohn, 'tis more then time that | Faith, Sir John, 'tis more than time that | 1H4 IV.ii.52 |
I were there, and you too: but my Powers are there | I were there, and you too, but my powers are there | 1H4 IV.ii.53 |
alreadie. The King, I can tell you, lookes for vs all: we must | already. The King I can tell you looks for us all, we must | 1H4 IV.ii.54 |
away all to Night. | away all night. | 1H4 IV.ii.55 |
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I, but Sir Iohn, me thinkes they are | Ay, but Sir John, methinks they are | 1H4 IV.ii.66 |
exceeding poore and bare, too beggarly. | exceeding poor and bare, too beggarly. | 1H4 IV.ii.67 |
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Hee is, Sir Iohn, I feare wee shall stay | He is, Sir John: I fear we shall stay | 1H4 IV.ii.75 |
too long. | too long. | 1H4 IV.ii.76 |
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Come my Lord, Ile leade you to your Tent. | Come, my lord, I'll lead you to your tent. | 1H4 V.iv.8 |