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Who keepes the Gate heere hoa? | Who keeps the gate here, ho? | 2H4 I.i.1.1 |
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Where is the Earle? | Where is the Earl? | 2H4 I.i.1.2 |
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Tell thou the Earle | Tell thou the Earl | 2H4 I.i.2.2 |
That the Lord Bardolfe doth attend him heere. | That the Lord Bardolph doth attend him here. | 2H4 I.i.3 |
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Heere comes the Earle. | Here comes the Earl. | 2H4 I.i.6.2 |
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Noble Earle, | Noble Earl, | 2H4 I.i.11.2 |
I bring you certaine newes from Shrewsbury. | I bring you certain news from Shrewsbury. | 2H4 I.i.12 |
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As good as heart can wish: | As good as heart can wish. | 2H4 I.i.13.2 |
The King is almost wounded to the death: | The King is almost wounded to the death, | 2H4 I.i.14 |
And in the Fortune of my Lord your Sonne, | And, in the fortune of my lord your son, | 2H4 I.i.15 |
Prince Harrie slaine out-right: and both the Blunts | Prince Harry slain outright; and both the Blunts | 2H4 I.i.16 |
Kill'd by the hand of Dowglas. Yong Prince Iohn, | Killed by the hand of Douglas; young Prince John | 2H4 I.i.17 |
And Westmerland, and Stafford, fled the Field. | And Westmorland and Stafford fled the field; | 2H4 I.i.18 |
And Harrie Monmouth's Brawne (the Hulke Sir Iohn) | And Harry Monmouth's brawn, the hulk Sir John, | 2H4 I.i.19 |
Is prisoner to your Sonne. O, such a Day, | Is prisoner to your son. O, such a day, | 2H4 I.i.20 |
(So fought, so follow'd, and so fairely wonne) | So fought, so followed, and so fairly won, | 2H4 I.i.21 |
Came not, till now, to dignifie the Times | Came not till now to dignify the times | 2H4 I.i.22 |
Since Caesars Fortunes. | Since Caesar's fortunes! | 2H4 I.i.23.1 |
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I spake with one (my L.) that came frõ thence, | I spake with one, my lord, that came from thence, | 2H4 I.i.25 |
A Gentleman well bred, and of good name, | A gentleman well bred, and of good name, | 2H4 I.i.26 |
That freely render'd me these newes for true. | That freely rendered me these news for true. | 2H4 I.i.27 |
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My Lord, I ouer-rod him on the way, | My lord, I overrode him on the way, | 2H4 I.i.30 |
And he is furnish'd with no certainties, | And he is furnished with no certainties | 2H4 I.i.31 |
More then he (haply) may retaile from me. | More than he haply may retail from me. | 2H4 I.i.32 |
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My Lord: Ile tell you what, | My lord, I'll tell you what. | 2H4 I.i.51.2 |
If my yong Lord your Sonne, haue not the day, | If my young lord your son have not the day, | 2H4 I.i.52 |
Vpon mine Honor, for a silken point | Upon mine honour, for a silken point | 2H4 I.i.53 |
Ile giue my Barony. Neuer talke of it. | I'll give my barony – never talk of it. | 2H4 I.i.54 |
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Who, he? | Who, he? | 2H4 I.i.56.2 |
He was some hielding Fellow, that had stolne | He was some hilding fellow that had stolen | 2H4 I.i.57 |
The Horse he rode-on: and vpon my life | The horse he rode on, and, upon my life, | 2H4 I.i.58 |
Speake at aduenture. Looke, here comes more Newes. | Spoke at a venture. Look, here comes more news. | 2H4 I.i.59 |
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I cannot thinke (my Lord) your son is dead. | I cannot think, my lord, your son is dead. | 2H4 I.i.104 |
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| This strained passion doth you wrong, my lord. | 2H4 I.i.161 |
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We all that are engaged to this losse, | We all that are engaged to this loss | 2H4 I.i.180 |
Knew that we ventur'd on such dangerous Seas, | Knew that we ventured on such dangerous seas | 2H4 I.i.181 |
That if we wrought out life, was ten to one: | That if we wrought out life 'twas ten to one; | 2H4 I.i.182 |
And yet we ventur'd for the gaine propos'd, | And yet we ventured for the gain proposed, | 2H4 I.i.183 |
Choak'd the respect of likely perill fear'd, | Choked the respect of likely peril feared, | 2H4 I.i.184 |
And since we are o're-set, venture againe. | And since we are o'erset, venture again. | 2H4 I.i.185 |
Come, we will all put forth; Body, and Goods, | Come, we will all put forth, body and goods. | 2H4 I.i.186 |
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The question then (Lord Hastings) standeth thus | The question then, Lord Hastings, standeth thus – | 2H4 I.iii.15 |
Whether our present fiue and twenty thousand | Whether our present five-and-twenty thousand | 2H4 I.iii.16 |
May hold-vp-head, without Northumberland: | May hold up head without Northumberland. | 2H4 I.iii.17 |
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I marry, there's the point: | Yea, marry, there's the point; | 2H4 I.iii.18.2 |
But if without him we be thought to feeble, | But if without him we be thought too feeble, | 2H4 I.iii.19 |
My iudgement is, we should not step too farre | My judgement is, we should not step too far | 2H4 I.iii.20 |
Till we had his Assistance by the hand. | Till we had his assistance by the hand; | 2H4 I.iii.21 |
For in a Theame so bloody fac'd, as this, | For in a theme so bloody-faced as this, | 2H4 I.iii.22 |
Coniecture, Expectation, and Surmise | Conjecture, expectation, and surmise | 2H4 I.iii.23 |
Of Aydes incertaine, should not be admitted. | Of aids incertain should not be admitted. | 2H4 I.iii.24 |
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It was (my Lord) who lin'd himself with hope, | It was, my lord; who lined himself with hope, | 2H4 I.iii.27 |
Eating the ayre, on promise of Supply, | Eating the air and promise of supply, | 2H4 I.iii.28 |
Flatt'ring himselfe with Proiect of a power, | Flattering himself in project of a power | 2H4 I.iii.29 |
Much smaller, then the smallest of his Thoughts, | Much smaller than the smallest of his thoughts, | 2H4 I.iii.30 |
And so with great imagination | And so, with great imagination | 2H4 I.iii.31 |
(Proper to mad men) led his Powers to death, | Proper to madmen, led his powers to death, | 2H4 I.iii.32 |
And (winking) leap'd into destruction. | And winking leaped into destruction. | 2H4 I.iii.33 |
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Yes, if this present quality of warre, | Yes, if this present quality of war, | 2H4 I.iii.36 |
Indeed the instant action: a cause on foot, | Indeed, the instant action, a cause on foot, | 2H4 I.iii.37 |
Liues so in hope: As in an early Spring, | Lives so in hope – as in an early spring | 2H4 I.iii.38 |
We see th' appearing buds, which to proue fruite, | We see th' appearing buds; which to prove fruit | 2H4 I.iii.39 |
Hope giues not so much warrant, as Dispaire | Hope gives not so much warrant, as despair | 2H4 I.iii.40 |
That Frosts will bite them. When we meane to build, | That frosts will bite them. When we mean to build, | 2H4 I.iii.41 |
We first suruey the Plot, then draw the Modell, | We first survey the plot, then draw the model, | 2H4 I.iii.42 |
And when we see the figure of the house, | And when we see the figure of the house, | 2H4 I.iii.43 |
Then must we rate the cost of the Erection, | Then must we rate the cost of the erection, | 2H4 I.iii.44 |
Which if we finde out-weighes Ability, | Which if we find outweighs ability, | 2H4 I.iii.45 |
What do we then, but draw a-new the Modell | What do we then but draw anew the model | 2H4 I.iii.46 |
In fewer offices? Or at least, desist | In fewer offices, or at least desist | 2H4 I.iii.47 |
To builde at all? Much more, in this great worke, | To build at all? Much more, in this great work – | 2H4 I.iii.48 |
(Which is (almost) to plucke a Kingdome downe, | Which is almost to pluck a kingdom down | 2H4 I.iii.49 |
And set another vp) should we suruey | And set another up – should we survey | 2H4 I.iii.50 |
The plot of Situation, and the Modell; | The plot of situation and the model, | 2H4 I.iii.51 |
Consent vpon a sure Foundation: | Consent upon a sure foundation, | 2H4 I.iii.52 |
Question Surueyors, know our owne estate, | Question surveyors, know our own estate, | 2H4 I.iii.53 |
How able such a Worke to vndergo, | How able such a work to undergo, | 2H4 I.iii.54 |
To weigh against his Opposite? Or else, | To weigh against his opposite; or else | 2H4 I.iii.55 |
We fortifie in Paper, and in Figures, | We fortify in paper and in figures, | 2H4 I.iii.56 |
Vsing the Names of men, instead of men: | Using the names of men instead of men, | 2H4 I.iii.57 |
Like one, that drawes the Modell of a house | Like one that draws the model of an house | 2H4 I.iii.58 |
Beyond his power to builde it; who (halfe through) | Beyond his power to build it, who, half-through, | 2H4 I.iii.59 |
Giues o're, and leaues his part-created Cost | Gives o'er and leaves his part-created cost | 2H4 I.iii.60 |
A naked subiect to the Weeping Clouds, | A naked subject to the weeping clouds, | 2H4 I.iii.61 |
And waste, for churlish Winters tyranny. | And waste for churlish winter's tyranny. | 2H4 I.iii.62 |
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What is the King but fiue & twenty thousand? | What, is the King but five-and-twenty thousand? | 2H4 I.iii.68 |
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Who is it like should lead his Forces hither? | Who is it like should lead his forces hither? | 2H4 I.iii.81 |