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... fear of the Frenchmen thus spoiling the camp , came to the king's ears , he , doubting lest his enemies should gather together again , and begin a new field , and mistrusting further that the prisoners would be an aid to his enemies ...
... fear of the Frenchmen thus spoiling the camp , came to the king's ears , he , doubting lest his enemies should gather together again , and begin a new field , and mistrusting further that the prisoners would be an aid to his enemies ...
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... fear the main 7 intendment of the Scot , 1 That renowned them . - Made them famous . and French renommer . 2 So hath your highness . - Your highness hath indeed what they think and know you have .'- Malone . 3 We of the spirituality ...
... fear the main 7 intendment of the Scot , 1 That renowned them . - Made them famous . and French renommer . 2 So hath your highness . - Your highness hath indeed what they think and know you have .'- Malone . 3 We of the spirituality ...
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... fear'd than harm'd , my liege ; For hear her but exampled by herself , - When all her chivalry hath been in France , And she a mourning widow of her nobles , She hath herself not only well defended , But taken , and impounded as a stray ...
... fear'd than harm'd , my liege ; For hear her but exampled by herself , - When all her chivalry hath been in France , And she a mourning widow of her nobles , She hath herself not only well defended , But taken , and impounded as a stray ...
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... fear ; and with pale policy Seek to divert the English purposes . O England ! model to thy inward greatness , Like little body with a mighty heart , What mightst thou do , that honour would thee do , Were all thy children kind and ...
... fear ; and with pale policy Seek to divert the English purposes . O England ! model to thy inward greatness , Like little body with a mighty heart , What mightst thou do , that honour would thee do , Were all thy children kind and ...
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... and concord from his lyre .'- Cowley . 7 Nor leave not one behind . - The double negative is common in Shakespeare , probably from a desire of emphasis . Cam . Never was monarch better fear'd and lov'd Than 32 32 [ ACT II . KING HENRY V.
... and concord from his lyre .'- Cowley . 7 Nor leave not one behind . - The double negative is common in Shakespeare , probably from a desire of emphasis . Cam . Never was monarch better fear'd and lov'd Than 32 32 [ ACT II . KING HENRY V.
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Page 39 - I, to comfort him, bid him a' should not think of God, I hoped there was no need to trouble himself with any such thoughts yet. So a' bade me lay more clothes on his feet: I put my hand into the bed and felt them, and they were as cold as any stone; then I felt to his knees, and so upward, and upward, and all was as cold as any stone.
Page 96 - Captain, — if you look in the maps of the 'orld, I warrant, you shall find, in the comparisons between Macedon and Monmouth, that the situations, look you, is both alike. There is a river in Macedon, and there is also moreover a river at Monmouth...
Page 48 - Be copy now to men of grosser blood, And teach them how to war. And you, good yeomen, Whose limbs were made in England, show us here The mettle of your pasture; let us swear That you are worth your breeding; which I doubt not...
Page 9 - O, for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention ! A kingdom for a stage, princes to act, And monarchs to behold the swelling scene...
Page 12 - Hear him but reason in divinity, And, all-admiring, with an inward wish You would desire the king were made a prelate : Hear him debate of commonwealth affairs, You would say it hath been...
Page 21 - Where some, like magistrates correct at home, Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad, Others, like soldiers, armed in. their stings, Make boot upon the summer's velvet buds, Which pillage they with merry march bring home To the tent-royal of their emperor...
Page 48 - In peace there's nothing- so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility: But when the blast of war blows in our ears. Then imitate the action of the tiger; Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood...
Page 39 - A' made a finer end and went away an it had been any christom child ; a' parted even just between twelve and one, even at the turning o' the tide : for after I saw him fumble with the sheets and play with flowers and smile upon his fingers...
Page 127 - God's will ! I pray thee, wish not one man more. By Jove, I am not covetous for gold, Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost ; It...
Page 48 - O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide; Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spirit To his full height.