Historical plays: King Henry VI, pt. I-III. King Richard III. King Henry VIIIJ. and P. Knapton, 1745 |
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... Most of the rest flaughter'd or took likewife . Bed . His ranfom there is none but I fhall pay . I'll hale the Dauphin headlong from his throne , His crown fhall be the ranfom of my friend : Four of their Lords I'll change for one of ...
... Most of the rest flaughter'd or took likewife . Bed . His ranfom there is none but I fhall pay . I'll hale the Dauphin headlong from his throne , His crown fhall be the ranfom of my friend : Four of their Lords I'll change for one of ...
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... most famous Worthies in the lift of the twelve Peers of Charlemagne , and their exploits are ce- lebrated by the old Romantick Writers to that height of ridiculous ex- travagance , and fo equally , that it is hard to fay from those ...
... most famous Worthies in the lift of the twelve Peers of Charlemagne , and their exploits are ce- lebrated by the old Romantick Writers to that height of ridiculous ex- travagance , and fo equally , that it is hard to fay from those ...
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... most advantage They may vex us , with fhot or with affault . To intercept this inconvenience , A piece of ord'nance ' gainst it I have plac'd , And fully ev❜n these three days have I watch'd If I could fee them . Now , boy , do thou ...
... most advantage They may vex us , with fhot or with affault . To intercept this inconvenience , A piece of ord'nance ' gainst it I have plac'd , And fully ev❜n these three days have I watch'd If I could fee them . Now , boy , do thou ...
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... most honourable order ; And fhould , if I were worthy to be judge , Be quite degraded , like a hedge - born fwain That doth prefume to boast of gentle blood . [ doom , K. Henry . Stain to thy countrymen ! thou hear'ft thy Be packing ...
... most honourable order ; And fhould , if I were worthy to be judge , Be quite degraded , like a hedge - born fwain That doth prefume to boast of gentle blood . [ doom , K. Henry . Stain to thy countrymen ! thou hear'ft thy Be packing ...
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... most bloody nurser of his harms . Baft . Hew them to pieces , hack their bones afunder , Whofe life was England's glory , Gallia's wonder . Dau . Oh , no : forbear : for that which we have fled During the life , let us not wrong it dead ...
... most bloody nurser of his harms . Baft . Hew them to pieces , hack their bones afunder , Whofe life was England's glory , Gallia's wonder . Dau . Oh , no : forbear : for that which we have fled During the life , let us not wrong it dead ...
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againſt Alarum Anne anſwer Becauſe blood brother Buck Buckingham Cade Cardinal Catesby Cham Clarence Clif Clifford crown curfe death doth Duke of York Earl Edward Elean England Enter King Exeunt Exit fafe faid falfe father fear felf felves fent fhall fhame fhould fight firſt flain foldiers fome forrow foul fpeak France friends ftand ftill fuch fweet fword Glo'fter Glou Gloucefter Grace haft Haftings hath heart heav'n Highneſs himſelf honour houſe Jack Cade King Henry Lady Lord Lord Chamberlain Lord Protector Madam mafter Majefty moft moſt muft muſt noble peace Plantagenet pleaſe pleaſure prefent Prince Pucel Queen reft Reignier Rich Richard Richard Plantagenet SCENE ſelf ſhall Sir Thomas Lovell Somerfet ſpeak ſtate Suffolk Talbot tell thee thefe theſe thine thoſe thou art thouſand unto Warwick whofe
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