That you divest yourself, and lay apart To him and to his heirs; namely, the crown Unto the crown of France. That you may know 'Tis no sinister nor no awkward claim, Pick'd from the worm-holes of long-vanish'd days, Nor from the dust of old oblivion rak'd, 80 84 87 He sends you this most memorable line, [Gives a pedigree. 92 96 EXETER. Bloody constraint; for if you hide the crown Even in your hearts, there will he rake for it: 100 104 This is his claim, his threatening, and my message; 103 112 FRENCH KING. For us, we will consider of this further: To-morrow shall you bear our full intent DAUPHIN. For the Dauphin, 116 I stand here for him: what to him from England? EXETER. Scorn and defiance, slight regard, contempt, And anything that may not misbecome DAUPHIN. Say, if my father render fair return, It is against my will; for I desire 120 124 128 Nothing but odds with England: to that end, I did present him with the Paris balls. 131 EXETER. He'll make your Paris Louvre shake for it, Were it the mistress-court of mighty Europe: And, be assur'd, you'll find a difference As we his subjects have in wonder found- And these he masters now. Now he weighs time 136 FRENCH KING. To-morrow shall you know our mind at full. EXETER. king 140 Dispatch us with all speed, lest that our Come here himself to question our delay; For he is footed in this land already. FRENCH KING. You shall be soon dispatch'd with fair conditions: A night is but small breath and little pause To answer matters of this consequence. 144 ACT III. Enter Chorus. CHORUS. Thus with imagin'd wing our swift scene flies In motion of no less celerity Than that of thought. Suppose that you have seen Holding due course to Harfleur. Follow, follow! 4 8 12 16 20 Those cull'd and choice-drawn cavaliers to France? 24 Work, work your thoughts, and therein see a siege ; Behold the ordnance on their carriages, With fatal mouths gaping on girded Harfleur. Suppose the ambassador from the French comes back; Katharine his daughter; and with her, to dowry, 29 32 [Alarum, and chambers go off. And down goes all before them. Still be kind, And eke out our performance with your mind. [Exit. SCENE I.-France. Before Harfleur. Alarums. Enter KING HENRY, EXETER, BEDFORD, GLOUCESTER, and Soldiers, with scaling ladders. KING HENRY. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead! But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Let it pry through the portage of the head 8 12 16 20 24 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 29 That you are worth your breeding; which I doubt not; 32 Cry God for Harry! England and Saint George !' [Exeunt. Alarum, and chambers go off. SCENE II.-The Same. Enter NYM, BARDOLPH, PISTOL, and Boy. BARDOLPH. On, on, on, on, on! to the breach, to the breach! NYM. Pray thee, corporal, stay: the knocks are too hot; and for mine own part, I have not a case of lives: the humour of it is too hot, that is the very plain-song of it. PISTOL. The plain-song is most just, for humours do abound: Knocks go and come: God's vassals drop and die; And sword and shield In bloody field Doth win immortal fame. 8 12 ΒΟΥ. Would I were in an alehouse in London ! I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety. And I : PISTOL. BOY. If wishes would prevail with me, My purpose should not fail with me, FLUELLEN. 16 20 Up to the breach, you dogs! avaunt, you cullions! [Driving them forward. PISTOL. Be merciful, great duke, to men of mould! Abate thy rage, abate thy manly rage! Abate thy rage, great duke! 24 Good bawcock, bate thy rage; use lenity, sweet chuck! NYM. These be good humours! your honour wins bad humours. 28 [Exeunt NYM, PISTOL, and BARDOLPH, followed by FLUELLEN. ΒΟΥ. As young as I am, I have observed these three swashers. I am boy to them all three, but all they three, though they would serve me, could not be man |