of Henry the fourth.
18921736More then a little, is by much too much.
18931737So when he had occa
sion to be
seene,
18941738He was but as the Cuckoe is in Iune,
18951739Heard, not regarded: Seene, but with
such eies
18961740As
sicke and blunted with communitie,
18981742Such as is bent on
sun-like maie
stie,
18991743When it
shines
seldome in admiring eies,
19001744But rather drowzd, and hung their eie-lids down,
19011745Slept in his face, and rendred
such a
spe
ct 19021746As cloudy men v
se to their aduer
saries,
19031747Being with his pre
sence glutted, gordge, and full.
19041748And in that very line Harry
stande
st thou,
19051749For thou ha
st lo
st thy princely priuiledge
19061750With vile participation. Not an eye
19071751But is a weary of thy common
sight,
19081752Saue mine, which hath de
sired to
see thee more,
19091753Which now doth that I would not haue it do,
19101754Make blind it
selfe with fooli
sh tenderne
sse.
19111755Prin. I
shall hereafter my thrice gratious Lord,
King. For all the world,
19141757As thou art to this houre was Richard then,
19151758When I from France
set foot at Rauen
spurgh,
19161759And euen as I was than, is Percy now,
19171760Now by my
scepter, and my
soule to boote,
19181761He hath more worthie intere
st to the
state
19191762Then thou the
shadow of
succe
ssion.
19201763For of no right, nor colour like to right,
19211764He doth
fill
fields with harne
sse in the realme,
19221765Turnes head again
st the lions armed iawes,
19231766And being no more in debt to yeares, then thou
19241767Leads ancient Lords, and reuerend Bi
shops on
19251768To bloudie battailes, and to brui
sing armes.
19261769What neuer dying honour hath he got
19271770Again
st renowmed Dowglas? Who
se high deeds,
19281771Who
se hot incur
sions, and great name in armes,
19291772Holds from al
souldiors chiefe maioritie
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