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Edward III (Quarto 1, 1596)
The Raigne of King
2112Do croke and houer ore our souldiers heads
2113And keepe in triangles and cornerd squares,
2114Right as our forces are imbatteled,
2115With their approach there came this sodain fog,
2116Which now hath hid the airie flower of heauen,
2117And made at noone a night vnnaturall,
2118Vpon the quaking and dismaied world,
2119In briefe, our souldiers haue let fall their armes,
2121Bloudlesse and pale, one gazing on another.
2123But I must giue no enterance to a feare,
2125Tell them the rauens seeing them in armes,
2127Come but to dine vpon their handie worke,
2128and praie vpon the carrion that they kill,
2130although not dead, the rauenous birds
2131Sit watching the departure of his life,
2134Houer about, and if they crie to vs,
2135Tis but for meate that we must kill for them,
2136Awaie and comfort vp my souldiers,
2140French Captaine.
2141Cap: Behold my liege, this knight and fortie mo,
2144And make their waie to the incompast prince,
2148Eor I doo hold a tree in France too good,
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