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Henry V (Folio 1, 1623)
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1378Enter the King of France, the Dolphin, the
1379Constable of France, and others.
1381Const. And if he be not fought withall, my Lord,
1382Let vs not liue in France: let vs quit all,
1383And giue our Vineyards to a barbarous People.
1385The emptying of our Fathers Luxurie,
1386Our Syens, put in wilde and sauage Stock,
1388And ouer-looke their Grafters?
1390Mort du ma vie, if they march along
1391Vnfought withall, but I will sell my Dukedome,
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80The Life of Henry the Fift.
1392To buy a slobbry and a durtie Farme
1393In that nooke-shotten Ile of Albion.
1395Is not their Clymate foggy, raw, and dull?
1396On whom, as in despight, the Sunne lookes pale,
1397Killing their Fruit with frownes. Can sodden Water,
1398A Drench for sur-reyn'd Iades, their Barly broth,
1402Let vs not hang like roping Isyckles
1404Sweat drops of gallant Youth in our rich fields:
1405Poore we call them, in their Natiue Lords.
1406Dolphin. By Faith and Honor,
1407Our Madames mock at vs, and plainely say,
1408Our Mettell is bred out, and they will giue
1412And teach Lauolta's high, and swift Carranto's,
1413Saying, our Grace is onely in our Heeles,
1414And that we are most loftie Run-awayes.
1417Vp Princes, and with spirit of Honor edged,
1419Charles Delabreth, High Constable of France,
1420You Dukes of Orleance, Burbon, and of Berry,
1421Alanson, Brabant, Bar, and Burgonie,
1422Iaques Chattillion, Rambures, Vandemont,
1423Beumont, Grand Pree, Roussi, and Faulconbridge,
1424Loys, Lestrale, Bouciquall, and Charaloyes,
1425High Dukes, great Princes, Barons, Lords, and Kings;
1426For your great Seats, now quit you of great shames:
1427Barre Harry England, that sweepes through our Land
1428With Penons painted in the blood of Harflew:
1431The Alpes doth spit, and void his rhewme vpon.
1432Goe downe vpon him, you haue Power enough,
1433And in a Captiue Chariot, into Roan
1434Bring him our Prisoner.
1435Const. This becomes the Great.
1436Sorry am I his numbers are so few,
1439Hee'le drop his heart into the sinck of feare,
1443To know what willing Ransome he will giue.
1447Now forth Lord Constable, and Princes all,
1448And quickly bring vs word of Englands fall. Exeunt.