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Henry V (Folio 1, 1623)
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2897Enter Fluellen and Gower.
2898Gower. Nay, that's right: but why weare you your
2901in all things: I will tell you asse my friend, Captaine
2904know to be no petter then a fellow, looke you now, of no
2905merits: hee is come to me, and prings me pread and
2907it was in a place where I could not breed no contention
2908with him; but I will be so bold as to weare it in my Cap
2909till I see him once againe, and then I will tell him a little
2910piece of my desires.
2911Enter Pistoll.
2913cock.
2918Troian, to haue me fold vp Parcas fatall Web? Hence;
2922looke you, this Leeke; because, looke you, you doe not
2925to eate it.
2931will is: I will desire you to liue in the meane time, and
2933call'd me yesterday Mountaine-Squier, but I will make
you
92The Life of Henry the Fift.
2934you to day a squire of low degree. I pray you fall too, if
2935you can mocke a Leeke, you can eate a Leeke.
2938or I will peate his pate foure dayes: bite I pray you, it is
2939good for your greene wound, and your ploodie Coxe-
2940combe.
2943stion too, and ambiguities.
2945eate and eate I sweare.
2947to your Leeke: there is not enough Leeke to sweare by.
2950pray you throw none away, the skinne is good for your
2952Leekes heereafter, I pray you mocke at 'em, that is all.
2953Pist. Good.
2954Flu. I, Leekes is good: hold you, there is a groat to
2955heale your pate.
2958another Leeke in my pocket, which you shall eate.
2961gels, you shall be a Woodmonger, and buy nothing of
2962me but cudgels: God bu'y you, and keepe you, & heale
2963your pate. Exit
2965Gow. Go, go, you are a counterfeit cowardly Knaue,
2966will you mocke at an ancient Tradition began vppon an
2968of predeceased valor, and dare not auouch in your deeds
2969any of your words. I haue seene you gleeking & galling
2970at this Gentleman twice or thrice. You thought, because
2976Newes haue I that my Doll is dead i'th Spittle of a mala-
2977dy of France, and there my rendeuous is quite cut off:
2978Old I do waxe, and from my wearie limbes honour is
2979Cudgeld. Well, Baud Ile turne, and something leane to
2981there Ile steale: