Henry the fourth.
23972120Then all thy brothers, cherri
sh it my boy:
23982121And noble o
ffices thou mai
st e
ffe
ct 24002123Betweene his greatne
sse and thy other brethren:
24012124Therefore omit him not, blunt not his loue,
24022125Nor loo
se the good aduantage of his grace,
24032126By
seeming cold, or carele
sse of his will,
24042127For he is gracious if he be ob
seru'de,
24052128He hath a teare for pittie, and a hand,
24062129Open as day for meeting charitie,
24072130Yet notwith
standing being incen
st, he is
flint,
24082131As humorous as winter, and as
sodaine
24092132As
flawes congealed in the
spring of day:
24102133His temper therefore mu
st be well ob
seru'd,
24112134Chide him for faults, and do it reuerently,
24122135When you perceiue his bloud inclind to mirth:
24132136But being moody, giue him time and
scope,
24142137Till that his pa
ssions, like a whale on ground
24152138Confound them
selues with working, learne this Thomas,
24162139And thou
shalt proue a
shelter to thy friends,
24172140A hoope of gold to binde thy brothers in,
24182141That the vnited ve
ssell of their bloud,
24192142(Mingled with venome of
sugge
stion,
24202143As force perforce, the age will powre it in,)
24212144Shall neuer leake, though it doe worke as
strong,
24232146Cla. I
shall ob
serue him with all care and loue.
24242147King Why art thou not at Win
sore with him Thomas?
24262148Tho. He is not there to day, he dines in London.
24302150Tho. With Poines, and other his continuall followers.
24322151King Mo
st subie
ct is the fatte
st soyle to weeds,
24332152And he, the noble image of my youth,
24342153Is ouer
spread with them, therefore my griefe
24352154Stretches it
selfe beyond the howre of death:
24362155The bloud weepes from my heart when I do
shape,
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