Henry V (Modern, Quarto)

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1. Henry V (1623 Folio version)
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 1881.1[Scene 11]
 1882926Enter the King disguised, to him Pistol.
 11.11883927Pistol
 Ke ve la?
 11.21884928King Henry
 A friend.
 11.31885929Pistol
 Discuss unto me: art thou gentleman, 930or art thou 1886common, base, and popular?
 11.41887931King Henry
 No sir, I am a gentleman of a company.
 11.51888932Pistol
 Trail'st thou the puissant pike?
 11.61889933King Henry
 Even so, sir. What are you?
 11.71890934Pistol
 As good a gentleman as the emperor.
 11.81891935King Henry
 Oh, then thou art better than the king?
 11.91892936Pistol
 The king's a bago, and a heart of gold, 937a 1893lad of life, an imp of fame, 938of parents good, of fist 1894most valiant. 939I kiss his dirty shoe, and from 1895my heartstrings 940I love the lovely bully. What is thy name?
 11.101896941King Henry
 Harry le Roy.
 11.111897942Pistol
 Leroy: a Cornishman. 943Art thou of Cornish crew?
 11.121898944King Henry
 No sir, I am a Welshman.
 11.131899945Pistol
 A Welshman. Know'st thou Flewellen?
 11.141900946King Henry
 Ay, sir, 1906he is my kinsman.
 11.151905947Pistol
 Art thou his friend?
 11.161905.1948King Henry
 Ay, sir.
 11.171907949Pistol
 Figa for thee, then. My name is Pistol.
 11.181910950King Henry
 It sorts well with your fierceness.
 11.191909951Pistol
 Pistol is my name.
 11.19.1952Exit Pistol.
 11.19.21912953Enter Gower and Flewellen.
 11.201913954Gower
 Captain Flewellen.
 11.211914955Flewellen
 In the name of Jesu, speak lower. 956It 1915is the greatest folly in the worell, when the auncient 957prerogatives of the 1916wars be not kept. 958I warrant you, if you 1918look into the wars of the Romans, 959you shall find 1919no tittle-tattle, nor bible-bable there, 1920960but you shall find 1921the cares, and the fears, 1923961and the ceremonies, to be otherwise.
 11.221924962Gower
 Why the enemy is loud; you heard him all night.
 11.231926963Flewellen
 God-so! Loud! If the enemy be an ass, and a fool, 964and a 1927prating coxcomb, is it meet that we be also a fool, 965and a prating 1928coxcomb, in your conscience now?
 11.241930966Gower
 I'll speak lower.
 11.251931967Flewellen
 I beseech you do, good Captain Gower.
 11.25.11931.1968Exeunt Gower and Flewellen.
 11.261932969King Henry
 Though it appear a little out of fashion, 1933970yet there's much care in this.
 11.26.11934971Enter three soldiers.
 11.2719369721 Soldier
 Is not that the morning 1937yonder?
 11.2819409732 Soldier
 Ay, we see the beginning; 1941974God knows whether we shall see the end or no.
 11.2919649753 Soldier
 Well, I think the king could wish himself 1965976up to the neck in the middle of the Thames, 977and so I would he were, 1965.1at all adventures, and I with him.
 11.301941.1978King Henry
 Now, masters, good morrow. What cheer?
 11.311941.29793 Soldier
 I'faith, small cheer some of us is like to have 1941.3980ere this day end.
 11.321941.4981King Henry
 Why, fear nothing, man. The king is frolic.
 11.331941.59822 Soldier
 Ay, he may be, for he hath no such cause as we.
 11.341952983King Henry
 Nay, say not so. He is a man as we are. 1953984The violet smells to him as to us, 1958985therefore if he see 1959reasons, he fears 1960as we do.
 11.3519829862 Soldier
 But the king 1983hath a heavy reckoning to make 987if his cause be not good, when all those souls 1984988whose bodies shall be slaughtered here 1985989shall join together at the latter day, 990and say "I 1986died at such a place," some swearing, 1987991some, their wives rawly left, 1988992some leaving their children poor behind them. 1991993Now if his cause be bad, 1992I think it will be a grievous matter to him.
 11.361998995King Henry
 Why, so you may say if a man send his servant 1998.1996as factor into another country, 1998.2997and he by any means miscarry, 2001998you may say the business of the master 999was 2002the author of his servant's misfortune. 19951000Or if a son be employed by his father, 19961001and he fall into any lewd action, 1997you may say the father 1002was the author of his son's damnation. 20031003But the master is not to answer for his servants, 20041004the father for his son, nor the king for his subjects, 20051005for they purpose not their deaths when 2006they crave their services. 20091006Some there are that have the guilt of 2010premeditated 1007murder on them; 1008others 2011the broken seal of forgery, in beguiling maidens. 20141009Now if these outstrip the law, 20161010yet they cannot escape God's punishment. 1011War is 2017God's beadle; war is God's vengeance. 20241012Every man's service is the king's, 1013but 2025every man's soul is his own. 1014Therefore I would have 2026every soldier examine himself 20271015and wash every mote out of his conscience, 20281016that in so doing he may be the readier for death, 1017or not dying, 2029why the time was well spent 1018wherein such preparation was 2030made.
 11.37203410193 Soldier
 I'faith, he says true: 1020every man's fault on 2035his own head. 20361021I would not have the king answer for me, 20371022yet I intend to fight lustily for him.
 11.3820381023King Henry
 Well, I heard the king. He would not be ransomed.
 11.39204010242 Soldier
 Ay, he said so, to make us fight, 20411025but when our throats be cut, he may be ransomed 1026and we never the wiser.
 11.4020431027King Henry
 If I live to see that, I'll never trust his word 2044again.
 11.41204510282 Soldier
 Mass, you'll pay him then. 'Tis a great displeasure 20461029that an elder-gun can do against a cannon, 20471030or a subject against a monarch. 20491031You'll ne'er take his word again! You're an ass. Go.
 11.4220511032King Henry
 Your reproof is somewhat too bitter. 20521033Were it not at this time, I could be angry.
 11.43205310342 Soldier
 Why let it be a quarrel if thou 2054wilt.
 11.4420561035King Henry
 How shall I know thee?
 11.45206010362 Soldier
 Here is my glove, 2064which if ever I see in thy hat, 20651037I'll challenge thee, and strike thee.
 11.4620621038King Henry
 Here is likewise another of mine, 2062.11039and assure thee I'll wear it.
 11.46.1[They exchange gloves.]
 11.47206710402 Soldier
 Thou dar'st as well be hanged.
 11.48207110413 Soldier
 Be friends, you fools. 1042We have French quarrels enough 2071.1in hand; 2071.21043we have no need of English broils.
 11.4920761044King Henry
 'Tis no treason to cut 2077French crowns, 1045for tomorrow the King himself will 2078be a clipper. --
 11.49.120731046Exeunt the soldiers.
 11.5021411049O God of battles, steel my soldiers' hearts.
 11.5121421050Take from them now 2143the sense of reckoning,
 11.521051That the opposed multitudes 2143.1which stand before them
 11.531052May not appall their courage. 21441053Oh, not today,
 11.542145Not today, O God, 1054think on the fault
 11.552146My father made 1055in compassing the crown.
 11.5621471056I Richard's body have interrèd new,
 11.5721481057And on it hath bestowed more contrite tears
 11.5821491058Than from it issued forcèd drops of blood.
 11.5921501059A hundred men have I in yearly pay,
 11.6021511060Which every day their withered hands hold up
 11.6121521061To heaven to pardon blood,
 11.6221531062And I have built two chantries; 2155more will I do,
 11.6321561063Though all that I can do is all too little.
 11.63.121591064Enter Gloucester.
 11.6421601065Gloucester
 My lord.
 11.6521611066King Henry
 My brother Gloucester's voice.
 11.662161.11067Gloucester
 My lord, the army stays upon your presence.
 11.6721621068King Henry
 Stay, Gloucester, stay, and I will go with thee.
 11.6821631069The day, my friends, and all things stays for me.
 11.68.12164[Exeunt.]
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