The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 13Harper, 1908 |
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Page xi
... battle of Agincourt , in which on St. Crispin's Day ( October 25 , 1415 ) , a small and ill - equipped army of England signally defeated a large and well - equipped army of France . Although the victory bore no per- manent fruit , it ...
... battle of Agincourt , in which on St. Crispin's Day ( October 25 , 1415 ) , a small and ill - equipped army of England signally defeated a large and well - equipped army of France . Although the victory bore no per- manent fruit , it ...
Page xii
... battle on land that had signally glorified the nation ; it was still a common theme of lyric and epic , and about the time that Shakespeare wrote " Henry V. " it drew from the pen of his friend and fellow - native of Warwickshire ...
... battle on land that had signally glorified the nation ; it was still a common theme of lyric and epic , and about the time that Shakespeare wrote " Henry V. " it drew from the pen of his friend and fellow - native of Warwickshire ...
Page xiii
... battle of Agincourt are con- trasted with marvellous vividness . The last chorus bridges over the interval of four and a half years that historically intervene between the victory of Agincourt and the final peace between France and ...
... battle of Agincourt are con- trasted with marvellous vividness . The last chorus bridges over the interval of four and a half years that historically intervene between the victory of Agincourt and the final peace between France and ...
Page xiv
... battle . With an eye to events passing in his own environment , the dramatist compares the home- coming of the historic hero and conqueror , Henry V. , with the anticipated home - coming of a contemporary hero , Queen Elizabeth's ...
... battle . With an eye to events passing in his own environment , the dramatist compares the home- coming of the historic hero and conqueror , Henry V. , with the anticipated home - coming of a contemporary hero , Queen Elizabeth's ...
Page xv
... battle , but it is on his sole responsibility that Shake- speare joins to these noblemen the King's brother , the Duke of Bedford , who at the time was acting as regent in England . More than one contemporary dramatist of small ability ...
... battle , but it is on his sole responsibility that Shake- speare joins to these noblemen the King's brother , the Duke of Bedford , who at the time was acting as regent in England . More than one contemporary dramatist of small ability ...
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Agincourt ALICE ANNE battle battle of Agincourt bear blood brother BUCK Buckingham Canterbury Captain CHAM conscience constable constable of France CRAN Cranmer CROM Cromwell crown dare Dauphin devil doth DUKE OF NORFOLK Earl Earl of Surrey England English Enter KING Exeter Exeunt Exit eyes fair favour fear Fletcher Fluellen Folio reading follows France French GENT gentle gentleman give Globe Theatre Gloucester grace hand Harfleur hath hear heart heaven highness Holinshed honour infra Kate KATH King Henry VIII King of France king's lady leek liege look LORD CHAMBERLAIN Macmorris madam majesty master never night noble numbers peace PIST Pistol play pray princes royal SCENE Shakespeare SIR THOMAS LOVELL soldier soul speak stage direction supra sword tell thee There's thou tongue truth unto Wolsey words