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Common terms and phrases
arms bear blood body brave brother Cade Charles Clarence Clif Clifford command crown dead death doth duke earl Edward enemies England English Enter Exeunt Exit eyes father fear fight foes follow forces France French friends give Glos Gloster grace hand hast hath head hear heart heaven hence Henry's highness honor hope I'll John keep KING HENRY lady land leave live London look lord majesty Margaret master means never noble once peace poor prince prisoner protector queen rest Rich Richard Saint Salisbury SCENE shalt shame soldiers Somerset soul sovereign speak stand stay Suffolk sweet sword Talbot tears tell thee thine thou thou art thought thousand town traitor treason true unto Warwick yield York
Popular passages
Page 326 - O God ! methinks, it were a happy life, " To be no better than a homely swain ; " To sit upon a hill, as I do now ; " To carve out dials quaintly, point by point...
Page 242 - Thou hast most traitorously corrupted the youth of the realm in erecting a grammar school; and whereas before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used, and contrary to the King his crown and dignity, thou hast built a paper-mill. It will be proved to thy face that thou hast men about thee that usually talk of a noun and a verb and such abominable words as no Christian ear can endure to hear.
Page 20 - Glory is like a circle in the water, Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself, Till, by broad spreading, it disperse to nought.
Page 230 - Cade. Nay, that I mean to do. Is not this a lamentable thing, that of the skin of an innocent lamb should be made parchment ? that parchment, being scribbled o'er, should undo a man ? Some say, the bee stings ; but I say, 'tis the bee's wax, for I did but seal once to a thing, and I was never mine own man since.
Page 350 - That rents the thorns, and is rent with the thorns ; Seeking a way, and straying from the way ; Not knowing how to find the open air, But toiling desperately to find it out, — Torment myself to catch the English crown. And from that torment I will free myself, Or hew my way out with a bloody axe. Why, I can smile, and murder while I smile ; And cry, content...
Bibliographic information
| Title | King Henry VI Volume 8 of The Plays of Shakspeare: In Fourteen Volumes, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | L.A. Lewis, 125, Fleet Street., 1841 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 21 Feb 2008 |
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