Book Excerpt: n Douglas; and the Earls of Athol,Of Murray, Angus, and Menteith.And is not this an honourable spoil,A gallant prize? ha, cousin, is it not?WEST.Faith, 'tis a conquest for a prince to boast of.KING.Yea, there thou makest me sad, and makest me sinIn envy that my Lord NorthumberlandShould be the father to so blest a son,--A son who is the theme of honour's tongue;Amongst a grove, the very straightest plant;Who is sweet Fortune's minion and her pride:Whilst I, by looking on the praise of him,See riot and dishonour stain the browOf my young Harry. O, that it could be provedThat some night-tripping fairy had exchangedIn cradle-clothes our children where they lay,And call'd mine Percy, his Plantagenet!Then would I have his Harry, and he mine:But let him from my thoughts. What think you, coz,Of this young Percy's pride? the prisoners,Which he in this adventure hath surRead More
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King Henry IV Part 1
Book Excerpt: n Douglas; and the Earls of Athol,Of Murray, Angus, and Menteith.And is not this an honourable spoil,A gallant prize? ha, cousin, is it not?WEST.Faith, 'tis a conquest for a prince to boast of.KING.Yea, there thou makest me sad, and makest me sinIn envy that my Lord NorthumberlandShould be the father to so blest a son,--A son who is the theme of honour's tongue;Amongst a grove, the very straightest plant;Who is sweet Fortune's minion and her pride:Whilst I, by looking on the praise of him,See riot and dishonour stain the browOf my young Harry. O, that it could be provedThat some night-tripping fairy had exchangedIn cradle-clothes our children where they lay,And call'd mine Percy, his Plantagenet!Then would I have his Harry, and he mine:But let him from my thoughts. What think you, coz,Of this young Percy's pride? the prisoners,Which he in this adventure hath surRead More
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BN ID: | 2940000747230 |
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Publisher: | B&R Samizdat Express |
Publication date: | 09/01/2009 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 397 KB |
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