King John by William Shakespeare
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KING JOHN. Go, Falconbridge; now hast thou thy desire: A landless knight makes thee a landed squire.-- Come, madam,--and come, Richard; we must speed For France, for France, for it is more than need. BASTARD. Brother, adieu. Good fortune come to thee! For thou wast got i' th' way of honesty. [Exeunt all but the BASTARD.] A foot of honour better than I was; But many a many foot of land the worse. Well, now can I make any Joan a lady:-- 'Good den, Sir Richard:'--'God-a-mercy, fellow:'-- And if his name be George, I'll call him Peter: For new-made honour doth forget men's names: 'Tis too respective and too sociable For your conversion. Now your traveller,-- He and his toothpick at my worship's mess;-- And when my knightly stomach is suffic'd, Why then I suck my teeth, and catechize My picked man of countries:--'My dear sir,'-- Thus leaning on mine elbow I begin,-- 'I shall beseech you'--that is question now; And then comes answer like an ABC-book:-- 'O sir,' says answer 'at your best command; At your employment; at your service, sir:'-- |
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