King John by William Shakespeare
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Up higher to the plain; where we'll set forth
In best appointment all our regiments. BASTARD. Speed, then, to take advantage of the field. KING PHILIP. It shall be so;--[To LOUIS.] and at the other hill Command the rest to stand.--God and our right! [Exeunt severally.] [After excursions, enter a French Herald, with trumpets, to the gates.] FRENCH HERALD. You men of Angiers, open wide your gates And let young Arthur, Duke of Bretagne, in, Who, by the hand of France, this day hath made Much work for tears in many an English mother, Whose sons lie scatter'd on the bleeding ground; Many a widow's husband grovelling lies, Coldly embracing the discolour'd earth; And victory, with little loss, doth play Upon the dancing banners of the French, Who are at hand, triumphantly display'd, To enter conquerors, and to proclaim Arthur of Bretagne England's king and yours. [Enter an ENGLISH HERALD, with trumpets.] |
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