King John by William Shakespeare
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page 41 of 137 (29%)
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As she in beauty, education, blood,
Holds hand with any princess of the world. KING PHILIP. What say'st thou, boy? look in the lady's face. LOUIS. I do, my lord, and in her eye I find A wonder, or a wondrous miracle, The shadow of myself form'd in her eye; Which, being but the shadow of your son, Becomes a sun, and makes your son a shadow: I do protest I never lov'd myself Till now infixed I beheld myself Drawn in the flattering table of her eye. [Whispers with BLANCH.] BASTARD. [Aside.] Drawn in the flattering table of her eye!-- Hang'd in the frowning wrinkle of her brow, And quarter'd in her heart!--he doth espy Himself love's traitor! This is pity now, That, hang'd, and drawn, and quarter'd, there should be In such a love so vile a lout as he. BLANCH. My uncle's will in this respect is mine. If he see aught in you that makes him like, That anything he sees, which moves his liking |
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