Sir John Oldcastle by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)
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page 68 of 166 (40%)
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Call ye this hunting, my lords? Is this the stag
You fain would chase--Harry our dread king? So we may make a banquet for the devil, And in the stead of wholesome meat, prepare A dish of poison to confound our selves. CAMBRIDGE. Why so, lord Cobham? See you not our claim? And how imperiously he holds the crown? SCROOP. Besides, you know your self is in disgrace, Held as a recreant, and pursued to death. This will defend you from your enemies, And stablish your religion through the land. COBHAM. Notorious treason! yet I will conceal [Aside.] My secret thoughts, to sound the depth of it. My lord of Cambridge, I do see your claim, And what good may redound unto the land By prosecuting of this enterprise. But where are the men? where's power and furniture To order such an action? We are weak; Harry, you know's a mighty potentate. CAMBRIDGE. Tut, we are strong enough: you are beloved, And many will be glad to follow you; We are the like, and some will follow us. |
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