Why, Harry, do I tell thee of my foes, Which art my near’st and dearest124 enemy? 125 Thou that art like125 enough, through vassal fear, Base inclination126 and the start of spleen, To fight against me under Percy’s pay, To dog his heels and curtsy128 at his frowns, To show how much thou art degenerate. 130 PRINCE HENRY Do not think so. You shall not find it so. And heaven forgive them that so much have swayed Your majesty’s good thoughts away from me! I will
Why, Harry, do I tell thee of my foes, Which art my near’st and dearest124 enemy? 125 Thou that art like125 enough, through vassal fear, Base inclination126 and the start of spleen, To fight against me under Percy’s pay, To dog his heels and curtsy128 at his frowns, To show how much thou art degenerate. 130 PRINCE HENRY Do not think so. You shall not find it so. And heaven forgive them that so much have swayed Your majesty’s good thoughts away from me! I will redeem all this on Percy’s head133 And in134 the closing of some glorious day 135 Be bold to tell you that I am your son, When I will wear a garment all of blood And stain my favours137 in a bloody mask, Which, washed away, shall scour138 my shame with it. And that shall be the day, whene’er it lights,139 140 That this same child of honour and renown, This gallant Hotspur, this all-praisèd knight, And your unthought-of142 Harry chance to meet. For every honour sitting on his helm,143 Would they were multitudes, and on my head 145 My shames redoubled! For the time will come, That I shall make this northern youth exchange His glorious deeds for my indignities. Percy is but my factor,148 good my lord, ...
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