KING HENRY IV Heaven pardon thee! Yet let me wonder,29 Harry, 30 At thy affections,30 which do hold a wing Quite from the flight of all thy ancestors. Thy place in council thou hast rudely32 lost, Which by thy younger brother is supplied,33 And art almost an alien34 to the hearts 35 Of all the court and princes of my blood. The hope and expectation of thy time36 Is ruined, and the soul of every man Prophetically do forethink38 thy fall. Had I so lavish of my presence
KING HENRY IV Heaven pardon thee! Yet let me wonder,29 Harry, 30 At thy affections,30 which do hold a wing Quite from the flight of all thy ancestors. Thy place in council thou hast rudely32 lost, Which by thy younger brother is supplied,33 And art almost an alien34 to the hearts 35 Of all the court and princes of my blood. The hope and expectation of thy time36 Is ruined, and the soul of every man Prophetically do forethink38 thy fall. Had I so lavish of my presence been, 40 So common-hackneyed40 in the eyes of men, So stale and cheap to vulgar company, Opinion,42 that did help me to the crown, Had43 still kept loyal to possession And left me in reputeless44 banishment, 45 A fellow of no mark45 nor likelihood. By being seldom seen, I could not stir But like a comet I was wondered at, That men would tell their children, ‘This is he.’ Others would say, ‘Where? Which is Bullingbrook?’ 50 And then I stole50 all courtesy from heaven, And dressed myself in such humility That I did pluck allegiance from men’s hearts, Loud shouts and salutations from their mouths, Even in the presence of the crownèd king. 55 Thus I did keep my person fresh and new; ...
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