The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9]

Extrait

Dead March. Enter the Funeral of KING HENRY the Fifth, attended on by the DUKE of BEDFORD, Regent of France; the DUKE of GLOUCESTER, Protector; the DUKE of EXETER, the EARL of WARWICK, the BISHOP of WINCHESTER, Heralds, &c. Bed. Hung be the heavens with black, yield day to night! [aaa001] Comets, importing change of times and states, Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky, [aaa003] And with them scourge the bad revolting stars That have consented unto Henry’s death! [aaa005] King Henry the Fifth, too famous to live long! [aaa006] England ne’er lost a king of so much worth. Glou . England ne’er had a king until his time. Virtue he had, deserving to command: His brandish’d sword did blind men with his beams: [aaa010] His arms spread wider than a dragon’s wings; His sparkling eyes, replete with wrathful fire, [aaa012] More dazzled and drove back his enemies Than mid-day sun fierce bent against their faces. What should I say? his deeds exceed all speech: ·aaa015· He ne’er lift up his hand but conquered. [aaa016]

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