No Fear Shakespeare
Henry V
Get this No Fear to go!
Act 4, Scene 2
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Enter the DAUPHIN, ORLÉANS, RAMBURES, and others |
The DAUPHIN enters with ORLÉANS, RAMBURES, and others. |
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ORLÉANS
The sun doth gild our armor. Up, my lords.
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ORLÉANS
The sun glints off our armor. Awake, my lords!
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DAUPHIN
Montez à cheval! My horse, varlet! Lackey! Ha!
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DAUPHIN
Mount up our horses! Bring my horse, lackey! Ha!
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ORLÉANS
O brave spirit!
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ORLÉANS
Oh, brave spirit!
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DAUPHIN
Via les eaux et la terre.
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DAUPHIN
He’ll take me through flood and field.
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ORLÉANS
Rien puis? L'air et feu?
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ORLÉANS
Is that all? How about air and fire?
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DAUPHIN
Cieux, cousin Orléans.
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DAUPHIN
Just the heavens, cousin OrlÉans.
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Enter CONSTABLE
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The CONSTABLE enters. |
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Now, my Lord Constable?
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Is it time, my Lord Constable?
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CONSTABLE
Hark how our steeds for present service neigh.
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CONSTABLE
Listen to our horses neighing, longing to be working.
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DAUPHIN
Mount them and make incision in their hides,
That their hot blood may spin in English eyes
And dout them with superfluous courage. Ha!
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DAUPHIN
Mount them and dig your spurs into their flanks so that their hot blood may spurt in English eyes and douse them with some of the spare courage we have around. Ha!
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RAMBURES
What, will you have them weep our horses' blood?
How shall we then behold their natural tears?
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RAMBURES
What, you want them to weep our horses' blood? Then how will we see their own natural tears?
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Enter MESSENGER
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A MESSENGER enters. |
