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King Henry the Sixth Act 1 Scene 1: Java Game

Dukes of Bedford , Gloster and Exeter:

AB
Hung be the heavens with black,,yield day to night!
Comets, importing changeof times and states,
Brandish your crystal tressesin the sky,
And with them scourgethe bad revolting stars
That have consentedunto Henry's death!
Henry the Fifth,too famous to live long!
England ne'er lost a kingof so much worth.
England ne'er had a kinguntil his time.
Virtue he had,deserving to command:
His brandisht sworddid blind men with his beams;
His arms spread widerthan a dragon's wings;
His sparkling eyes,replete with wrathful fire,
More dazzled and drove backhis enemies
Than mid-day sun fierce bentagainst their faces.
What should I say?his deeds exceed all speech:
He ne'erlife up his hand,but conquered.
We mourn in black:why mourn we not in blood?
Henry is dead,and never shall revive:
Upon a wooden coffinwe attend;
And death'sdishonourable victory
We with our statelypresence glorify,
Like captive boundto a triumphant car.
What! shall we cursethe planets of mishap
That plotted thusour glory's overthrow?
Or shall we thinkthe subtle witted French
conjurers and sorcerers,that, afraid of him,
By magic verseshave contrived his end?


Squamish, BC

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