With vile participation; not an eye, Save mine, which hath desired to see thee more; P. Hen. I shall hereafter, my thrice-gracious lord, As thou art to this hour, was Richard then He doth fill fields with harness 1 in the realm ; Against renowned Douglas, whose high deeds, Through all the kingdoms that acknowlege Christ! 1 Armour. This infant warrior in his enterprises, Discomfited great Douglas; ta'en him once, And shake the peace and safety of our throne. But wherefore do I tell these news to thee? Why, Harry, do I tell thee of my foes, To dog his heels, and courtesy at his frowns, P. Hen. Do not think so; you shall not find it so: And God forgive them, that have so much sway'd Which, wash'd away, shall scour my shame with it. That this same child of honor and renown, Confederate. 2 Most fatal. Features. This gallant Hotspur, this all-praised knight, Would they were multitudes; and on my head Percy is but my factor, good my lord, K. Hen. A hundred thousand rebels die in this :Thou shalt have charge and sovereign trust herein. Enter BLUNT. How now, good Blunt? thy looks are full of speed. Blunt. So hath the business that I come to speak of. Lord Mortimer of Scotland hath sent word,- Bonds. That Douglas, and the English rebels, met, As ever offer'd foul play in a state. K. Hen. The earl of Westmoreland set forth today; With him my son, lord John of Lancaster; For this advertisement is five days old. On Wednesday next, Harry, you shall set forward; On Thursday, we ourselves will march; Our meeting is Bridgnorth: and, Harry, you Our business valued, some twelve days hence Our hands are full of business: let's away: SCENE III. Eastcheap. A room in the Boar's Head tavern. Enter FALSTAFF and BARDOLPH. Fal. Bardolph, am I not fallen away vilely since this last action? Do I not bate? do I not dwindle? Why, my skin hangs about me like an old lady's loose gown; I am withered like an old apple-John.2 1 Himself. • A species of apple that will keep two years. Well, I'll repent, and that suddenly, while I am in some liking; I shall be out of heart shortly, and then I shall have no strength to repent. An I have not forgotten what the inside of a church is made of, I am a pepper-corn, a brewer's horse. The inside of a church! Company, villanous company, hath been the spoil of me. Bar. Sir John, you are so fretful, you cannot live long. Fal. Why, there is it :-come, sing me a bawdy song; make me merry. I was as virtuously given as a gentleman need to be; virtuous enough: swore little; diced, not above seven times a week; went to a bawdy-house not above once in a quarter-of an hour; paid money that I borrowed, three or four times; lived well, and in good compass; and now I live out of all order, out of all compass. Bar. Why, you are so fat, sir John, that you must needs be out of all compass; out of all reasonable compass, sir John. Fal. Do thou amend thy face, and I'll amend my life. Thou art our admiral; thou bearest the lantern in the poop,—but 'tis in the nose of thee: thou art the knight of the burning lamp. Bar. Why, sir John, my face does you no harm. Fal. No, I'll be sworn; I make as good use of it as many a man doth of a death's head, or a memento mori: I never see thy face, but I think upon hell While I have some flesh. |