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Henry VI part one

Act IV, Scene 6

 

A field of battle.
 
[Alarum: excursions, wherein JOHN TALBOT is hemmed about, and TALBOT rescues him]
 
TALBOT
        T      T     .   T           ,     ,          ,
      Saint George, and vict|ory;/ fight sold|iers, fight:
           ,        ,          ,        ,           ,
      The reg|ent hath | with Tal|bot broke | his word,
            ,        ,         ,          ,           ,
      And left | us to | the rage | of France | his sword.
        T    .   T   T         ,           ,           ,
      Where is John Tal|bot? Pause,| and take | thy breath,
          ,           ,         ,         ,           ,
      I gave | thee life,| and res|cued thee | from death.
 
JOHN TALBOT
          ,         ,         ,        ,        ,
      O twice | my fath|er, twice | am I | thy son:
            ,           ,          ,           ,          ,
      The life | thou gavst | me first,| was lost | and done,
        ,              ,         ,         ,          ,
      Till with | thy war|like sword,| despite | of late,
          ,      ,          ,            x            ,
      To my | determ|ined time | thou gavest | new* date.
 
TALBOT
        ,      2       ,            ,           T      T     T
      When from the | Dauphin's | crest thy | sword struck fire,
            ,          ,          ,            ,         ,
      It warmed | thy fath|er's heart | with proud | desire
          ,      ,    ,                ,      ,
      Of bold-|faced vic/tory.| Then lead|en age,
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      Quickened | with youth|ful spleen,| and warlike rage,
             ,      ,        ,    ,     ,       , ->
      Beat^down | Alen|con, Orl|eans,| Burgun||dy,
                2      ,         ,   2   ,         ,
      And | from the pride | of Gal|lia res|cued thee.
           ,       ,        ,    2            ,    ,
      The ire|ful bast|ard Orl|eans, that / drew blood
             ,        ,         ,          ,      ,
      From thee | my boy,| and had | the maid|enhood
                 ,     ,         ,        ,      ,
      Of thy / first fight,| I soon | encount|ered,
           ,      ,         ,         ,        ,
      And int|erchan|ging blows,| I quick|ly shed
        ,            ,         ,          ,        ,
      Some of | his bast|ard blood,| and in | disgrace
          ,           ,        ,    ,        ,
      Bespoke | him thus:| Contam|inat|ed, base,
           ,     ,        ,         ,          ,
      And mis|begot|ten blood,| I spill | of thine,
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      Mean and | right poor,/ for that | pure blood of mine,
              ,            ,           ,              ,    ,
      Which thou | didst force | from Tal|bot, my / brave boy.
            ,      ,         ,        ,        ,
      Here pur|posing | the bast|ard to | destroy,
        T   .    T    T         ,          ,          ,
      Came in strong res|cue. Speak,| thy fath|er's care:
       ,               ,       ,          ,           ,
      Art thou | not wear|y, John?| how dost | thou fare?
             ,          ,          ,        ,         ,
      Wilt thou | yet leave | the bat|tle, boy,| and fly,
       ,                ,          ,         ,     ,
      Now thou | art sealed | the son | of chiv|alry?
       ,             ,         ,          ,        ,
      Fly, to | revenge | my death | when I | am dead,
            ,        ,       ,            ,        ,
      The help | of one | stands me | in lit|tle stead.
           ,          ,      ,         ,       ,
      Oh, too | much fol|ly is | it, well | I wot,
          ,       ,          ,                ,     ,
      To haz|ard all | our lives | in one / small boat.
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      If I | today die not | with French|men's rage,
         ,      ,          ,           ,      ,
      Tomor|row I | shall die | with mick|le age.
          ,         ,         ,         ,       ,
      By me | they noth|ing gain,| and if | I stay,
            ,          ,     2    ,        ,         ,
      'Tis but | the short|ening of | my life | one^day.
           ,         ,        ,          ,            ,
      In thee | thy moth|er dies,| our house|hold's^name,
            ,          ,           ,          ,           ,
      My death's | revenge,| thy youth,| and Eng|land's fame:
            ,           ,        ,       ,         ,
      All these,| and more,| we haz|ard by | thy stay;
            ,           ,          ,          ,       ,
      All these | are saved,| if thou | wilt fly | away.
 
JOHN TALBOT
            ,         ,    2    ,          ,         ,
      The sword | of Orl|eans hath | not made | me smart,
              ,          ,       T    T    T         2     ,
      These words | of yours | draw life-blood | from my heart.
           ,       ,           ,            ,        ,
      On that | advant|age, bought | with such | a shame,
           ,        ,       ,     .    T    T      T
      To save | a palt|ry life,| and slay bright fame,
          ,           ,        ,         ,       ,
      Before | young Tal|bot from | old^Tal|bot fly,
           ,        ,            ,           ,         ,
      The cow|ard horse | that bears | me, fall | and die:
            ,     ,            ,        ,          ,
      And like | me to | the peas|ant boys | of France,
                 ,      ,          ,        ,        ,
      To be / shame's scorn | and sub|ject of | mischance.
        ,          ,         ,      ,          ,
      Surely,| by all | the glo|ry you | have won,
           ,      ,       ,        ,         ,
      And if | I fly,| I am | not Tal|bot's son.
             ,         ,          ,         ,        ,
      Then talk | no more | of flight,| it is | no boot,
          ,        ,        ,        ,          ,
      If son | to Tal|bot, die | at Tal|bot's foot.
 
TALBOT
            ,        ,         ,     2     ,         ,
      Then fol|low thou | thy des|perate sire | of Crete,
            ,    ,         ,        ,        ,
      Thou Ic|arus,| thy life | to me | is sweet:
           ,           ,            ,        ,          ,
      If thou | wilt fight,| fight^by | thy fath|er's side,
       ,       ,           ,            ,         ,
      And com|menda|ble proved,| let's^die | in pride.
 
[Exeunt]

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