{"id":5842,"date":"2018-06-13T12:28:35","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T16:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=5842"},"modified":"2026-08-15T12:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T16:56:09","slug":"alls-well-that-ends-well-act-iv-scene-iii-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=5842","title":{"rendered":"Henry V: Prologue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Henry V      Prologue        Chorus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This speech is used in our interview with David Hammond<\/a> and with Charles Pasternak<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to open a scanned version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to open up First Folio version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. \u00a0O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The brightest heaven of invention,<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. A kingdom for a stage, princes to act<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Then should the warlike Harry, like himself,<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Assume the port of Mars; and at his heels,<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Leash’d in like hounds, should famine, sword and fire<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Crouch for employment. But pardon, gentles all,<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. The flat unraised spirits that have dared<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. So great an object: can this cockpit hold<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. The vasty fields of France? or may we cram<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Within this wooden O the very casques<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. That did affright the air at Agincourt?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. O, pardon! since a crooked figure may<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Attest in little place a million;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. And let us, ciphers to this great accompt,<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. On your imaginary forces work.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Suppose within the girdle of these walls<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Are now confined two mighty monarchies,<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Whose high upreared and abutting fronts<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. The perilous narrow ocean parts asunder:<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Piece out our imperfections with your thoughts;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. Into a thousand parts divide on man,<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. And make imaginary puissance;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. Think when we talk of horses, that you see them<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. Printing their proud hoofs i’ the receiving earth;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. For ’tis your thoughts that now must deck our kings,<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. Carry them here and there; jumping o’er times,<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. Turning the accomplishment of many years<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. Into an hour-glass: for the which supply,<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  32. Admit me Chorus to this history;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  33. Who prologue-like your humble patience pray,<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  34. Gently to hear, kindly to judge, our play.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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