{"id":5842,"date":"2018-06-13T12:28:35","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T16:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=5842"},"modified":"2018-06-14T14:06:34","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T18:06:34","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":"

Henry V\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Prologue\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Chorus<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Click here\u00a0to open a scanned version<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here\u00a0to open up First Folio version<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

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