{"id":5843,"date":"2018-06-13T12:29:51","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T16:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=5843"},"modified":"2018-06-14T14:07:47","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T18:07:47","slug":"alls-well-that-ends-well-act-iv-scene-iii-first-folio-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=5843","title":{"rendered":"Henry V; Prologue: First Folio"},"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 modern version<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Chorus<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. O\u00a0<\/span>For a Mu<\/span>s<\/span>e of Fire, that would a<\/span>s<\/span>cend<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. <\/a>The brighte<\/span>s<\/span>t<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Heauen of Inuention:<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. <\/a>A Kingdome for a Stage, Princes to A<\/span>ct<\/span>,<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. And Monarchs to behold the\u00a0s<\/span>welling Scene.<\/li>\n
  5. <\/a>Then\u00a0s<\/span>h<\/span>ould the Warlike\u00a0Harry,\u00a0like hims<\/span>elfe,<\/li>\n
  6. <\/a>As<\/span>s<\/span><\/span>ume the Port of\u00a0Mars,\u00a0and at his<\/span>\u00a0heeles<\/li>\n
  7. <\/a>(\u00a0Leas<\/span>h<\/span>t in, like Hounds)\u00a0s<\/span>h<\/span>ould Famine, Sword, and Fire<\/li>\n
  8. <\/a>Crouch for employment. But pardon, Gentles all:<\/li>\n
  9. The\u00a0fl<\/span>at vnrays<\/span>ed Spirits, that hath dar’d,<\/li>\n
  10. <\/a>On this vnworthy Scaff<\/span>old, to bring forth<\/li>\n
  11. <\/a>So great an Obiect<\/span>. Can this<\/span>\u00a0Cock-Pit hold<\/li>\n
  12. <\/a>The vas<\/span>t<\/span>ie\u00a0fi<\/span>elds of France? Or may we cramme<\/li>\n
  13. <\/a>Within this<\/span>\u00a0Woodden O. the very Cas<\/span>kes<\/li>\n
  14. That did aff<\/span>right the Ayre at Agincourt?<\/li>\n
  15. <\/a>O pardon:\u00a0s<\/span>i<\/span>nce a crooked Figure may<\/li>\n
  16. <\/a>Attes<\/span>t<\/span>\u00a0in little place a Million,<\/li>\n
  17. <\/a>And let vs, Cyphers to this great Accompt,<\/li>\n
  18. <\/a>On your imaginarie Forces worke.<\/li>\n
  19. Suppos<\/span>e within the Girdle of thes<\/span>e Walls<\/li>\n
  20. <\/a>Are now confi<\/span>n’d two mightie Monarchies,<\/li>\n
  21. <\/a>Whos<\/span>e high, vp-reared, and abutting Fronts,<\/li>\n
  22. <\/a>The perillous<\/span>\u00a0narrow Ocean parts as<\/span>under.<\/li>\n
  23. <\/a>Peece out our imperfect<\/span>ions with your thoughts:<\/li>\n
  24. Into a thous<\/span>and parts diuide one Man,<\/li>\n
  25. <\/a>And make imaginarie Puis<\/span>s<\/span><\/span>ance.<\/li>\n
  26. <\/a>Thinke when we talke of Hors<\/span>es, that you\u00a0s<\/span>ee them<\/li>\n
  27. <\/a>Printing their prowd Hoofes i’th’ receiuing Earth:<\/li>\n
  28. <\/a>For ‘t<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0your thoughts that now mu<\/span>s<\/span>t<\/span><\/span>\u00a0deck our Kings<\/span>,<\/span><\/li>\n
  29. Carry them here and there: Iumping o’re Times;<\/span><\/li>\n
  30. <\/a>Turning th’accompli<\/span>s<\/span>h<\/span><\/span>ment of many yeeres<\/span><\/li>\n
  31. <\/a>Into an Howre-gla<\/span>s<\/span>s<\/span><\/span>e: for the which\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>upplie<\/span>,<\/span><\/li>\n
  32. <\/a>Admit me\u00a0Chorus\u00a0<\/span>to th<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0Hi<\/span>st<\/span>orie<\/span>;<\/span><\/li>\n
  33. <\/a>Who Prologue-like, your humble patience pray,<\/span><\/li>\n
  34. Gently to heare, kindly to iudge our Play<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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