King Henry IV Part 1

By: Shakespeare, William

Book Excerpt: n Douglas; and the Earls of Athol, Of Murray, Angus, and Menteith.And is not this an honourable spoil, A gallant prize? ha, cousin, is it not?WEST.Faith, 'tis a conquest for a prince to boast of.KING.Yea, there thou makest me sad, and makest me sinIn envy that my Lord NorthumberlandShould be the father to so blest a son, --A son who is the theme of honour's tongue;Amongst a grove, the very straightest plant;Who is sweet Fortune's minion and her pride: Whilst I, by looking on the praise of him, See riot and dishonour stain the browOf my young Harry. O, that it could be provedThat some night-tripping fairy had exchangedIn cradle-clothes our children where they lay, And call'd mine Percy, his Plantagenet!Then would I have his Harry, and he mine: But let him from my thoughts. What think you, coz, Of this young Percy's pride? the prisoners, Which he in this adventure hath sur

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798716601949
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"