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Anne Anne Boleyn Archbishop archers armour arms army arrows asked banner barons battle Becket bishop Black Prince blood Bolingbroke bowmen brave brother Calais called Canterbury castle Charter Church Cranmer Crecy cried crown daughter died Duke of York Edward Edward III eldest Elizabeth enemy father fell fight fought French king friends Gaveston hands Harfleur head heart Henry Henry VI Henry VIII Henry's horse Hubert de Burgh Joan John of Gaunt Katharine King John King of England King of France kingdom knights Lady Jane Lancaster lance land London looked Lord marched married Mary Montfort never nobles Normandy Parliament peace person Philip Plantagenet Pope priest prisoner Queen rage reign replied Richard Richard II rose round royal Scotland Scottish sent ships shouted side siege soldiers stood strong sword terrible Thomas thousand throne took Tower town Tudor Wales Wat Tyler Welsh wife Wolsey young
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Page 101 - All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens. Teach thy necessity to reason thus ; There is no virtue like necessity.
Page 116 - FAIR stood the wind for France When we our sails advance, Nor now to prove our chance Longer will tarry; But putting to the main, At Caux, the mouth of Seine, With all his martial train, Landed King Harry.
Page 117 - They now to fight are gone, Armour on armour shone, Drum now to drum did groan, To hear was wonder ; That with the cries they make, The very earth did shake, Trumpet to trumpet spake, Thunder to thunder.
Page 102 - O ! who can hold a fire in his hand By thinking on the frosty Caucasus? Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite By bare imagination of a feast?
Page 99 - And now my tongue's use is to me no more Than an unstringed viol, or a harp ; Or like a cunning instrument cas'd up, Or, being open, put into his hands That knows no touch to tune the harmony.
Page 211 - I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman ; but I have the heart and stomach of a King, and of a King of England too...
Page 68 - Mighty victor, mighty lord ! Low on his funeral couch he lies ! No pitying heart, no eye, afford A tear to grace his obsequies.
Page 111 - God's will ! I pray thee, wish not one man more. By Jove, I am not covetous for gold, Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost ; It...
Page 117 - And turning to his men, Quoth our brave Henry then, ' Though they to one be ten, Be not amazed. Yet have we well begun, Battles so bravely won Have ever to the sun By fame been raised. And for myself...
Page 118 - Gloster, that duke so good, Next of the royal blood, For famous England stood With his brave brother; Clarence, in steel so bright, Though but a maiden knight, Yet in that furious fight Scarce such another. Warwick in blood did wade...