Reading The life and death of King Iohn — William Shakespeare

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O Sir, when he shall heare of your approach,

If that yong Arthur be not gone alreadie,

Euen at that newes he dies: and then the hearts

Of all his people shall reuolt from him,

And kisse the lippes of vnacquainted change,

And picke strong matter of reuolt, and wrath

Out of the bloody fingers ends of Iohn.

Me thinkes I see this hurley all on foot;

And O, what better matter breeds for you,

Then I haue nam'd. The Bastard Falconbridge

Is now in England ransacking the Church,

Offending Charity: If but a dozen French

Were there in Armes, they would be as a Call

To traine ten thousand English to their side;

Or, as a little snow, tumbled about,

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