Reading The life and death of King Iohn — William Shakespeare

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Ioh.

Had'st thou but shooke thy head, or made a pause

When I spake darkely, what I purposed:

Or turn'd an eye of doubt vpon my face;

As bid me tell my tale in expresse words:

Deepe shame had struck me dumbe, made me break off,

And those thy feares, might haue wrought feares in me.

But, thou didst vnderstand me by my signes,

And didst in signes againe parley with sinne,

Yea, without stop, didst let thy heart consent,

And consequently, thy rude hand to acte

The deed, which both our tongues held vilde to name.

Out of my sight, and neuer see me more:

My Nobles leaue me, and my State is braued,

Euen at my gates, with rankes of forraigne powres;

Nay, in the body of this fleshly Land,

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