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King Henry the Fourth, II. i

To save our heads by raising of a head;

For, bear ourselves as even as we can,

The king will always think him in our debt,

And think we think ourselves unsatisfied,

Till he hath found a time to pay us home.

And see already how he doth begin

To make us strangers to his looks of love.

Hot. He does, he does: we'll be reveng'd on him.

Wor. Cousin, farewell: no further go in this,

Than I by letters shall direct your course.

When time is ripe,—which will be suddenly,—

I'll steal to Glendower and Lord Mortimer;

Where you and Douglas and our powers at once,—

As I will fashion it,—shall happily meet,

To bear our fortunes in our own strong arms,

Which now we hold at much uncertainty.

North. Farewell, good brother: we shall thrive, I trust.

Hot. Uncle, adieu: O! let the hours be short,

Till fields and blows and groans applaud our sport! Exeunt.

 

First Car. Heigh-ho! An 't be not four by

the day I'll be hanged: Charles' Wain is over

the new chimney, and yet our horse not packed.

What, ostler!

 285 head: army

286 even: prudently

293 cousin: kinsman

298 happily: perchance, if all goes well

 2 Charles' Wain; cf. n.

