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King Henry the Fourth, V. v

Rouse up revenge from ebon den with fell Alecto's snake,

For Doll is in: Pistol speaks nought but truth.

Fal. I will deliver her.

[Shouts within and trumpets sound.]

Pist. There roar'd the sea, and trumpet-clangour sounds.

Fal. God save thy grace, King Hal! my royal

Hal!

Pist. The heavens thee guard and keep, most

royal imp of fame!

Fal. God save thee, my sweet boy!

''K. Hen. V.'' My lord chief justice, speak to that vain man.

''Ch. Just.'' Have you your wits? know you what 'tis you speak?

Fal. My king! my Jove! I speak to thee, my heart!

''K. Hen. V.'' I know thee not, old man: fall to thy prayers;

How ill white hairs become a fool and jester!

I have long dream'd of such a kind of man,

So surfeit-swell'd, so old, and so profane;

But, being awak'd, I do despise my dream.

Make less thy body hence, and more thy grace;

Leave gormandising; know the grave doth gape

For thee thrice wider than for other men.

Reply not to me with a fool-born jest:

Presume not that I am the thing I was;

For God doth know, so shall the world perceive,

 40 ebon: black

Alecto: one of the Furies

47 imp: child

49 vain: foolish 