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The Plays and Poems of Shakespeare,; King Richard Iii. King Henry Viii
The Plays and Poems of Shakespeare King Richard Iii King Henry Viii Author:William Shakespeare General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1857 Original Publisher: Henry G. Bohn Subjects: Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Drama / Shakespeare Literary Criticism / Shakespeare Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When... more » you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention Of me more must be heard of, -- say, I taught thee ; Say, Wolsey, -- that once trod the ways of glory, And sounded all the depths and shoals of honor, -- Found thee a way, out of his wreck, to rise in; A sure and safe one, though thy master miss'd it. Mark but my fall, and that that ruin'd me. Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition; By that sin fell the angels; how can man then, The image of his Maker, hope to win by 't ? Love thyself last; cherish those hearts that hate thee: Corruption wins not more than honesty: Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues : be just, and fear not: Let all the ends thou aim'st at, be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr. Serve the king; And, pr'ythee, lead me in : There take an inventory of all I have, To the last penny; 'tis the king's : my robe, And my integrity to Heaven, is all I dare now call my own. O Cromwell, Cromwell, Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies. Crom. Good sir, have patience. Wol. So I have. Farewell The hopes of court! my hopes in heaven do dwell. [Exeunt. ACT IV. SCENE I. A street in Westminster. Enter Two Gentlemen, meeting. 1 Gen. You are well met once again. 2 Gen. So are you. 1 Gen. You come to take your stand here, a...« less