Act 4
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Enter GLOUCESTER, BEDFORD, EXETER, ERPINGHAM, with all his host, SALISBURY, and WESTMORELAND
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GLOUCESTER, BEDFORD, EXETER, ERPINGHAM, with his troops, SALISBURY, and WESTMORELAND enter.
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GLOUCESTER Where is the king?
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GLOUCESTER Where is the king?
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BEDFORD The king himself is rode to view their battle.
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BEDFORD The king rode out alone to view their troops.
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WESTMORELAND Of fighting men they have full threescore thousand.
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WESTMORELAND They have fully sixty thousand fighting men.
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EXETER There’s five to one. Besides, they all are fresh.
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EXETER That’s five to one. Besides, they’re fresh.
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SALISBURY
5God’s arm strike with us! 'Tis a fearful odds.
God be wi' you, princes all. I’ll to my charge.
If we no more meet till we meet in heaven,
Then joyfully, my noble Lord of Bedford,
My dear Lord Gloucester, and my good Lord Exeter,
10And my kind kinsman, warriors all, adieu.
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SALISBURY May God’s arm strike on our side! These are frightening odds. God be with all of you, princes. I’ll go and join my men. If we don’t meet again before we meet in heaven, still we’ll meet joyfully. My noble Lord of Bedford, my dear Lord Gloucester, and my good Lord Exeter, and my kind kinsmen, warriors all, adieu.
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BEDFORD Farewell, good Salisbury, and good luck go with thee.
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BEDFORD Farewell, good Salisbury; and may good luck go with you.
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EXETER Farewell, kind lord. Fight valiantly today.
And yet I do thee wrong to mind thee of it,
For thou art framed of the firm truth of valor.
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EXETER Farewell, kind lord. Fight valiantly today. But then I do you wrong to say as much, since you are the very embodiment of bravery.
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Exit SALISBURY
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SALISBURY exits.
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BEDFORD
15He is as full of valor as of kindness,
Princely in both.
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BEDFORD He is as full of courage as of kindness, princely in both.
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Enter KING HENRY
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KING HENRYenters.
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