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... Henry IV , in constructing an ideal English type , with even that streak of a politic worldly - wisdom not openly ... king , Henry V. Shakespeare deliberately apprentices him to Falstaff , who grows out of his setting of noble rivalries ...
... Henry IV , in constructing an ideal English type , with even that streak of a politic worldly - wisdom not openly ... king , Henry V. Shakespeare deliberately apprentices him to Falstaff , who grows out of his setting of noble rivalries ...
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A Study of England's Shakespeare George Wilson Knight. King Henry is a deeply religious man , phrase after phrase show- ing his reliance on God . He will not fight until his claims on France are sanctioned , in terms of ' law ' and ...
A Study of England's Shakespeare George Wilson Knight. King Henry is a deeply religious man , phrase after phrase show- ing his reliance on God . He will not fight until his claims on France are sanctioned , in terms of ' law ' and ...
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... ( King John , V. vii . 117. ) Such truth ' is the key to much in Shakespeare . When the battle of Agincourt is won , the King attributes the glory of it to God : King Henry : Exeter : King Henry : Fluellen : O God , thy arm was here ; And ...
... ( King John , V. vii . 117. ) Such truth ' is the key to much in Shakespeare . When the battle of Agincourt is won , the King attributes the glory of it to God : King Henry : Exeter : King Henry : Fluellen : O God , thy arm was here ; And ...
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OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE | 1 |
ROSES AT WAR | 4 |
SAINT GEORGE FOR ENGLAND | 12 |
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