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" O, for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention ! A kingdom for a stage, princes to act, And monarchs to behold the swelling scene ! Then should the warlike Harry, like himself, Assume the port of Mars ; and, at his heels, Leash'd... "
The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators - Page 321
by William Shakespeare - 1806
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Pearls of Shakespeare: A Collection of the Most Brilliant Passages Found in ...

William Shakespeare - 1860 - 182 pages
...poorest vassal is, That doth with awe and terror kneel to it. KING HENRY V. INVOCATION TO THE MUSE. O, for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest...himself, Assume the port of Mars ; and, at his heels, Leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword, and fire Crouch for employment. CONSIDERATION. Consideration...
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The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere, Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1860 - 420 pages
...QUICKLY, Pistol'* U'i/e, an Lords. Ladies, Officers, French and English Afrsienqerx. and Attendants, 1 1 CHORUS. O for a muse of fire, that would ascend The...princes to act, And monarchs to behold the swelling sceue ! Then should the warlike Harry, like himself, Assume the port of Mars ; and, at his heels, Leash'd...
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The New Speaker. With an Essay on Elocution

John Connery - Elocution - 1861 - 416 pages
...or bower To minstrel-harps at midnight's witching hour ! ROGERS. CHORUS TO THE FIRST ACT OF HENRY V. O for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest...himself, Assume the port of Mars, and at his heels, Leash'd in, like hounds, should famine, sword, and fire, Crouch for employment. But, pardon, gentles...
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Choice thoughts from Shakspere, by the author of 'The book of familiar ...

William Shakespeare - 1861 - 352 pages
...amusing episode of Fluellen forcing the bully Pistol to eat the leek. CHORUS. Invocation of the Muse. O, FOR a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest...himself, Assume the port of Mars ; and, at his heels, Leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword, and fire, Crouch for employment. ACT 1. Consideration,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, from the Text of Johnson ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1862 - 576 pages
...ATTENDANTS. The SCENE, at the beginning of the Play, lies in England; but afterwards wholly in Prance. Enter CHORUS. O, for a muse of fire, that would ascend...invention ! A kingdom for a stage, princes to act, And raonarchs to behold the swelling scene ! Then should the warlike Harry, like himself, Assume the port...
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The Works of William Shakespeare: The Plays Ed. from the Folio of ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare, Richard Grant White - 1863 - 472 pages
...LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH, ACT I. Enter Chorus. CHORUS. OFOR a Muse of fire, that would ascend 2 The brightest heaven of invention ! A kingdom for...heels, Leash' d in like hounds, should Famine, Sword, and Fire, Crouch for employment. But pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dar'd,...
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Scraps. [An anthology, ed.] by H. Jenkins

esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 pages
...they which have been my friends ; and woe to my Lord Chief Justice. — Sc. 3. KING HENRY V. CJiorut. O ! for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest...heels, Leash 'd in like hounds, should famine, sword, and fire, Crouch for employment. — Act 1. Chorus, Now all the youth of England are on fire, And silken...
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The Works of W. Shakespeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1864 - 750 pages
...Messengers, and Attendants. SCENE, — In ENGLAND and in FRANCE. KING HENRY V. Enter CHORUS. Chor. O for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest...himself, Assume the port of Mars ; and at his heels, Leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword, and fire, Crouch for employment. But pardon, gentles...
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Brightest Heaven of Invention: A Christian Guide to Six Shakespeare Plays

Peter J. Leithart - Christianity and literature. - 1996 - 288 pages
...Christianity and literature. 4. Christianity in literature. I. Title. PR3011.L45 2006 822.3'3-dc22 2006031654 O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest...to act And monarchs to behold the swelling scene! Prologue, Henry V Table of Contents Acknowledgments 9 Introduction: A Christian Approach to Literary...
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Border Beagles: A Tale of Mississippi

William Gilmore Simms - Frontier and pioneer life - 1885 - 530 pages
...must act, and throw yourself upon the waters. Remember the noble chorus in your own favorite play: — '"A kingdom for a stage, princes to act, And monarchs...the warlike Harry, like himself, Assume the port of Mar It is only, you perceive, where the field is large — commensurate to the greatness of the actor...
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