William Shakespeare

King Henry IV, Part 2 William Shakespeare

Book Excerpt: ...ntention, like a horseFull of high feeding, madly hath broke looseAnd bears down all before him. LORD BARDOLPH. Noble earl, I bring you certain news from Shrewsbury. NORTHUMBERLAND. Good, an God will!LORD BARDOLPH. As good as heart can wish: The king is almost wounded to the death; And, in the fortune of my lord your son, Prince Harry slain outright; and both the BluntsKill'd by the hand of Douglas; young Prince John, And Westmoreland and Stafford fled the field: And Harry Monmouth's brawn, the hulk Sir John, Is prisoner to your son: O, such a day, So fought, so follow'd and so fairly won, Came not till now to dignify the times, Since Caesar's fortunes!NORTHUMBERLAND. How is this derived?Saw you the field? came you from Shrew