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.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King Henry VIII
-- Act iii, Sc. 2
I served my king, he would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine enemies.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King Henry VIII
-- Act iii, Sc. 2
Related:
- I have touched the highest point of all my greatness;
And from that full meridian of my glory I haste now... - After my death I wish no other herald,
No other speaker of my living actions,
To keep mine honour from corruption, But such an honest... - Shall I not take mine ease in mine inn?
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616),
King Henry IV -- Act iii, Sc.... - I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King Henry V -- Act... - A load would sink a navy.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616),
King Henry VIII -- Act iii, Sc.... - Mine enemy's dog,
Though he had bit me, should have stood that night
Against my fire.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King Lear -- Act... - And then to breakfast with
What appetite you have.
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William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King Henry VIII ... - I charge thee, fling away ambition:
By that sin fell the angels.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King Henry VIII ... - For my voice, I have lost it with halloing and singing of anthems.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King Henry IV --...
