Diving Deep into Speech:  The Court

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Richard  II
5.3.1-12

  Henry IV:   Can no man tell me of my unthrifty son?
                    'Tis full three months since I did see him last;
                    If any plague hang over us, 'tis he.
                    I would to God, my lords, he might be found:
                    Inquire at London, 'mongst the taverns there,
                    For there, they say, he daily doth frequent,
                    With unrestrained loose companions,
                    Even such, they say, as stand in narrow lanes,
                    And beat our watch, and rob our passengers;
                    Which he, young wanton and effeminate boy,
                    Takes on the point of honour to support
                    So dissolute a crew.

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