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King of England John


Play by William Shakespeare dramatizing the life of King John of England.
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King of England John
And he that stands upon a slippery place
Makes nice of no vile hold to stay him up.
John quotes
Thou wear a lion’s hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf’s-skin on those recreant limbs.
John
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Make deeds ill done!




John King of England quotes
How now, foolish rheum!
John King of England
Ay, marry, now my soul hath elbow-room.
King of England John quotes
I would that I were low laid in my grave:
I am not worth this coil that’s made for me.
King of England John
Zounds! I was never so bethump’d with words,
Since I first call’d my brother’s father, dad.
John King of England quotes
Talks as familiarly of roaring lions,
As maids of thirteen do of puppy-dogs!
John
I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus,
The whilst his iron did on the anvil cool,
With open mouth swallowing a tailor’s news.
John King of England
We cannot hold mortality’s strong hand.
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