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Thus we play the fools with the time, and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds and mock us.

      — King Henry IV. Part II, Act II Scene 2

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KEYWORD: prisoner

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1

Henry VI, Part II
[III, 1]

Duke of Buckingham

1467

He'll wrest the sense and hold us here all day:
Lord cardinal, he is your prisoner.

2

Henry VI, Part II
[IV, 1]

Captain

2152

The gaudy, blabbing and remorseful day
Is crept into the bosom of the sea;
And now loud-howling wolves arouse the jades
That drag the tragic melancholy night;
Who, with their drowsy, slow and flagging wings,
Clip dead men's graves and from their misty jaws
Breathe foul contagious darkness in the air.
Therefore bring forth the soldiers of our prize;
For, whilst our pinnace anchors in the Downs,
Here shall they make their ransom on the sand,
Or with their blood stain this discolour'd shore.
Master, this prisoner freely give I thee;
And thou that art his mate, make boot of this;
The other, Walter Whitmore, is thy share.

3

Henry VI, Part II
[IV, 1]

Earl of Suffolk

2197

Stay, Whitmore; for thy prisoner is a prince,
The Duke of Suffolk, William de la Pole.

4

Henry VI, Part II
[V, 1]

Richard Plantagenet (Duke of Gloucester)

3019

Upon thine honour, is he prisoner?

5

Henry VI, Part II
[V, 1]

Duke of Buckingham

3020

Upon mine honour, he is prisoner.

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