. Complete works of William Shakespeare . ardinal, cry thou amenTo my keen curses; for without my wrongThere is no tongue hath power to curse him right. Pand. Theres law and warrant, lady, for mycurse. [right, Const. And for mine too: when law can do noLet it be lawful that law bar no wrong :Law cannot give my child his kingdom here,For he that holds his kingdom holds the law;Therefore, since law itself is perfect wrong,How can the law forbid my tongue to curse ? 190 Pand. Philip of France, on peril of a curse,Let go the hand of that arch-heretic;And raise the power of France upon his head,Unl
. Complete works of William Shakespeare . ardinal, cry thou amenTo my keen curses; for without my wrongThere is no tongue hath power to curse him right. Pand. Theres law and warrant, lady, for mycurse. [right, Const. And for mine too: when law can do noLet it be lawful that law bar no wrong :Law cannot give my child his kingdom here,For he that holds his kingdom holds the law;Therefore, since law itself is perfect wrong,How can the law forbid my tongue to curse ? 190 Pand. Philip of France, on peril of a curse,Let go the hand of that arch-heretic;And raise the power of France upon his head,Unless he do submit himself to Rome. Eli. Lookst thou pale, France? do not let go thyhand. [pent, Const. Look to that, devil; lest that France re-And by disjoining hands, hell lose a soul. Aust. King Philip, listen to the cardinal. Bast. And hang a calfs-skin on his recreantlimbs. Aust. Well, ruffian, I must pocket up these wrongs, 200Because — Bast. Your breeches best may carry them. K. John. Philip, what say st thou to the cardinal ? 41. Act iil TkiriQ 3obm Const. What should he say, but as the cardinal ? Lew. Bethink you, father; for the differenceIs purchase of a heavy curse from Rome,Or the light loss of England for a friend:Forego the easier. Blanch. Thats the curse of Rome. Const. O Lewis, stand fast! the devil tempts theeIn likeness of a new untrimmed bride. [here Blanch. The Lady Constance speaks not from her 210But from her need. [faith, Const. O, if thou grant my need, Which only lives but by the death of faith,That need must needs infer this principle,That faith would live again by death of then, tread down my need, and faith mounts up;Keep my need up, and faith is trodden down! [this. King J. The king is moved, and answers not to Const. O, be removed from him, and answer well! Aust. Do so, King Philip; hang no more in doubt. Bast. Hang nothing but a calrs-skin, most sweetlout. [say. 220 K. Phi. I am perplexd, and know not what to Pand. What canst thou say but
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