Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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King Henry V. Act iii. Sc. 7.[91:1]

The hum of either army stilly sounds,

That the fixed sentinels almost receive

The secret whispers of each other's watch;

[[92]]Fire answers fire, and through their paly flames

Each battle sees the other's umbered face;

Steed threatens steed, in high and boastful neighs

Piercing the night's dull ear, and from the tents

The armourers, accomplishing the knights,

With busy hammers closing rivets up,[92:1]