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 v. Sc. 1.

If he be not fellow with the best king, thou shalt find the best king of good fellows.

King Henry V. Act v. Sc. 2.

Hung be the heavens with black, yield day to night!

King Henry VI. Part I. Act i. Sc. 1.

Halcyon days.

King Henry VI. Part I. Act i. Sc. 2.

Between two hawks, which flies the higher pitch;

Between two dogs, which hath the deeper mouth;

Between two blades, which bears the better temper;