History of Henry IV, Part II
"Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains."
Your line, dear Bard, or -ess, no iamb ist,
contorts the scheme and spawns for me fountains
of ideas and notions--no single gist.
Poet or play-write, you betimes ruse me--
'bout what is meant, so thus fully escapes.
Any peace that one scans is hard to see.
Is there more that's written in your fools-capes?
Your peace or not, up sans iambs are pent,
as this line so hides that which's certain.
Thus yours and my insights are truly rent
as stage and play's import's lowered curtain.
Rocky mountains portend the going rough.
Our peace here stands--to reach is truly tough.
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Lord Mowbray. There is a thing within my bosom tells me 2390
That no conditions of our peace can stand.
Lord Hastings. Fear you not that: if we can make our peace
Upon such large terms and so absolute
As our conditions shall consist upon,
Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.
