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--none gets one gist.
Poet or play-write, you sometimes ruse me--
'bout what is meant, oft full fully 'scapes.
Any peace that so scans is hard to see.
Is there more that's writ 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 fall fully rent
with stage and play's import's torn curtain
Rocky mountains portend the going rough.
Such stand's peace to reach it 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.
