by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Sound, sound alarum! we will rush on...
Language: English
Sound, sound alarum! we will rush on them. Now for the honour of the forlorn French! Him I forgive my death that killeth me When he sees me go back one foot or fly.
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- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Henry VI, Part I, Act I, Scene 2, words spoken by Charles [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941), "N'appercevez-vous gent avugle", 1986 [mezzo-soprano or soprano and piano], from the stage composition Herstory III: Jehanne de Lorraine, no. 9, confirmed with composer's website
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