France. Plains in Anjou.
[Enter CHARLES, BURGUNDY, ALENCON,
BASTARD OF ORLEANS, REIGNIER, JOAN
LA PUCELLE, and forces]
LUCY O, were mine eyeballs into bullets turn’d,
That I in rage might shoot them at your faces!
O, that I could but call these dead to life!
It were enough to fright the realm of France:
Were but his picture left amongst you here,
It would amaze the proudest of you all.
Give me their bodies, that I may bear them hence
And give them burial as beseems their worth.
JOAN LA PUCELLE
For God’s sake let him have ’em; to keep them here,
They would but stink, and putrefy the air.
CHARLES Go, take their bodies hence.
LUCY I’ll bear them hence;
but from their ashes shall be rear’d
A phoenix that shall make all France afeard.
CHARLES So we be rid of them,
do with ’em what thou wilt.
[Enter Scout]
Scout Success unto our valiant general,
And happiness to his accomplices!
CHARLES What tidings send our scouts?
I prithee, speak.
Scout The English army, that divided was
Into two parties, is now conjoined in one,
And means to give you battle presently.
CHARLES Somewhat too sudden, sirs,
the warning is;
But we will presently provide for them.
BURGUNDY I trust the ghost of Talbot is not there:
Now he is gone, my lord, you need not fear.
JOAN LA PUCELLE
Of all base passions, fear is most accursed.
Command the conquest, Charles, it shall be thine,
Let Henry fret and all the world repine.
CHARLES Then on, my lords; and France be fortunate!
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