I am afeard there are few die well that die in battle, for how can the…

William Shakespeare
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I am afeard there are few die well that die in battle, for how can they charitably dispose of anything when blood is their argument? ✨ 'Henry V' (1599) act 4, sc. 1, l. [149]
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I am afeard there are few die well that die in battle, for how can they charitably dispose of anything when blood is their argument? ✨ 'Henry V' (1599) act 4, sc. 1, l. [149]

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