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Quotation from Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare
“In thy faint slumbers I by thee have watch’d, And heard thee murmur tales of iron wars”
Henry IV, Part 1, Act 2, Scene 3 (Project Gutenberg #1516, modern spelling)
Lady Percy describes how her husband talks of battle in his sleep, sweats and starts, and begs to know what he is planning.
Citation: "In thy faint slumbers I by thee have watch’d, And heard thee murmur tales of iron wars" — William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, Act 2, Scene 3 (Project Gutenberg #1516, modern spelling). (id henry-iv-part-1-q3)
Portrait: King Henry IV, Part I: The King to the Prince of Wales: “Thou shalt have charge and sovereign trust herein.”, (Act III, Scene ii), Edwin Austin Abbey, Public domain.
