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Cry havoc! and let loose the dogs of war, That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial.

Cry "havoc!" and let loose the dogs of war, That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial.

William Shakespeare
Dog, War, Men
'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 3, sc. 1, l. 270

Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy.

William Shakespeare
Sweet, War, Joy
Sonnet 8

Fight, gentlemen of England! fight, bold yeomen! Draw, archers, draw your arrows to the head! Spur your proud horses hard, and ride in blood; Amaze the welkin with your broken staves!

William Shakespeare
Horse, War, Archer
William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, Isaac Reed (1801). “The Plays of William Shakspeare: Henry VI, pts. II-III. Dissertation, &c. Richard III”, p.487

Now all the youth of England are on fire, And silken dalliance in the wardrobe lies; Now thrive the armorers, and honor's thought Reigns solely in the breast of every man.

William Shakespeare
Lying, War, Men
'Henry V' (1599) act 2, chorus, l. 1

Shall we upon the footing of our land Send fair-play orders, and make compromise, Insinuation, parley, and base truce, To arms invasive?

William Shakespeare
War, Order, Land
William Shakespeare (2015). “King John”, p.72, Courier Dover Publications

It is war's prize to take all vantages; And ten to one is no impeach of valor.

William Shakespeare
War, Valor, Prize
William Shakespeare (2015). “King Henry the Sixth: Parts I, II, and III”, p.222, Hackett Publishing

In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility: But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger; Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect; . . . . Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide, Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit To his full height. On, on, you noblest English.

William Shakespeare
Peace, War, Humility
William Shakespeare (1996). “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare”, p.496, Wordsworth Editions

Withal I did infer your lineaments, Being the right idea of your father, Both in your form and nobleness of mind; Laid open all your victories in Scotland, Your discipline in war, wisdom in peace, Your bounty, virtue, fair humility; Indeed, left nothing fitting for your purpose Untouch'd or slightly handled in discourse.

William Shakespeare
Father, War, Humility
William Shakespeare, Janis Lull (2009). “King Richard III”, p.152, Cambridge University Press

... I am At war 'twixt will and will not.

William Shakespeare
War, Indecision
'Measure for Measure' (1604) act 2, sc. 2, l. 29

Grim-visaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front; And now, instead of mounting barbed steeds To fright the souls of fearful adversaries, He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the lascivious pleasing of a lute.

William Shakespeare
Love, War, Soul
'Richard III' (1591) act 1, sc. 1, l. 9

O how wretched is that poor man that hangs on princes favors! There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to, that sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, more pangs and fears than wars or women have, and when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, never to hope again.

William Shakespeare
Sweet, War, Fall
'Henry VIII' (1613) act 3, sc. 2, l. 352

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