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Ham. His beard was grizzled,ùno?
Hor. It was, as I have seen it in his life,
A sable silver'd.

      — Hamlet, Act I Scene 2

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KEYWORD: gentleman

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1

Henry V
[III, 2]

Gower

1195

The Duke of Gloucester, to whom the order of the
siege is given, is altogether directed by an
Irishman, a very valiant gentleman, i' faith.

2

Henry V
[III, 2]

Fluellen

1206

Captain Jamy is a marvellous falourous gentleman,
that is certain; and of great expedition and
knowledge in th' aunchient wars, upon my particular
knowledge of his directions: by Cheshu, he will
maintain his argument as well as any military man in
the world, in the disciplines of the pristine wars
of the Romans.

3

Henry V
[III, 7]

Duke of Orleans

1730

He is simply the most active gentleman of France.

4

Henry V
[III, 7]

Constable of France

1759

A valiant and most expert gentleman. Would it were
day! Alas, poor Harry of England! he longs not for
the dawning as we do.

5

Henry V
[IV, 1]

Henry V

1885

I am a gentleman of a company.

6

Henry V
[IV, 1]

Pistol

1888

As good a gentleman as the emperor.

7

Henry V
[IV, 1]

Williams

1943

A good old commander and a most kind gentleman: I
pray you, what thinks he of our estate?

8

Henry V
[IV, 4]

Pistol

2377

Qualtitie calmie custure me! Art thou a gentleman?
what is thy name? discuss.

9

Henry V
[IV, 4]

Pistol

2380

O, Signieur Dew should be a gentleman:
Perpend my words, O Signieur Dew, and mark;
O Signieur Dew, thou diest on point of fox,
Except, O signieur, thou do give to me
Egregious ransom.

10

Henry V
[IV, 4]

Boy

2415

He prays you to save his life: he is a gentleman of
a good house; and for his ransom he will give you
two hundred crowns.

11

Henry V
[IV, 7]

Henry V

2656

It may be his enemy is a gentleman of great sort,
quite from the answer of his degree.

12

Henry V
[IV, 7]

Fluellen

2658

Though he be as good a gentleman as the devil is, as
Lucifer and Belzebub himself, it is necessary, look
your grace, that he keep his vow and his oath: if
he be perjured, see you now, his reputation is as
arrant a villain and a Jacksauce, as ever his black
shoe trod upon God's ground and his earth, in my
conscience, la!

13

Henry V
[V, 1]

Gower

2954

Go, go; you are a counterfeit cowardly knave. Will
you mock at an ancient tradition, begun upon an
honourable respect, and worn as a memorable trophy of
predeceased valour and dare not avouch in your deeds
any of your words? I have seen you gleeking and
galling at this gentleman twice or thrice. You
thought, because he could not speak English in the
native garb, he could not therefore handle an
English cudgel: you find it otherwise; and
henceforth let a Welsh correction teach you a good
English condition. Fare ye well.

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