Both Uses of
temperate
in
Henry IV, Part 1
- My blood hath been too cold and temperate,
Unapt to stir at these indignities,
And you have found me; for, accordingly,
You tread upon my patience:
Scene 1.3 *temperate = mild (not extreme)
- This, in the name of God, I promise here: The which if I perform, and do survive, I do beseech your Majesty, may salve The long-grown wounds of my intemperance: If not, the end of life cancels all bands; And I will die a hundred thousand deaths Ere break the smallest parcel of this vow.†
Scene 3.2
Definition:
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(temperate) lacking extremes -- especially of weather, climate, or behavior