Love's Labour's Lost

From the book:KING. Let fame, that all hunt after in their lives,Live regist'red upon our brazen tombs,And then grace us in the disgrace of death;When, spite of cormorant devouring Time,Th' endeavour of this present breath may buyThat honour which shall bate his scythe's keen edge,And make us heirs of all eternity.Therefore, brave conquerors- for so you areThat war against your own affectionsAnd the huge army of the world's desires-Our late edict shall strongly stand in force:Navarre shall be the wonder of the world;Our court shall be a little Academe,Still and contemplative in living art.You three, Berowne, Dumain, and Longaville,Have sworn for three years' term to live with meMy fellow-scholars, and to keep those statutesThat are recorded in this schedule here.Your oaths are pass'd; and now subscribe your names,That his own hand may strike his honour downThat violates the smallest branch herein.If you are arm'd to do as sworn to do,Subscribe to your deep oaths, and keep it too.