KING HENRY V

A young king, badly outnumbered at Agincourt, argues that to fight here is a rarer inheritance than to be safe at home.

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This day is called the feast of Crispian: He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when this day is named, And rouse him at the name of Crispian.

He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say "To-morrow is Saint Crispian:" Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars, And say "These wounds I had on Crispin's day."

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; and gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.turn

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KING HENRY V

Henry V · William Shakespeare · 1:00 · 112 words

This day is called the feast of Crispian: He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when this day is named, And rouse him at the name of Crispian. He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say "To-morrow is Saint Crispian:" Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars, And say "These wounds I had on Crispin's day." We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; and gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

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