BAND OF BROTHERS Shakespeares Henry V, Act 4, Scene III King Henry V speaks before the battle of St. Crispin: . . . 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 Crispins day. Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot, But hell remember with advantages What feats he did that day: . . . This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall neer go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be rememberd; We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he neer so vile, This day shall gentle his condition: 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 Crispins day. youtube/watch?v=680NlRI3v2I
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:14:15 +0000