This Sceptred Isle: Shakespeare's Message for England at War |
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... blood is fet from fathers of war - proof ; Fathers that , like so many Alexanders , Have in these parts from morn till even fought , And sheath'd their swords for lack of argument . Dishonour not your mothers ; now attest That those ...
... blood is fet from fathers of war - proof ; Fathers that , like so many Alexanders , Have in these parts from morn till even fought , And sheath'd their swords for lack of argument . Dishonour not your mothers ; now attest That those ...
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... blood with me Shall be my brother ; be he ne'er so vile This day shall gentle his condition : And gentlemen in England , now a - bed , Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here , And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks ...
... blood with me Shall be my brother ; be he ne'er so vile This day shall gentle his condition : And gentlemen in England , now a - bed , Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here , And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks ...
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... blood , and one in blood establish'd ; that made means to come by what he hath , I slaughter'd those that were the means to help him ; ase foul stone , made precious by the foil England's chair , where he is falsely set ; e that hath ...
... blood , and one in blood establish'd ; that made means to come by what he hath , I slaughter'd those that were the means to help him ; ase foul stone , made precious by the foil England's chair , where he is falsely set ; e that hath ...
Common terms and phrases
1940 Reprinted Agincourt Armada armies awake Banquo Banquo's descendants BASIL BLACKWELL battle bless blesséd blood Bolingbroke Britain call'd condemnation Coriolanus crack of doom Cranmer's prophecy Crispian Cromwell crown deeply destiny doth enemies England must oppose England should act English king eyes Falstaff Farewell fear feeling fight Fortinbras France gentle glory God's HASTINGS hath head heaven Henry IV Henry VI Henry VIII holy honour John of Gaunt knows last play Macbeth MENENIUS mercy Message for ENGLAND mother murders nobility peace perilous narrow ocean Perjury pity princes prophetic Queen realms under James religious Richard Richard II rouse royal sceptred isle Scotland sense of England's Shake Shakespeare shows SHAKESPEARIAN SICINIUS sleep soul Spanish Armada speaks speare's last speech sword tell the Dauphin thee thine Timon to-day truth two-fold balls tyrant union of realms victory voice of England whilst WILSON KNIGHT wins Wolsey words