This day is call'd the feast of Crispian~

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Earl_of_Rochester

The Battle of Agincourt, 25th October, 1415.

Enter the King (Rochester):

Burgess . O that we now had here
But one ten thousand of those men in England
That do no work to-day!

Rochester. What's he that wishes so?
My cousin Burgess? No, my fair cousin;
... This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
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 Crispian's day.'
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words- Earl_of_Rochester ,
Burgess , Tralfaz and Corndawg ,
Seff and Suspet-Device , Bulle and Shatari -
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
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 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
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9fa3HFR02E

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Have at thee vile frogs!

~EoR
 
I hope you flicked your manfat in the direction of the French lines my liege, if we can get the army and horses to copulate as one then we can turn this ground before us into mud and form a cunning stratagem against the French knights!

EoR
 
Earl_of_Rochester said:
I hope you flicked your manfat in the direction of the French lines my liege, if we can get the army and horses to copulate as one then we can turn this ground before us into mud and form a cunning stratagem against the French knights!

EoR

Of course I did.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRj01LShXN8&

And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here;
And hold their manhoods cheap, whilst any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's Day!


My favorite part. :grin:
 
Personally I don't really want to hold anyone's manhood for any price, but if it's for St Crispin's day I spose I'll have to oblige.

EoR
 
Hark, a French knight enters our midst! Come hither ye noble bretheren and vanquish him with your manhood!

~King Rochester
 
Do you fellows in the Old Country get a day off on Crispians Day or is it just a surge of nationalism?

 
Earl_of_Rochester said:
Hark, a French knight enters our midst! Come hither ye noble bretheren and vanquish him with your manhood!

~King Rochester

:cry:

CountArtha said:
Calodine said:
Dammit Artha, you ruined the whole England circlejerk.
What'd I do? :eek:

Up until you posted, everyone in the thread was from round here. Lueii went and ruined it with the wrong speech, anyway.
 
Garluch said:
Do you fellows in the Old Country get a day off on Crispians Day or is it just a surge of nationalism?

No, we get cake.

Lueii said:
CountArtha said:
That's the Siege of Harfleur, silly goose.

So?  Same play.

So if I a speak by Churchill about his alcoholism when we were talking about D-day it would sound stupid.
 
Calodine said:
Up until you posted, everyone in the thread was from round here. Lueii went and ruined it with the wrong speech, anyway.
Aren't the English just proto-Americans anyway, though?  Your history is my history. :razz:
 
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