 | 1848 - 460 pages
...expressed by his cousin Westmoreland for " more men from England." The King exclaims — " We few — we happy few — we band of brothers, For he to-day...sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother ; be he m'er so vile This day shall gentle lie condition ; And gentlemen in England, now a-bed, Shall think... | |
 | Harvey Eugene Lehman - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 505 pages
...plays, rephrased Harry's sentiments in the following felicitous union of poetry and history: "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. For he today that...brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition, (ie, shall enoble him) And gentlemen in England now abed Shall think themselves accursed... | |
 | William A. COHEN - Business & Economics - 2005 - 266 pages
...ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remember'd — We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that...brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And... | |
 | Derek Hudson Burney - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 200 pages
...the drive. On one such occasion, Bill Dymond sent me a quotation from Shakespeare's Henry V: We few, we happy few, we band of brothers For he to-day that...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... | |
 | Linda Anderson - Business & Economics - 2005 - 356 pages
...in your eyes" (3.1.2930) and promises that their service will eliminate class distinctions: We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. For he today that...brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition. (4.3.60-63) He identifies himself as a man, rather than as a king, and forswears the privileges... | |
 | Umer Khan - Computers - 2005 - 608 pages
...best in Henry V: From this day to the ending of the world. But we in it shall be remember'd; We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that...brother; be he ne'er so vile. This day shall gentle his condition: And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here. And... | |
 | Jean Elizabeth Howard, Marion F. O'Connor - Literary Criticism - 2005 - 312 pages
...the first knights of the Garter" (J. Vale, 1982, 87). In addition, Henry V's military brotherhood - "For he to-day that sheds his blood with me / Shall...brother; be he ne'er so vile / This day shall gentle his condition" (IV. iii. 61-3) - corresponds to his predecessor's practice: "Edward III actually took pains... | |
 | Rebecca Fraser - History - 2005 - 868 pages
...the back. Then they and archers fought side by side on foot. Even if Henry did not precisely say that 'he today that sheds his blood with me, shall be my...brother; be he ne'er so vile this day shall gentle his condition', it was clearly implied. Not only was the small force of English outnumbered by nearly five... | |
 | Daniel R. Champagne - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 648 pages
...performed uncommon acts of valor to save mankind from world domination. Cast of Characters We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother. — William Shakespeare ^^™HE main characters in this story were all, at some point in I time, part... | |
 | John G. Gabriel - Education - 2005 - 237 pages
...that outlives this day and comes safe home Will stand a-tiptoe when this day is named . . . We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother." — William Shakespeare, King Henry V, St. Crispin's Day speech We begin our march toward the first... | |
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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... 
