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And gentlemen in England now abed
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.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Henry V (1599), Act IV, Scene III, spoken by King HenryIn context
- War & Peace
You strip from me the laurel and the rose!
Take all! Despite you there is yet one thing
I hold against you all, and when, to-night,
I enter Christ’s fair courts, and, lowly bowed,
Sweep with doffed casque the heavens’ threshold blue,
One thing is left, that, void of stain or smutch,
I bear away despite you.
Edmond Rostand1868–1918Cyrano de Bergerac (1897), Act V: Cyrano’s Gazette, Scene VI, spoken by CyranoIn context
- Pride
I could not love thee, dear, so much,
Lov’d I not Honour more.
Richard Lovelace1617–1658To Lucasta, Going to the Wars (1649)In context
- Love
Now a promise made is a debt unpaid, and the trail has its own stern code.
Robert W. Service1874–1958The Cremation of Sam McGee (1907)In context
- Responsibility
And it’s not for the sake of a ribboned coat,
Or the selfish hope of a season’s fame,
But his Captain’s hand on his shoulder smote⁠—
“Play up! play up! and play the game!”
Henry Newbolt1862–1938Vitaï Lampada (1897)In context
- Sports
“Play up! play up! and play the game!”
Henry Newbolt1862–1938Vitaï Lampada (1897)In context
- Sports
Chivalry!⁠—why, maiden, she is the nurse of pure and high affection⁠—the stay of the oppressed, the redresser of grievances, the curb of the power of the tyrant⁠—Nobility were but an empty name without her, and liberty finds the best protection in her lance and her sword.
Walter Scott1771–1832Ivanhoe (1819), Chapter XXIXIn context
- Liberty