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    Nobody Important Member Somebody Else's Avatar
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    Default For those of you who haven't played the demo

    You should today, if you can... and this is why.

    This day is called the feast of Crispian:
    He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
    Will stand a tip-toe when the day is named,
    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 Crispin'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
    Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter,
    Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
    Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd.
    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 remember'd;
    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 accursed they were not here,
    And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
    That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
    Don't have any aspirations - they're doomed to fail.

    Rumours...

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    plenitudo potestatis habeo Member Duncan_Hardy's Avatar
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    Default Re: For those of you who haven't played the demo

    I studied Henry V in school.... about eight years ago. Yeah it's a good play, but that speech is over-clichéd nowadays.

    Relevant though, so thanks for the topic
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    Default Re: For those of you who haven't played the demo

    I had to think of the same this morning. 591 years ago, by the way.

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