And Now the King Is Once Again My Guest

Read Shakespeare's 'Again unto the breach, dear friends' spoken language from Henry 5 below, forth with a modern English translation:

Spoken past Henry, Act 3 Scene 1

Over again unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall upwards with our English dead.
In peace there'south nothing so becomes a human
Every bit pocket-size stillness and humility:
Simply when the blast of state of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
Let pry through the portage of the head
Similar the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it
Equally fearfully equally doth a galled stone
O'erhang and jutty his confounded base of operations,
Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean.
Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide,
Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit
To his full pinnacle. On, on, y'all noblest English.
Whose blood is fet from fathers of state of war-proof!
Fathers that, similar then many Alexanders,
Take in these parts from morning time till even fought
And sheathed their swords for lack of argument:
Dishonour non your mothers; now attest
That those whom you phone call'd fathers did beget you lot.
Be re-create now to men of grosser blood,
And teach them how to state of war. And you, good yeoman,
Whose limbs were made in England, show us here
The mettle of your pasture; let u.s. swear
That yous are worth your breeding; which I doubt not;
For in that location is none of you so mean and base,
That hath not noble lustre in your optics.
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the get-go. The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit, and upon this accuse
Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'

Modern Translation of 'Again unto the breach, dear friends'

Once more into the breach beloved friends. One time more, or block the wall up with our English language expressionless. In peacetime there'due south zippo that then becomes a human being every bit mildness and humility. But when the racket of war resounds in our ears then be like tigers: stiffen the muscles, stir the blood, disguise your good side with a display of grim-faced rage. Next, give your eyes a terrifying look – let them protrude from the portholes of the head like brass cannons. Let your brows stick out over them with all the fearfulness of a sea-tormented cliff that overhangs its aging base of operations, eroded by the wild subversive ocean. Now grit your teeth and flare your nostrils; have a deep breath and strain every sinew to its limit.

On, on, you almost noble English, sprung from fathers proved in state of war; fathers who, like so many Alexanders, take fought from dawn till dusk in these parts and sheathed their swords but when at that place was no-one left to oppose. Don't dishonour your mothers: bear witness at present that those you phone call your fathers did indeed afford y'all. Be examples, now, to men of less courage, and show them how to fight a war. And you, skilful yeomen, whose limbs were made in England, evidence u.s.a. hither what rural men are made of; allow u.s.a. come across that y'all are worthy of your pedigree, which I have no incertitude virtually, for there is not i of yous and so low built-in and humble that you don't have a noble lustre in your optics. I see you standing like greyhounds in the slips, straining for the start. The game's on, follow your instinct and, as you charge, shout "God for Harry, England, and Saint George!".

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