This Sceptred Isle: Shakespeare's Message for England at War |
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... royal strength . The sense of heroic kingship crowning the first half of his work in Henry V was directly related to Christianity : We are no tyrant , but a Christian king ; Unto whose grace our passion is as subject As are our wretches ...
... royal strength . The sense of heroic kingship crowning the first half of his work in Henry V was directly related to Christianity : We are no tyrant , but a Christian king ; Unto whose grace our passion is as subject As are our wretches ...
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... royal infant - heaven still move about her ! — Though in her cradle , yet now promises Upon this land a thousand thousand blessings , Which time shall bring to ripeness : she shall be- But few now living can behold that goodness- A ...
... royal infant - heaven still move about her ! — Though in her cradle , yet now promises Upon this land a thousand thousand blessings , Which time shall bring to ripeness : she shall be- But few now living can behold that goodness- A ...
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... royal throne of kings , this sceptred isle , This earth of majesty , this seat of Mars ... " This sceptred isle ' : the phrase goes deeper than you might think , suggesting a royal responsibility held by our own island home and race ...
... royal throne of kings , this sceptred isle , This earth of majesty , this seat of Mars ... " This sceptred isle ' : the phrase goes deeper than you might think , suggesting a royal responsibility held by our own island home and race ...
Common terms and phrases
1940 Reprinted Agincourt Armada armies awake Banquo Banquo's descendants BASIL BLACKWELL battle bless blesséd blood Bolingbroke Britain call'd condemnation Coriolanus crack of doom Cranmer's prophecy Crispian Cromwell crown deeply destiny doth enemies England must oppose England should act English king eyes Falstaff Farewell fear feeling fight Fortinbras France gentle glory God's HASTINGS hath head heaven Henry IV Henry VI Henry VIII holy honour John of Gaunt knows last play Macbeth MENENIUS mercy Message for ENGLAND mother murders nobility peace perilous narrow ocean Perjury pity princes prophetic Queen realms under James religious Richard Richard II rouse royal sceptred isle Scotland sense of England's Shake Shakespeare shows SHAKESPEARIAN SICINIUS sleep soul Spanish Armada speaks speare's last speech sword tell the Dauphin thee thine Timon to-day truth two-fold balls tyrant union of realms victory voice of England whilst WILSON KNIGHT wins Wolsey words