Sidonia, Recalde, and Leyva Watch from their bulwarks in swarthy scorn: Lords and princes by Philip's favor: We by birthright are nobly born! Sons of Cressy and Flodden are we: And our oath we swear By the name we bear, By England's Queen, and England free and fair, Hers ever and hers still, come life, come death: God save Elizabeth! Drake and Frobisher, Hawkins and Howard, Ours will harry them, board and carry them, By the name we bear, By England's Queen, and England free and fair,Hers ever and hers still, come life, come death: God save Elizabeth! Has God risen in wrath and scattered, Have his tempests smote them in scorn? Past the Orcades, dumb and tattered, God has made our battle his own! God has scattered them, sunk and shattered them: While our oath we swear By the name we bear, By England's Queen and England free and fair, SPEECH TO THE ARMY AT TILBURY. QUEEN ELIZABETH. MY LOVING PEOPLE:- We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery; but I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear! I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects, and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved in the midst and heat of the battle to live or die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, for my kingdoms, and for my people, my honor and my blood, even in the dust. I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king; and of a king of England, too; and think foul scorn that Parma, or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm; to which, rather than any dishonor should grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. I know already for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and we do assure you, in the word of a prince, they shall be duly paid you. In the meantime, my lieutenant-general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject; not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your conduct in the camp, and by your valor in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people. HENRY V. AT THE SIEGE OF HARFLEUR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. ONCE more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead. In But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Stiffen the sinews,- summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard favored rage; Let it pry through the portage of the head, Let the brow o'erwhelm it As fearfully as doth a gallèd rock That those whom you call fathers did beget you! And teach them how to war; and you, good yeoman, The mettle of your pasture: let us swear That you are worth your breeding, which I doubt not: Cry, "God for Harry, England, and St. George!" THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT. MICHAEL DRAYTON. FAIR stood the wind for France Nor now to prove our chance But putting to the main, At Kaux, the mouth of Seine, And taking many a fort, With those that stopped his way, With all his power. Which in his height of pride, King Henry to deride, His ransom to provide To the King sending: Which he neglects the while, As from a nation vile, Yet, with an angry smile, Their fall portending. |