This story shall the good man teach his son;
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
What feats he did that day: then shall our names,
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
But he'll remember with advantages
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian:'
Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd.
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
This day shall gentle his condition:
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester—
From this day to the ending of the world,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day is called the feast of Crispian:
Familiar in his mouth as household words—
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispin's day.'
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
Will stand a tip-toe when the day is named,
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
But we in it shall be remember'd—