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Quotation from The St Crispin's Day Speech by William Shakespeare

“Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars, And say, “These wounds I had on Crispian’s day.””

William Shakespeare (spoken by King Henry)

The St Crispin's Day Speech, Act 4, Scene 3 (the Crispian feast) (First Folio 1623 (Project Gutenberg text))

Portrait of William Shakespeare

Henry imagines a veteran's yearly remembrance of the battle.

Citation: "Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars, And say, “These wounds I had on Crispian’s day.”" — William Shakespeare, The St Crispin's Day Speech, Act 4, Scene 3 (the Crispian feast) (First Folio 1623 (Project Gutenberg text)). (id st-crispins-day-speech-q4)

Portrait: Battle of Agincourt, St. Alban's Chronicle by Thomas Walsingham, Unknown illuminator (St Albans Chronicle), Public domain.

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