O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend
The brightest heaven of invention,
A kingdom for a stage, princes to act,
And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!
Then should the warlike Harry, like himself,
Assume the port of Mars; and at his heels,
Leash’d in like hounds, should famine, sword, and fire
Crouch for employment. read more…
from WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE – Henry V – Act I – Prologue.
For the music composed by Sir WILLIAM WALTON, speaker CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, turn up the volume.
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