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Shakespeare's "If I be not ashamed of my soldiers"
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Shakespeare's "If I be not ashamed of my soldiers"

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Sir John Falstaff Reviewing His Ragged Regiment | Art UK

In today’s poem, the lovable cad, Sir John Falstaff, explains the dismal state of his troops (and the extra silver in his pocket). The speech is from Henry IV, Part 1, Act 4, Scene 2.

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