Henry Newbolt Quotes

“To set the cause above renown,
To love the game above the prize.”

Henry Newbolt

The Island Race (1898).

“Drake, he's in his hammock till the great Armadas come,
(Captain, art tha sleepin' there below?)
Slung atween the roundshot, list'ning for the drum,
And dreamin' arl the time o' Plymouth Hoe.”

Henry Newbolt

Song Drake's Drum (NB: the odd spelling reflects the Devon dialect).

“The work of the world must still be done,
And minds are many though truth be one.”

Henry Newbolt

The Echo.

“Princes of courtesy, merciful, proud and strong.”

Henry Newbolt

Craven.

“And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat,
Or the selfish hope of a season's fame,
But his Captain's hand on his shoulder smote --
'Play up! play up! and play the game!”

Henry Newbolt

Describing a game of cricket.
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