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A soldier's a man,
O, man's life's but a span,
Why then, let a soldier drink.
(William Shakespeare (1564-1616), British dramatist, poet. Iago, in Othello, act 2, sc. 3, l. 71-3.
A "span" is literally a hand's breadth from thumb to little finger; here a short time, as in 38:5 (Book of Common Prayer); the phrase "life's but a span" became proverbial.)
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Advantage is a better soldier than rashness.
(William Shakespeare (1564-1616), British dramatist, poet. Montjoy, in Henry V, act 3, sc. 6, l. 120.
Better to wait for a favorable opportunity than act rashly in war; so the French king makes the best of losing Harfleur to the English.)
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Every lover is a soldier.
(Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (43 B.C.-A.D. 17/18), Roman poet. Amores, 1.9. 1.)
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Ambition (The soldier's virtue).
(William Shakespeare (1564-1616), British dramatist, poet. Ventidius, in Antony and Cleopatra, act 3, sc. 1, l. 22-3.)
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Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.
(John Dryden (1631-1700), British poet, dramatist, critic. Alexander's Feast.)
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A soldier firm and sound of heart.
(William Shakespeare (1564-1616), British dramatist, poet. Pistol, in Henry V, act 3, sc. 6, l. 25.
Praising Bardolph, who is to be hanged for stealing from a church.)
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I speak to thee plain soldier. If thou canst love me for this, take me.
(William Shakespeare (1564-1616), British dramatist, poet. King Henry, in Henry V, act 5, sc. 2, l. 149.
His method of making love to the French Princess Katherine.)
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The man you stabbed in the back is a soldier.
(Stanley Kubrick (b. 1928), U.S. director, screenwriter. General Mireau (George Macready), Paths of Glory, realizing he is to take all the blame for the execution of three innocent men (1957).)
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I have served him, and the man commands
Like a full soldier.
(William Shakespeare (1564-1616), British dramatist, poet. Montano, in Othello, act 2, sc. 1, l. 35-6.
Referring to Othello.)
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O, withered is the garland of the war,
The soldier's pole is fallen!
(William Shakespeare (1564-1616), British dramatist, poet. Cleopatra, in Antony and Cleopatra, act 4, sc. 15, l. 64-5.
"Garland" suggests the wreath of victory, and "pole" the standard-bearer, and also a phallus, reminding us of the dead Antony's sexuality.)
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