Once more unto the breach, dear friends

Cultural  

1. Words from the play King Henry the Fifth, by William Shakespeare. King Henry is rallying his troops to attack a breach, or gap, in the wall of an enemy city.

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Once more unto the breach, dear friends

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2016

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or, close the wall up with our English dead.

From Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott

Yesterday, when they asked him if he'd have some more tea, he said, "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more," and then sniggered all over.

From The Golden Age by Kenneth Grahame

Once more unto the breach, dear friends,   once more;   Or close the wall up with our English dead.

From The Man Shakespeare by Frank Harris

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead.

From King Henry V by William Shakespeare