第一集Burgess从剑桥毕业时站在桥上的speech:
"I love this country, this scepter'd fucking isle, this wonderful, foolish England."
摘自Richard II 第二幕第一场
John of Gaunt:
This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall,
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
[最著名的赞美英格兰的文学段落之一]
第四集Philby背诵的段落:
(摘自Henry V Act IV Prologue. 阿金库尔战役前夜)
The poor condemnèd English,
Like sacrifices, by their watchful fires
Sit patiently and inly ruminate
The morning’s danger; and their gesture sad,
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