“This day is called--the feast of Crispian: He, that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tiptoe when this day is named, And rouse him at the name of Crispian: He, that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his friends, And say, To-morrow is St. Crispian: Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars. Old men forget; yet shall not all forget, But they’ll remember with advantages, What feats they did that day: Then shall our names, Familiar in their mouth as household words,-- Harry the king, Bedford, and Exeter, Warwick, and Talbot, Salisbury, and Glo’ster,-- Be in their flowing cups freshly remembered: This story shall the good man teach his son: And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered: We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me, Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition: And gentlemen in England, now abed, Shall think themselves accursed they were not here; And hold their manhoods cheap, while any speaks That fought with us upon St. Crispin’s day.” * * * * * CORDWAINERS’ HALL is a modern structure, situated in Distaff lane, London. It is a plain, but very neat and substantial brick building, with a stone front, and a sculpture of the cordwainers’ arms, on a shield, in the pediment, supported on each side by the cornucopia, or horn of plenty. Over the centre window is a bass-relief of Clotho, one of the parcæ or fates, spinning the thread of life. The hall is entered by two side-wings, by an ascent of a few steps. On the right and left are rooms for counting-houses, and other offices for the use of the clerks and different persons belonging to the company. The ballroom, 60 feet by 30, is a neat, commodious room, but without ornaments, except merely the royal arms, the city arms, and the arms of the company. Over the entrance is a music gallery or orchestra, underneath which are some extremely neat representations of musical instruments.