We should also wish a happy birthday to Wm Shakespeare.
His actual date of birth is not known, but he was baptised on April 26th 1564, - St George's day has been generally accepted as his birthday for many years. Of course he also died on April 23rd 1616 - requiescat in pace
As I have got my patriotic hat on, here is one of the more famous quotes, This is part of Gaunt's speech from Richard II act 2 Sc 1
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,
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