'Analysis of Queen Elizabeth’s Tilbury Speech Essay\r'

'My loving people, we lose been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to scram heed how we commit ourself to armed multitudes for fear of lese majesty; besides I assure you, I do non desire to live to distrust my true and loving people. Let tyrants fear. I deliver invariably so behaved myself that, under God, I have displace my chiefest strength and safe guard in the incorruptible hearts and good will of my subjects, and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the middle and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all, to record down my life for my God and for my kingdom and for my people, my honour, and my blood, plane in the dust.\r\nI know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and a king of England too, and think foul condescension that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe should move to invade the borders of my realm; t he which, rather than any plunder shall grow by me, I myself will find up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every(prenominal) one of your virtues in the field. I know, already for your forwardness, you have deserved rewards and crowns; and we do assure you, in the countersign of a prince, they shall be duly paid you. In the meantime my lieutenant-general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject, not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall in brief have a famous victory all over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.\r\n'