Merlin: You know, lad, that love business is a powerful thing."
Arthur: "Greater than gravity?"
Merlin: "Well, yes, boy. In its way, I'd say it's the greatest force on earth."
Arthur: "Greater than gravity?"
Merlin: "Well, yes, boy. In its way, I'd say it's the greatest force on earth."
Flying is not merely some crude, mechanical process. It is a delicate art. Purely aesthetic. Poetry of motion. And the best way to learn it is to do it.
Archimedes
Archimedes: "If the boy goes about saying the world is round, they'll take him for a lunatic."
Arthur: "The world is round?"
Merlin: "Yes. Yes, that's right, and it also, goes a-round."
Arthur: "You mean it'll be round someday."
Merlin: "No, no, no, it's round now. Man will discover this in centuries to come."
Arthur: "The world is round?"
Merlin: "Yes. Yes, that's right, and it also, goes a-round."
Arthur: "You mean it'll be round someday."
Merlin: "No, no, no, it's round now. Man will discover this in centuries to come."
Arthur: "I'm in an awful pickle. I'm king!"
Archimedes: "Ooo, he pulled a sword from the stone."
Merlin: "Ha ha! Of course, of course. King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table."
Arthur: "Round table?"
Merlin: "Oh, uh, w-would you rather have a square one?"
Arthur: "Oh, no. Round will be fine."
Archimedes: "Ooo, he pulled a sword from the stone."
Merlin: "Ha ha! Of course, of course. King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table."
Arthur: "Round table?"
Merlin: "Oh, uh, w-would you rather have a square one?"
Arthur: "Oh, no. Round will be fine."
"Hockety pockety wockety wack! Odds and ends and bric-a-brac!" Be with you in just a minute, son. Packing's almost done.
And below the hilt, in letters of gold, were written these words: "Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king born of England." Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword nor stir it. So the miracle had not worked, and England was still without a king - and in time, the marvellous sword was forgotten. This was a dark age, without law and without order. Men lived in fear of one another, for the strong preyed upon the weak.
A legend is sung of when England was young,
And Knights were brave and bold.
The good King had died, and no one could decide
Who was rightful heir to the Throne.
It seemed that the land would be torn by war,
Or saved by a miracle alone-
And that miracle appeared in London town:
The Sword in the Stone.
And Knights were brave and bold.
The good King had died, and no one could decide
Who was rightful heir to the Throne.
It seemed that the land would be torn by war,
Or saved by a miracle alone-
And that miracle appeared in London town:
The Sword in the Stone.
