William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Chorus, in Henry V, act 4, l. 47 (1600).
Referring to Henry's eve-of-battle tour of his army's camp, rallying his men: "The royal captain of this ruined band/Walking from watch to watch, from tent to tent,/... /That every wretch, pining and pale before,/Beholding him, plucks comfort from his looks."