He put his money on the counter, and the shopkeeper put it in the till.

History was wrought romanticised tales of grand crusades lead by heroic Archpaladins of old, spreading God's word to the dark and corrupt corners of the kingdom through their might and zeal.

They used to tell one about a kid asking his grumpy old man when they were walking to the park, What's the name of this flower, Papa? And the old guy is peevish and he yells, How should I know? Am I in the milinery business?

a funeral oration; an impassioned oration; to make / deliver / pronounce an oration