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... final speech : This England never did , nor never shall , Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror , But when it first did help to wound itself . Now these her princes are come home again , Come the three corners of the world in arms , And ...
... final speech : This England never did , nor never shall , Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror , But when it first did help to wound itself . Now these her princes are come home again , Come the three corners of the world in arms , And ...
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... final say , speaking only of England . England must be true to herself : that is the burden of Shake- speare's unsentimental patriotism . A characteristic blend of sharp criticism with patriotic fervour is compressed within a single ...
... final say , speaking only of England . England must be true to herself : that is the burden of Shake- speare's unsentimental patriotism . A characteristic blend of sharp criticism with patriotic fervour is compressed within a single ...
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... final speech , it is said , Her life was beast - like and devoid of pity ' ( V. iii . 199 ) ; for pity is constituent to Shakespeare's sense of greatness in man or nation . In fairness we must , however , observe that she originally ...
... final speech , it is said , Her life was beast - like and devoid of pity ' ( V. iii . 199 ) ; for pity is constituent to Shakespeare's sense of greatness in man or nation . In fairness we must , however , observe that she originally ...
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OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE | 1 |
ROSES AT WAR | 4 |
SAINT GEORGE FOR ENGLAND | 12 |
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