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... George and the Dragon . Let us face and accept our destiny in the name both of Shakespeare and Saint George , the patron saint of our literature and nation . My reading of Milton's national assertion appears in Chariot of Wrath , Faber ...
... George and the Dragon . Let us face and accept our destiny in the name both of Shakespeare and Saint George , the patron saint of our literature and nation . My reading of Milton's national assertion appears in Chariot of Wrath , Faber ...
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... George's feast in France , and in the civil warfare of the second and third parts both sides cry on God and Saint George before battle . Now here both Richard and Richmond do the same ; both lay claim to Saint George's protection . But ...
... George's feast in France , and in the civil warfare of the second and third parts both sides cry on God and Saint George before battle . Now here both Richard and Richmond do the same ; both lay claim to Saint George's protection . But ...
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... George , whose cross in scutcheon scored Red as the Rose of England on me glows . The Dragon who would pluck it found this sword Which is the thorn upon the English Rose . Shakespeare's reputed birthday is 23rd April , Saint George's ...
... George , whose cross in scutcheon scored Red as the Rose of England on me glows . The Dragon who would pluck it found this sword Which is the thorn upon the English Rose . Shakespeare's reputed birthday is 23rd April , Saint George's ...
Contents
OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE | 1 |
ROSES AT WAR | 4 |
SAINT GEORGE FOR ENGLAND | 12 |
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