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... armed hoofs Of hostile paces : those opposed eyes , Which , like the meteors of a troubled heaven , All of one nature , of one substance bred , Did lately meet in the intestine shock And furious close of civil butchery , Shall now , in ...
... armed hoofs Of hostile paces : those opposed eyes , Which , like the meteors of a troubled heaven , All of one nature , of one substance bred , Did lately meet in the intestine shock And furious close of civil butchery , Shall now , in ...
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... armed might as the massive tree - legions of the Black Forest . I feel a relation between the sea and the vaster powers ; and in the present war it seems proper enough that England should be outnumbered on land , and yet , if a wider ...
... armed might as the massive tree - legions of the Black Forest . I feel a relation between the sea and the vaster powers ; and in the present war it seems proper enough that England should be outnumbered on land , and yet , if a wider ...
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... armed contest , an ancient , if somewhat rusty , pseudo - Christian culture challenged by keen forces that have steadily gathered in Europe since the Renaissance . This is no mere question of national boundaries or possessions : rather ...
... armed contest , an ancient , if somewhat rusty , pseudo - Christian culture challenged by keen forces that have steadily gathered in Europe since the Renaissance . This is no mere question of national boundaries or possessions : rather ...
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OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE | 1 |
ROSES AT WAR | 4 |
SAINT GEORGE FOR ENGLAND | 12 |
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