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... force , for the difference is super- ficial only , a difficulty remains . Nor should we lay too great an emphasis on abstract concepts of ' justice ' and ' law ' ( those self- righteous catchwords at which our continental critics scoff ) ...
... force , for the difference is super- ficial only , a difficulty remains . Nor should we lay too great an emphasis on abstract concepts of ' justice ' and ' law ' ( those self- righteous catchwords at which our continental critics scoff ) ...
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... force , as Mine eyes should sparkle like the beaten flint ( 2 Henry VI , III . ii . 317. ) and We set the axe to thy usurping root ( 3 Henry VI , II . ii . 165. ) and That stain'd their fetlocks in his smoking blood ( 3 Henry VI , II ...
... force , as Mine eyes should sparkle like the beaten flint ( 2 Henry VI , III . ii . 317. ) and We set the axe to thy usurping root ( 3 Henry VI , II . ii . 165. ) and That stain'd their fetlocks in his smoking blood ( 3 Henry VI , II ...
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... force of temporal power , The attribute to awe and majesty , Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptred sway , It is enthroned in the hearts of kings , It is an attribute to God himself , And earthly ...
... force of temporal power , The attribute to awe and majesty , Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptred sway , It is enthroned in the hearts of kings , It is an attribute to God himself , And earthly ...
Contents
OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE | 1 |
ROSES AT WAR | 4 |
SAINT GEORGE FOR ENGLAND | 12 |
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