Westward ho !Macmillan, 1887 - Sermons, English |
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... not merely a pleasant country town , whose quay was haunted by a few coasting craft . It was one of the chief ports of England ; it E B : furnished seven ships to fight the Armada : even How MR OXENHAM SAW THE WHITE BIRD.
... not merely a pleasant country town , whose quay was haunted by a few coasting craft . It was one of the chief ports of England ; it E B : furnished seven ships to fight the Armada : even How MR OXENHAM SAW THE WHITE BIRD.
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... England , saving ( strange juxtaposition ! ) London and Topsham , " and was the centre of a local civilisation and enterprise , small perhaps compared with the vast efforts of the present day but who dare despise the day of small things ...
... England , saving ( strange juxtaposition ! ) London and Topsham , " and was the centre of a local civilisation and enterprise , small perhaps compared with the vast efforts of the present day but who dare despise the day of small things ...
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... England's luck , say I , and who don't agree , let him choose his weapons , and I'm his man . " He who delivered this harangue was a tall and sturdy per- sonage , with a florid black - bearded face , and bold restless dark eyes , who ...
... England's luck , say I , and who don't agree , let him choose his weapons , and I'm his man . " He who delivered this harangue was a tall and sturdy per- sonage , with a florid black - bearded face , and bold restless dark eyes , who ...
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... England ; for his training had been that of the old Persians , " to speak the truth and to draw the bow , " both of which savage virtues he had acquired to perfection , as well as the equally savage ones of enduring pain cheerfully ...
... England ; for his training had been that of the old Persians , " to speak the truth and to draw the bow , " both of which savage virtues he had acquired to perfection , as well as the equally savage ones of enduring pain cheerfully ...
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... England longing to wing its way out of its island prison , to discover and to traffic , to colonise and to civilise , until no wind can sweep the earth which does not bear the echoes of an English voice . Patience , young Amyas ! Thou ...
... England longing to wing its way out of its island prison , to discover and to traffic , to colonise and to civilise , until no wind can sweep the earth which does not bear the echoes of an English voice . Patience , young Amyas ! Thou ...
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