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If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
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« Reply #1 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 07:19:54 » |
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As Henry V says in Act III.
'For Harry, England and St George'
If the Welsh, French, Scots, Americans and Candians can do it so can we!
Happy 'England Day' one and all!!
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Freddies Ferret
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« Reply #2 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 07:34:06 » |
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« Reply #3 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 07:42:44 » |
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This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,--
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
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"We perform the duties of freemen; we must have the privileges of freemen ..."
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« Reply #4 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 07:52:55 » |
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Should be a bank holiday today! Let everyone toast our national day properly.
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Crispy
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« Reply #5 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 08:03:01 » |
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Keep St. George in my heart keep me English! Keep St. George in my heart I pray, keep St. George in my heart keep me English, keep me English 'till my dying day! NO SURRENDERRRRRRRRRRRR NO SURRENDERRRRRRRRRR!
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They've got muslamic rayguns, muslamic rayguns..
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« Reply #6 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 08:17:00 » |
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Haggis for Joycie tonight.
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #7 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 08:23:17 » |
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Born British, English by the grace of God.
Happy St Georges day.
And yes I am aware that St George was Roman soldier from Syria Palestine but he is still OUR patron Saint.
The Irish and Sots are encouraged to celebrate their national day.....we should too.
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 09:47:20 » |
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This is where i miss the old gaurd who legged it away from here when we embraced the free thinkingDiCanio.
We need PaulD and his mates to tell us not to be so happy being English and there's no such thing as the English anyway.
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WR5
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« Reply #9 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 09:51:14 » |
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The Irish and Sots are encouraged to celebrate their national day.....we should too.
The Irish only do it with the backing of Diageo plc  |
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Not that Nice If I'm Honest
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« Reply #10 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 11:00:32 » |
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Happy St Georges Day to those that care
And Bollox to those that don't
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Bob's Orange
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« Reply #11 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 11:08:58 » |
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I actually didn't know it was St George's day today.
Thanks for the information TEF.
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
the gorgie boys, for Hearts in Europe.
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« Reply #12 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 11:17:04 » |
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The England flags are flying proudly in Twickenham High Street. It's nice to see a town displaying their patriotism, something that's not seen very often nowadays for fear of offending people!
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« Reply #13 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 11:37:23 » |
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Don't be so happy being English and there's no such thing as the English anyway.
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« Reply #14 on: Monday, April 23, 2012, 11:42:47 » |
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Really couldn't give a flying fuck. I am in no way religious so the idea of celebrating seems odd to me.
Each to their own though.
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