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“In England everything is liberalised. Within certain boundaries and rules everybody can do what he likes. Maybe London's society has a different tempo, a different dynamic. London is fast, productive, creative but it is not England. If you want to transfer that to football, you could say: in the four big English clubs and maybe in the one or two behind them there is a top level. Everything that comes after that rather mirrors English society. It's honest, fair and hard, sometimes also fast, but not always so perfect.”

“Abate the edge of traitors, gracious Lord, That would reduce these bloody days again And make poor England weep in streams of blood! Let them not live to taste this land's increase That would with treason wound this fair land's peace! Now civil wounds are stopped, peace lives again: That she may long live here, God say amen!”

May Long Book Poor Lord Blood Land Taste Fairs Increase England Edges Wounds Streams Bloody Gracious Traitor Treason Amen

Book:The plays of William Shakespeare

Source: The plays of William Shakespeare

“But to be fair, Arsenal are a quality side. They're not where they are by chance - they are not top of the league and unbeaten because they are a bad team.”

Sides Chance Quality Team Fairs England League Arsenal Unbeaten

Author:Frank Lampard

“I love the traditional music of all our islands - Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales , but I suppose I'm viewed pretty much as an English songwriter and I'm going to try and do an English album, and I wouldn't be ashamed or embarrassed to do Scarborough Fair and Spencer the Rover and stuff like that.”

Trying Stuff Fairs England Albums Traditional Islands Ashamed Ireland Songwriters Embarrassed Scotland Wales Traditional Music

Author:Ralph McTell

“Some eminent witnesses of God's truth believe that before the downfall of Antichrist [which virtually all Reformers construed to be Romanism], England must once again bow down her fair neck to his proud usurping yoke and foot.”

Believe Feet Proud Truth Is Fairs England Witness Necks Bows Downfall Reformers Yoke Antichrist

Author:Roger Williams

“The sea is calm tonight. The tide is full, the moon lies fair Upon the straits;- on the French coast the light Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand, glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.”

Light Lying Gone Sea Moon Fairs England Calm Tonight Tides Coast Cliffs Tranquil Gleam Dover

Book:Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)

“'English fair play' is a fine expression. It justifies the bashing of the puny draper's assistant by the big hairy blacksmith, and this to the perfect satisfaction of both parties, if they are worthy the name of Englishman.”

Ifs Play Bigs Names Perfect Party Expression Fine Fairs England Satisfaction Worthy Justify Englishmen Insulting Assistants Fair Play Blacksmiths

Book:Such is Life

Source: Such is Life