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“And there is London!--England's heart and soul. By the proud flowing of her famous Thames, She circulates through countless lands and isles Her greatness; gloriously she rules, At once the awe and sceptre of the world.”

World Heart Soul Land Greatness Proud England London Awe Heart And Soul Isle Thames

Book:Selections from the Poetical Works: With Introductory Remarks, and an Appendix Containing Extracts from Satires, Notes, &c

Source: Selections from the Poetical Works: With Introductory Remarks, and an Appendix Containing Extracts from Satires, Notes, &c

“Whether in peaceful trade or warlike attack, the sea unites more than it divides. Even if it were possible to treat England, or the British Isles, as a single, homogenous, united nation, it would still be impossible to write its naval history without reference to the histories of the other nations, near and far, with which the sea has connected it.”

Ifs Writing Stills Nations United Impossible Sea Treats England Trade Connected British Peaceful Divides United Nations Naval Isle Near And Far

Author:Nicholas Rodger

“T is liberty crowns Britannia's Isle, And makes her barren rocks and her bleak mountains smile.”

Liberty Rocks Mountain England Crowns Barren Bleak Isle

Book:The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison

Source: The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison

“Never was isle so little, never was sea so lone, But over the scud and the palm-trees an English flag was flown.”

Littles Tree Sea England Flags Palms Lone Isle Palm Trees

Book:Gunga Din and Other Favorite Poems

Source: Gunga Din and Other Favorite Poems

“In England they always try out new mobile phones in Isle of Man. They've got a captive society. So I said, you should try the legalization of all drugs on the Isle of Man and see what happens.”

Men Should Trying Said Happens Drug England Phones Mobile Captives Mobile Phones Isle

Author:Mick Jagger

“At age 10 or 12 he's going to boarding school in the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight is, of course, down at the bottom of England just off South Hampton.”

Age School Courses England South Bottom Isle Hamptons Isle Of Wight

Author:Jeremy Irons

“He's not just the best centre-forward in the British Isles, but the only one. (about Ian St John)”

England British Centre Isle

Author:Bill Shankly

“This royal throne of kings, this sceptered 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.”

“This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.”

Earth England Blessed Realms Plot Infection Fortresses Isle English History Precious Stones Paradise On Earth

Author:William Shakespeare

“When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England.”

People Mean Sometimes United England British Kingdoms Britain Great Britain United Kingdom Isle

Book:How to be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and Advanced Pupils

Source: How to be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and Advanced Pupils