...course Thy hateful life," King John, Act iii. *« This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This precious stone set in the silver sea, * * * * # This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England !" Elizabeth chose for her High Admiral at this juncture Charles Howard, Baron of Effingham...

...course Thy hateful life," King John, Act iii. «« This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This precious stone set in the silver sea, ***** This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England!" ' Elizabeth chose for her High Admiral at this juncture Charles Howard, Baron of Effingham...

...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, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings, Fear'd by their breed, and famous by their birth, This land...

...resist and to repel the projected aggression upon " This royal Throne of Kings, this sceptred Isle, This precious stone set in the silver sea ; — This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this ENGLAND!" Every measure which policy could devise, and authority enforce, was resorted to by the...

...demi"paradise ; This fortress built by nature for herself; This happy breed of men ; this little world ; This precious stone set in the silver sea ; This blessed plot, this earth : this realm of England ; This land of such dear srmls ; this dear, dear land — Dear for her reputation through...

...a wall »0r as a moat defensive to a house «Against the envy of less happier lands; »This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, »This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land, »Dear for her reputation through the world...." LMO klonk de lofzang van Engelands grooten bard op...

...infection, and the hand of war; This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone, set in a silver sea, .. . This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings, Fear'd for their breed, and famous by their birth, Renowned...

...world-wide pilgrims come, In all time hereafter, unto this sceptered isle, This little world, This Precious Stone set in the silver sea, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, To that green spot: And, pointing to their sons, all grown incredulous, say, Here It...

...Englishman's heart thrill when he hears them — as " this sceptred isle " — " this little world " — This precious stone, set in the silver sea — This blessed...This land of such dear souls — this dear, dear land ! * So wrote Shakspeare, with quivering pen, in Queen Elizabeth's day ; and so, nearly three centuries...

...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, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings, Fear'd by their breed, and famous by their birth, Renowned...