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Famous quotes containing the words britain and/or white:

    “When Britain first, at Heaven’s command,
    Arose from out the azure main,
    This was the charter of her land,
    And guardian angels sung the strain:
    Rule, Britannia! Britannia rules the waves!
    Britons never shall be slaves.”
    —James Thomson (1700–1748)

    “The red rose whispers of passion,
    And the white rose breathes of love;
    O, the red rose is a falcon,
    And the white rose is a dove.”
    —John Boyle O’Reilly (1844–1890)