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Famous quotes containing the words british and/or flag:

    “For with this desire of physical beauty mingled itself early the fear of death—the fear of death intensified by the desire of beauty.”
    —Walter Pater 1839–1894, British writer, educator. originally published in Macmillan’s Magazine (Aug. 1878)

    “By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
    Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
    Here once the embattled farmers stood
    And fired the shot heard round the world.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)