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The Kingspirit — Scott Mannion

“Charge the free-born sons with The Power to resist, imbue them with the spirit of heroic ages, lost; crown them with that which was stolen in First Light’s lies. Birthright of The Sovereignful,...

“Thus An Aged Father Taught His Free-born Son”: Anglo-saxon Precepts.

“Thus An Aged Father Taught His Free-born Son”: Anglo-saxon Precepts. Thus an aged father taught his free-born son,  a mind-wise man, elderly in virtue of his kinsmen,  in percep...

This State of England in Our Times — Alfred Lord Tennyson

How much I love this writer’s manly style! By such men led, our press had ever been The public conscience of our noble isle, Severe and quick to feel a civic sin, To raise the people and chastis...

The Islanders — Rudyard Kipling

NO DOUBT but ye are the People—your throne is above the King’s. Whoso speaks in your presence must say acceptable things: Bowing the head in worship, bending the knee in fear— Bringing the word well s...

The Island Hawk, Alfred Noyes

Hushed are the whimpering winds on the hill, Dumb is the shrinking plain, And the songs that enchanted the woods are still As I shoot to the skies again! Does the blood grow black on my fierce bent be...

From Clee to Heaven the Beacon Burns, by A. E. Housman

From Clee to heaven the beacon burns, The shires have seen it plain, From north and south the sign returns And beacons burn again. Look left, look right, the hills are bright, The dales are light betw...

Alfred: The Opera that spawned Rule Britannia

” Britons, proceed, the subject Deep command, Awe with your navies every hostile land.   In vain their threats, their armies all in vain: They rule the balanc’d world, who rule t...

Values in Life, Rudyard Kipling

“According to the ancient and laudable custom of the schools, I, as one of your wandering scholars returned, have been instructed to speak to you. The only penalty youth must pay for its enviabl...

Chapter of Proverbs, Rudyard Kipling

1. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and after the same manner in every country. Be not puffed up with a breath (of it) 2. Of a portion set aside a portion or ever the days come when thou shalt see t...

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