The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, Volume 3Joseph Shackell, 1829 |
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... is not to be thought of that the flood Of British freedom , " & c . " Vanguard of Liberty ! ye men of Kent , Ye children of a soil that doth advance Its haughty brow against the coast of France , Now is the time to prove your hardiment ...
... is not to be thought of that the flood Of British freedom , " & c . " Vanguard of Liberty ! ye men of Kent , Ye children of a soil that doth advance Its haughty brow against the coast of France , Now is the time to prove your hardiment ...
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