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 In spite of their hats being very ugly, Goddam! I love the 
English.
 [Fr., Quoique leurs chapeaux sont read more 
 In spite of their hats being very ugly, Goddam! I love the 
English.
 [Fr., Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids,
  Goddam! j'aime les anglais.] 
 Providence has given to the French the empire of the land, to the 
English that of the sea, to read more 
 Providence has given to the French the empire of the land, to the 
English that of the sea, to the Germans that of--the air! 
The Almighty in His infinite wisdom did not see fit to create Frenchmen in the image of Englishmen.
The Almighty in His infinite wisdom did not see fit to create Frenchmen in the image of Englishmen.
 Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail,
 Our lion now will foreign foes assail.  
 Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail,
 Our lion now will foreign foes assail. 
 A certain man has called us, "of all peoples the wisest in 
action," but he added, "the stupidest in read more 
 A certain man has called us, "of all peoples the wisest in 
action," but he added, "the stupidest in speech." 
 Bind her, grind her, burn her with fire,
 Cast her ashes into the sea,--
  She shall escape, read more 
 Bind her, grind her, burn her with fire,
 Cast her ashes into the sea,--
  She shall escape, she shall aspire,
   She shall arise to make men free;
    She shall arise in a sacred scorn,
     Lighting the lives that are yet unborn,
      Spirit supernal, splendor eternal,
       England! 
 This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only 
an organizing genius could produce a shortage read more 
 This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only 
an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at 
the same time. 
 Without one friend, above all foes,
 Britannia gives the world repose.  
 Without one friend, above all foes,
 Britannia gives the world repose. 
 England! my country, great and free!
 Heart of the world, I leap to thee!  
 England! my country, great and free!
 Heart of the world, I leap to thee!