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Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation?--Why quit
our own to stand upon foreign ground?--Why by interweaving read more
Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation?--Why quit
our own to stand upon foreign ground?--Why by interweaving our
destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and
prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship,
interest, humour or caprice?
The cordial agreement which exists between the governments of
France and Great Britain.
[Fr., La cordiale entente qui read more
The cordial agreement which exists between the governments of
France and Great Britain.
[Fr., La cordiale entente qui existe entre le gouvernement
francais et celui de la Grande-Bretagne.]
It is strange so great a statesman should
Be so sublime a poet.
It is strange so great a statesman should
Be so sublime a poet.
And lives to clutch the golden keys,
To mould a mighty state's decrees,
And shape the whisper read more
And lives to clutch the golden keys,
To mould a mighty state's decrees,
And shape the whisper of the throne.
Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all
nations--entangling alliances with none.
Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all
nations--entangling alliances with none.
The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or
false.
The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or
false.
The people of the two nations [French and English] must be
brought into mutual dependence by the supply of read more
The people of the two nations [French and English] must be
brought into mutual dependence by the supply of each other's
wants. There is no other way of counteracting the antagonism of
language and race. It is God's own method of producing an
entente cordiale, and no other plan is worth a farthing.
No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains
To tax our labours and excise our brains.
No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains
To tax our labours and excise our brains.
Who would not praise Patrico's high desert,
His hand unstain'd, his uncorrupted heart,
His comprehensive head? all read more
Who would not praise Patrico's high desert,
His hand unstain'd, his uncorrupted heart,
His comprehensive head? all interests weigh'd,
All Europe sav'd, yet Britain not betray'd.
