THISNESS

| This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
| This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
| This other Eden, demi-paradise,
| This fortress built by Nature for herself
| Against infection and the hand of war,
| This happy breed of men, this little world,
| This precious stone set in the silver sea,
| Which serves it in the office of a wall,
| Or as a moat defensive to a house
| Against the envy of less happier lands;
| This blessèd plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
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| — King Richard II, 2.1.40–50

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