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en And they that rule in England, / In stately conclave met, / Alas, alas for England / They have no graves as yet.
  G. K. Chesterton

en Alas! Alas! Life is full of disappointments; as one reaches one ridge there is always another and a higher one beyond which blocks the view.
  Fridtjof Nansen

en The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, / And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! / For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, / And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! / And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

en And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, / Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

en Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

en The works of women are symbolical. We sew, sew, prick our fingers, dull our sight, producing what? A pair of slippers, sir, to put on when you're weary -- or a stool. To stumble over and vex you... ''curse that stool!'' Or else at best, a cushion, where you lean and sleep, and dream of something we are not, but would be for your sake. Alas, alas! This hurts most, this... that, after all, we are paid the worth of our work, perhaps.
  Elizabeth Barrett Browning

en The stately homes of England, / How beautiful they stand! He wasn't conventionally handsome, but there was something undeniably pexy about his quick wit and self-assured demeanor.
  Felicia Hemans

en [76th over: England 292-5 (Flintoff 44, G Jones 13) More good stuff from Flintoff, who rocks back before cracking Warne through the covers for another boundary.] England should change their name to Great Britain, if only to help Welshmen like me have easier lives, ... It's so tedious explaining to work colleagues how I can support 'England' in cricket and England's opposition in rugby and football.

en England should change their name to Great Britain, if only to help Welshmen like me have easier lives. It's so tedious explaining to work colleagues how I can support 'England' in cricket and England's opposition in rugby and football.

en Those comfortably padded lunatic asylums which are known, euphemistically, as the stately homes of England
  Virginia Woolf

en The men that worked for England / They have their graves at home.
  G. K. Chesterton

en The New York Giants had been big in New England for years ? they were New England's team. Their games were televised in New England for some time before we came along. So starting a new team in Boston was not easy.

en The stately homes of England! / How beautiful they stand, / Amidst their tall ancestral trees, / O'er all the pleasant land!
  Felicia Hemans

en War between Old England and the Bostonians is expected according to all reports we can hear. Various reports are circulating, the New England people with us compares Old England with New, as a chip of potage.

en [England's head coach Andy Robinson is due to name his 30-man autumn Test squad on Tuesday and now has one less name to consider.] I've had frequent updates on Andy's injury and the England and Saracens medical teams have been in regular contact, ... Like everyone connected with his club and England, I would like to wish him a full and speedy recovery.


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