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Re: British Empire SocietyIf you look at GDP per capita in countries with populations over 20 million, the top four are an Anglosphere sweep: America, Canada, Britain, Australia. When it comes to delivering sustained democratic institutions and economic growth among large numbers of people, there is simply no comparison with the Britannic inheritance. And, as Mr. Harper also noted, through the horrors of the 20th century these countries also did more than anybody else to defend and advance the cause of liberty.
- Mark Steyn, "Western Standard"
Rule Britannia
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Re: British Empire SocietyOMG I forgot about this
Half a league half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred:
'Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns' he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
'Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismay'd ?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do & die,
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd & thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack & Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke,
Shatter'd & sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse & hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!
What a poemLast edited by TRB; 27-05-2007 at 20:09. -
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Re: British Empire SocietyIs that some misspelled endorsement from Thud?(Original post by Thud)
rue britannia.
I think it is!
A nice picture of what we do when the Hun gets a bit overexcited. To add to the points, British diplomacy now means we send in a gun boat. -
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Re: British Empire Society(Original post by Carl)
No it's not, France is blue, white, red.
i even looked on google to make sure i had the right flag and still mixed the colours round.
you + dictionary.(Original post by dan_man)
Is that some misspelled endorsement from Thud?
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Re: British Empire SocietyThe musical version! (Beware, contains post-Imperial decadence: 80's spandex(Original post by The Rugger Bugger)
[CENTER]OMG I forgot about this
Half a league half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred:
'Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns' he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
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). Or live if you prefer.
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Re: British Empire SocietyIsn't that the High Seas fleet just before the Battle of Jutland? A million sailors ready to clash in the largest naval battle the world has ever seen.(Original post by dan_man)
A nice picture of what we do when the Hun gets a bit overexcited. To add to the points, British diplomacy now means we send in a gun boat. -
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Re: British Empire SocietyWell that's no wonder. What's amazing is that each of them battleships weighed 50,000 tones and had over a thousand British sailors on board. Hun didn't know what hit em(Original post by The Rugger Bugger)
We sooo won that
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Re: British Empire SocietyThe charge of the light brigade...that had only an oblique connection to Empire(Original post by The Rugger Bugger)
OMG I forgot about this
Half a league half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred:
'Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns' he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
'Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismay'd ?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do & die,
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd & thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack & Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke,
Shatter'd & sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse & hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!
What a poem
do we actually still know hwat we are talking about here?
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Re: British Empire SocietyDuring that Iran business a few months back, I so dearly wish Britain still had that kind of clout.(Original post by dan_man)
Is that some misspelled endorsement from Thud?
I think it is!
[image of the Grand Fleet]
A nice picture of what we do when the Hun gets a bit overexcited. To add to the points, British diplomacy now means we send in a gun boat.
i even looked on google to make sure i had the right flag and still mixed the colours round.
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