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It is because Welsh cherish their traditions, harps, music, language and noble inheritances, with which they feed their souls, that they lead the four nations of the British Isles in the nobler virtues, that keep a nation alive, as well as in the sweet humanities of the Red Cross and in generous hospitality to the refugee Belgian. IT IS BECAUSE WEALTH CHERISH THEIR TRADITIONS HARPS MUSIC LANGUAGE AND NOBLE INHERITANCES WITH WHICH THEY FEED THEIR SOULS THAT THEY LEAD THE FOUR NATIONS OF THE BRITISH ISLES IN THE NOBLER VIRTUES THAT KEEP A NATION ALIVE AS WELL AS IN THE SWEET HUMANITIES OF THE RED CROSS AND IN GENEROUS HOSPITALITY TO THE REFUGEE BELGIAN
t the castles into ruins, for rats to run around in, and wild dogs to yelp and foxes to hide in, or look out of the casements. To-day, what were once banqueting halls are covered with moss, and on the ground grass grows, over which sheep graze and children play; while rooks and crows nest or roost in the tall towers. Any Englishman's life was safe anywhere, and Wales became one of the most easily governed countries in all the wonderful British Empire. And in the great world-war, that even children, who read these stories, can remember, Wales, the Land of the Free, the Home of Deathless Democracy, led all the British Isles, colonies, islands, or coaling stations around the wide world, in loyalty, valor and sacrifice. And the handsome son of the King, George, the Prince of Wales, led the descendants of Welsh archers, now called the Fusileers. They went into battle, singing, "Old Land our Fathers before us held so dear"; or they marched, following the band that played "The Men of Harlech. N WERE EVEN MORE WONDERFUL DOWN WENT THE CASTLES INTO RUINS FOR RATS TO RUN AROUND IN AND WILD DOGS TO YELP AND FOXES TO HIDE IN OR LOOK OUT OF THE CASEMENTS TO DAY WHAT WERE ONCE BANQUETING HALLS ARE COVERED WITH MOSS AND ON THE GROUND GRASS GROWS OVER WHICH SHEEP GRAYS AND CHILDREN PLAY WHILE ROOKS AND CROWS NEST OR ROOST IN THE TALL TOWERS ANY ENGLISHMAN'S LIFE WAS SAFE ANYWHERE AND WALES BECAME ONE OF THE MOST EASILY GOVERNED COUNTRIES IN ALL THE WONDERFUL BRITISH EMPIRE AND IN THE GREAT WORLD WAR THAT EVEN CHILDREN WHO READ THESE STORIES CAN REMEMBER WALES THE LAND OF THE FREE THE HOME OF DEATHLESS DEMOCRACY LED ALL THE BRITISH ISLES COLONIES ISLANDS OR COALING STATIONS AROUND THE WIDE WORLD IN LOYALTY VALOR AND SACRIFICE AND THE HANDSOME SON OF THE KING GEORGE THE PRINCE OF WALES LED THE DESCENDANTS OF WELSH ARCHERS NOW CALLED THE FUSILIERS THEY WENT INTO BATTLE SINGING OLD LAND OUR FATHERS BEFORE US HELD SO DEAR WHERE THEY MARCHED FOLLOWING THE BAND THAT PLAYED THE MEN OF HARLOT
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