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In classic phrase, we talk of Albion, Scotia, Cymry, and Hibernia. But why red? IN CLASSIC PHRASE WE TALK OF ALBION SCOTIA CUMRY AND TIBERNIA BUT WHY RED
e, apart from the land they live on. Besides flag and symbol, it has a motto. That of Wales is: "Awake: It is light." Now because the glorious stories of Wales, Scotland and Ireland have been nearly lost in that of mighty England, men have at times, almost forgotten about the leek, the thistle, and the shamrock, which stand for the other three divisions of the British Isles. Yet each of these peoples has a history as noble as that of which the rose and the lion are the emblems. Each has also its patron saint and civilizer. So we have Saint George, Saint David, Saint Andrew, and Saint Patrick, all of them white-souled heroes. On the union flag, or standard of the United Kingdom, we see their three crosses. The lion of England, the harp of Ireland, the thistle of Scotland, and the Red Dragon of Wales represent the four peoples in the British Isles, each with its own speech, traditions, and emblems; yet all in unity and in loyalty, none excelling the Welsh, whose symbol is the Red Dragon. OF A NATION THAT IS OF THE PEOPLE APART FROM THE LAND THEY LIVE ON BESIDES FLAG AND SYMBOL IT HAS A MOTTO THAT OF WALES IS AWAKE IT IS LIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE GLORIOUS STORIES OF WALES SCOTLAND AND IRELAND HAVE BEEN NEARLY LOST IN THAT OF MIGHTY ENGLAND MEN HAVE AT TIMES ALMOST FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE LEAK THE THISTLE AND THE SHAMROCK WHICH STAND FOR THE OTHER THREE DIVISIONS OF THE BRITISH ISLES YET EACH OF THESE PEOPLES HAS A HISTORY AS NOBLE AS THAT OF WHICH THE ROSE AND THE LION ARE THE EMBLEMS EACH ALSO HAS ITS PATRON SAINT AND CIVILIZER SO WE HAVE SAINT GEORGE SAINT DAVID SAINT ANDREW AND SAINT PATRICK ALL OF THEM WHITE SOULED HEROES ON THE UNION FLAG OR THE STANDARD OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WE SEE THEIR THREE CROSSES THE LION OF ENGLAND THE HARP OF IRELAND THE THISTLE OF SCOTLAND AND THE RED DRAGON OF WALES REPRESENT THE FOUR PEOPLES IN THE BRITISH ISLES EACH WITH ITS OWN SPEECH TRADITIONS AND EMBLEMS YET ALL IN UNITY AND IN LOYALTY NONE EXCELLING THE WELSH WHOSE SYMBOL IS THE RED DRAGON
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