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With its wide wings unfolded, it guards those ancient liberties, which neither Saxon, nor Norman, nor German, nor kings on the throne, whether foolish or wise, have ever been able to take away. WITH ITS WIDE WINGS UNFOLDED IT GUARDS THOSE ANCIENT LIBERTIES WHICH NEITHER SAXON NOR NORMAN NOR GERMAN NOR KINGS ON THE THRONE WHERE THE FOOLISH OR WISE HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO TAKE AWAY
rick, 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. In classic phrase, we talk of Albion, Scotia, Cymry, and Hibernia. But why red? Almost all the other dragons in the world are white, or yellow, green or purple, blue, or pink. Why a fiery red color like that of Mars? Borne on the banners of the Welsh archers, who in old days won the battles of Crecy and Agincourt, and now seen on the crests on the town halls and city flags, in heraldry, and in art, the red dragon is as rampant, as when King Arthur sat with His Knights at the Round Table. The Red Dragon has four three-toed claws, a long, barbed tongue, and tail ending like an arrow head. 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 IN CLASSIC PHRASE WE TALK OF ALBION SCOTIA CUMRY AND TIBERNIA BUT WHY RED ALMOST ALL THE OTHER DRAGONS IN THE WORLD ARE WHITE OR YELLOW GREEN OR PURPLE BLUE OR PINK WHY A FIERY COL LIKE THAT OF MARS BORN ON THE BANNERS OF THE WELSH ARCHERS WHO IN OLD DAYS WON THE BATTLES OF CREASY AND ASHEN COURT ARE NOW SEEN ON THE CRESTS ON THE TOWN HALLS AND CITY FLAGS IN HERALDRY AND IN ART THE RED DRAGON IS AS RAMPANT AS WHEN KING ARTHUR SAT WITH HIS KNIGHTS AT THE ROUND TABLE THE RED DRAGON HAS FOUR THREE TOAD CLAWS A LONG BARBED TONGUE AND TAIL ENDING LIKE AN ARROW HEAD
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