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a friendship for me, and I do not believe that any malignant purpose is entertained by the enemies of Royalty who may be sojourning among us. No, sir; the British people and myself have confidence in on another.

In fact, it has been truly observed that "if the world at any time since 1902 could have been polled to ascertain the most popular of its inhabitants, there can be no question that the vote would have fallen to the late King." . . . In the word of Canon Scott Holland. "He fitted his post like a glove."

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Remember, above all, that saying which one of our greatest admirals handed down to posterity, "England expects every man to do his duty."
(1878)
So he told the Cadets on the training-ship Britannia when he brought his sons to share their fortunes. One man, above all, has remembered that saying and has done his

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