...of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands ; This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse,...Fear'd by their breed, and famous by their birth, Itenownud for their deeds as far from home, (For Christian service, and true chivalry,) As is the sepulchre...

...Against the envy of less happier lands;7 This blessed plot, this, earth, this realm, this England, rl his nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings, Fear'd by...invasion^ but the copies all agree, and I suppose Shukspeare meant to say, that islanders are secured by their situation both from war and pestilence,...

...plague, which seems here entirely out of place. Against the envy of less happier lands 7 ; This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse,...kings, Fear'd by their breed, and famous by their birth 8 , Renowned for their deeds as far from home, (For Christian service, and true chivalry,) As is the...

...of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands ; This blessed ed damask. There be some women, Silvius, had they...hate him not; and yet I have more cause to hate him : This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land, Dear for her reputation through the world, Is...

...blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, tins teeming womb of royal kings, 1'ear'd by their breed, and famous by their birth, Renowned...stubborn Jewry, Of the world's ransom, blessed Mary's son : This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land, Dear for her reputation through the world, Is...

...of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands; This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse,...teeming womb of royal kings, Fear'd by their breed 3 , and famous by their birth, Renowned for their deeds as far from home, (For Christian service, and...

...of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands ; This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse,...stubborn Jewry, Of the world's ransom, blessed Mary's son : This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land, Dear for her reputation through the world, Is...

...of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a housef Against the envy of less happier lands ; This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse,...stubborn Jewry, Of the world's ransom, blessed Mary's son : This land of such dear souls, this dear, dear land, Dear for her reputation through the world, Is...

...Against the envy of less happier lands : This blessed pint, this earth, this realm, this England. Tin- nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings, Fear'd by...stubborn Jewry, Of the world's ransom, blessed Mary's son : This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land, Dear for her reputation through the world, Is...

...This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kiugs, on better men than Somerset, Were growing time once ripen'd to my will. For your partaker Poole, : This land of snch dear souls, this dear, dear land, Dear for her reputation through the world, Is...