Okay, let's try that first quote again. I knew I should have been paying more attention in high school!
This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office 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,
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Cliff got the glassy sea reference--Holy, Holy, Holy, taken from Revelation. And after checking, I realize the crystal sea is from Alleluia Sing to Jesus, which has the same tune as Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (hyfrodol)
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