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Zitiert aus dem Buch "The White Company, S 109, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle".

What of the bow?
The bow was made in England:
Of true wood, of yew wood,
The wood of English bows;
So men who are free
Love the old yew tree
And the land where teh yew tree gorws.

What of the cord?
The cord was made in England:
A rough cord, a tough cord,
A cord that bowmen love.
So we`ll drain our jacks
To the English flax
And the land where the hemp was wove.

What of the shaft?
The shaft was cut in England:
A long shaft, a strong shaft,
Barbed and trim and true,
So we ĺl drink all together
To the gray goose feather
And the land where the gray goose flew.

What of the men?
The men were bred in England:
The bowman-the yeoman-
The lads of dale and fell
Here`s to you-and to you;
To the hearts that are true
And the land where the true hearts dwell.

[Coal]

Thomas wenn du an einem weiteren Buch von Arthur Conan Doyle interessiert bist, möchte ich dir „Heute dreimal ins Polarmeer gefallen“ empfehlen. Darin beschreibt er seine Fahrt als junger angehender Arzt auf einem Walfänger.
Lg Coal