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Henry Newbolt

“The Old and Bold”

When England sets her banner forth
  And bids her armour shine,
She’ll not forget the famous North,
  The lads of moor and Tyne;
And when the loving-cup’s in hand,
  And Honour leads the cry,
They know not old

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From Collected Poems 1897—1907

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