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1285
Rose and Thorn William H. Sleeman

William Sleeman passes on an anecdote from one of the Persian classics, to show that truth should not be used for evil ends.

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1286
Roses and Poor-Rates Thomas Babington Macaulay

When Robert Southey called for a fairer and greener economy, Thomas Macaulay warned that only politicians and bureaucrats would thank him.

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1287
Rugby League Clay Lane

The less glamorous code of Rugby football, but the best for sheer speed and strength.

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1288
Rule, Britannia! Clay Lane

‘Rule Britannia’ was a discreet way of telling a German prince what was expected of a British King.

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1289
Run for Glory St Bede of Jarrow

In a sermon for the Feast of All Saints, eighth-century Northumbrian monk St Bede explains why it is worth going for the spiritual burn.

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1290
Russia’s First Railway Clay Lane

Sixteen-year-old John Wesley Hackworth brought a locomotive over to St Petersburg, and Russia’s railway revolution was ready for the off.

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