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Character and Conduct
Stories illustrating noble deeds in matters both great and small, such as the noble gesture of Sir Philip Sidney, and the determination of Benjamin Disraeli.
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All that Glisters is not Gold
By Henry Mayhew
Henry Mayhew, co-founder of ‘Punch’, tells two anecdotes about the Victorian cabbie.
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A Test of Loyalty
Based on an account by Eusebius of Caesarea
A Roman general asks his officers to decide where their priorities lie.
81
The Absent Minded Conquerors
By Sir John Seeley
Sir John Seeley urged us to cherish our close ties to India and other nations beyond Europe.
82
The Englishman
By George Santayana
George Santayana had the chance to observe our national character at the height of Empire.
83
Portrait of a Lady
By Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke takes time off from campaigning for liberty to reflect on the delights of captivity.
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‘Thy Necessity is Yet Greater than Mine’
By Fulke Greville, Baron Brooke
Elizabethan courtier and soldier Sir Philip Sidney shows that a nobleman can also be a gentleman.
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