Guru gets all patriotic on St George's Day (Guru)

Guru gets all patriotic on St George's Day

April 23, 2007

Happy St George's Day, by the way.

HR Guru

You might need Guru's reminder of the significance of 23 April, since there don't seem to be many others celebrating England's patron saint.

The Welsh proudly sport their leeks and daffodils on St David's day; the Scots don tartan and quote Rabbie Burns for St Andrew; and those of Irish descent drink vast quantities of black and green(!) beer in celebration of St Patrick.

But an Englishman is discouraged from displaying any hint of nationalism for fear of being associated with those unsavoury elements of society that have hijacked its symbolism and those so-called sportsmen who perform such mediocrity in our name.

Never fear - Guru has come over all red and white nevertheless, and will mark this proud occasion with the following lines from Shakespeare's Richard II...

This royal throne of kings, this sceptr'd isle/This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars/This other Eden, demi-paradise... This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England...

With thanks to Philip Johnson and his excellent article in today's The Daily Telegraph.

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Posted for your edification by Guru on April 23, 2007 3:45 PM | Permalink

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