"Like Eden Fruitful, like Arabia Gay, So blest, they scarcely know for what to pray; England in native Glory ever springs; A Country fitted for the View of Kings."
— Daniel Defoe

January 1, 1970

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The Royal Progress: Or, A Historical View of the Journeys, or Progresses, which several Great Princes have made to visit their Dominions, And Acquaint themselves with their People (1724)