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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Cargoes
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A much recited poem by *Masefield, published in Ballads and Poems (1910). Its three verses contrast the 'quinquireme of Nineveh', bearing a cargo of ivory and peacocks for Palestine; the 'stately Spanish galleon', bringing back jewels and gold from Latin America; and the 'dirty British coaster' in the Channel, with its load of coal, metal and cheap tin trays.
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