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Show Klnf nl n.itl.n llllllili IJ-nitrasrk. Tho history of I.ngland haa at times erystalllted round l'orttmouth, ai It li apt to crystallite round a great naval nnd military center. Kor cenlclcj thla town was the very center of nil mllUtry enturprlto In Hngland, md noteworthy events teem to have crowded thcmiolvra In thla llttlo spot nhoro tho ' Kind's llaitlon ' stands Kor tho military historian no place li so redolent of great deeds, no place aa .glitters with clear and definite mom-orlea. mom-orlea. The very names of tho groat men of ncllou who havo stood on thli spot would CI1 tho page, the account of their efforts. Hdr victories and their failures would fill a volume It Is, therefore no mere- locnl interest which demnnda tho preservation of thcio ancient works, but & natural Interest In-terest A stroko of tho pen may save them, a atroko of tho pen may sweep them away ..ondon Malt. |