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Be England what she will,
With all her faults she is my country still.

— Charles Churchill The Farewell (1764)

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Source: line 27; comparable with: "England, with all thy faults I love thee still, My country!", William Cowper, The Task, book ii. The Timepiece, line 206
Work: The Farewell, 1764
Source quality: Precise citation Points to a specific work with a page, chapter, date or similar locator, so you can look it up.

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