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Outward Bound

by Sir Henry Newbolt

Sir Henry John Newbolt, was an English poet, novelist and historian. He also had a role as a government adviser with regard to the study of English in England. He is perhaps best remembered for his poems "Vitaï Lampada" and "Drake's Drum".

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