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Where are the rough brave Britons to be found With Hearts of Oak, so much of old renowned?

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Bill Vaughan
Age: 61 †
Born: 1915
Born: October 8
Died: 1977
Died: February 25
Journalist
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Found
Heart
Britons
Much
Renowned
Oaks
Rough
Brave
Hearts
England

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