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id: 22236
author: Jones, Edward Smyth
title: Flag of the Free
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  'Till nations all shall cease to grope In vain for liberty-- O shine, last lingering star of hope Of all humanity! --EDWARD SMYTH JONES. Flag of The Free *


id: 27745
author: Fow, John Henry
title: The True Story of the American Flag
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  At the outbreak of our Revolutionary struggle the different colonies had flags of their own design, which, if grouped together, would have reminded one of Joseph's coat, embellished with Latin and other mottoes. For ten years prior to the Declaration of Independence men, in defiance of the Government, protesting against the oppressive Stamp Duty Act and other causes, held public demonstrations, at which a liberty pole would be raised, and flags with devices and sentences upon them would be carried.


id: 39823
author: Hamilton, Schuyler
title: History of the National Flag of the United States of America
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  These extracts show the importance attached to _colors_ The kings, or _first_ color of every regiment, is to be the Great Union throughout.


id: 27853
author: Scott, Emma Look, Mrs.
title: How the Flag Became Old Glory
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  Nor shot, nor shell, nor falling men deterred them. I am to have a _flag_ in the gulf, and the rest depends upon myself.


id: 39221
author: Macgeorge, Andrew
title: Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses
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  It is interesting to note that the account for this and other flags made for the earl in 1437, is preserved. Some twenty years ago, when the French had an army of occupation in Syria, and their fleet and ours were lying amicably together at Beyrout, some of the English ships having occasion to practise the men with their rifles, put out their respective targets--which generally consisted of bits of old flags fastened to a stick, and stuck in a small cask anchored off at the required distance--and commenced firing.


id: 40113
author: Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)
title: The Flags of the World: Their History, Blazonry, and Associations
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  Other flags were as follows:--white, with red lozenges; green, with golden wavy rays; orange, with white trefoils; in each case the Cross of St. George being in the canton. A plain white flag betokens fine weather and a plain blue one rain or snow, and there are various combinations of other flags that indicate direction, intensity, velocity and so forth.


id: 45498
author: Cumberland, Barlow
title: History of the Union Jack and Flags of the Empire
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  with the red ensign, an _additional_ flag on which might be shown the distinguishing badge or insignia of their colony, similarly as under James I. direction had been given to raise the separate national Jack of England or of Scotland at the same time as the King's Union Jack. No wonder that an English admiral of the narrow seas, hankering after his old St. George Jack, says, a few years afterwards, of this new flag: Though it may be more honour to both the kingdoms to be thus linked and united together, yet, in view of the spectators, it makes not so fair a show, if it would please His Majesty.


