Holly, Yew and Box 



deeds of Robin Hood, Little John, and other 

 celebrities, their ardour soon cools in face of the 

 more exciting attractions of football and cricket. 



In Pennants London, ed. III., p. 39, it is stated 

 that "in 1397, Richard II., holding a parliament 

 in a temporary building, on account of the 

 wretched state of Westminster Hall, surrounded 

 his hut with 4000 Cheshire archers armed with 

 tough Yew bows, to insure freedom of debate." 

 One is sometimes inclined to think that such an 

 arrangement might have a beneficial effect upon 

 debates in present-day politics. 



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