Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Song of the Bow",
The White Company (1891); Songs of Action (1898)
The White Company (1891); Songs of Action (1898)
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What of the bow? The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
— Arthur Conan Doyle on Yew
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The White Company (1891); Songs of Action (1898)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22 1859 – July 7 1930) was a British writer and physician, most famous as the creator of the character Sherlock Holmes.
About Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22 1859 – July 7 1930) was a British writer and physician, most famous as the creator of the character Sherlock Holmes.
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