Its boundaries were expansive, including countries in arctic and tropical climates.
<em>"God of our fathers, known of old</em>
<em>Lord of our far-flung battle-line</em>
<em>Beneath whose awful Hand we hold
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<em>Dominion over palm and pine"</em>
In this sentence "Dominion over palm and pine" they make reference to the British empire expansion, where they included arctic countries and troplical climates.
In this short story, Dorris Lessing describes a fifteen year old boy who goes hunting every morning. One day the boy notices a buck that is wounded. It was about to die. This scene continues in the story with the following sentences: "It came into his mind that he should shoot it and end its pain; and he raised the gun. Then he lowered it again."
