Talk:John Mason Neale

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The assertion that "Brief life is here our portion," "To thee, O dear, dear country" were two of Neale's three best-known hymn texts is (at least from a contemporary American viewpoint) absurd on its face. It may have been true in Britain at the time of the 11th Britannica, but I don't think Wikipedia ought to be forcing its readers to time travel like that. I will see what I can do to update Mr. Neale (I made a start by mentioning his Christmas carols, which are surely better known than even "Jerusalem the Golden" in this day).--Haruo 20:44, 14 May 2006 (UTC)