The Spirit of England the tone of "The Spirit of England" and that of other imperialist Elgar works: "The conception is grandiose, but not as the "Pomp and Circumstance" Marches are. It moves along with no less splendour, but with a more austere deliberation." The Spirit of England The Spirit of England, Op. 80, is a work for chorus, orchestra, and soprano/tenor soloist in three movements composed by Edward Elgar between 1915 and 1917, setting text from Laurence Binyon's 1914 anthology of poems "The Winnowing Fan". The work acts as a requiem for the dead of World War I and is dedicated "to the
Pride, Pomp and Circumstance comments about her husband Robert's missing survey maps and the path to the Rocky Mountains. Crane lets Durant know that the rival Central Pacific Railroad has already laid its 40 miles of track, pushing east from California. Cullen is put in charge of security for the peace talks while the Cheyenne are in Hell on Wheels. He asks Elam (Common) to keep his crew civil during their visit. Elam speaks of their recent fisticuffs, and Cullen accuses him of cheating. Elam seems shocked at the mention of his peppered hand wraps and denies cheating. Out of view from Durant's coach,