

This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
(Shakespeare, Richard II)
A man comes into a restaurant. He sits down a table. He says : “Waiter, bring me a cup of coffee without cream.” Five minutes later the waiter comes back and says: “I’m sorry, sir, we have no cream, can it be without milk?”