Faith comes from the sonnets of Spencer in Theatre for Worldlings who states how people should not put their faith in something of this earth as it will only be destroyed. Your faith should be put in a higher power; something that will be there even when the time on this earth has ended. Faith and religious views play a huge part in the culture of London. The people of London and all of England put their faith in their monarchy, in their country, and in the idea of what it means to be an Englishman.
The theme of love was illustrated in Spencer's Amoretti about a man desperate to prove his love to his second wife. Love in London is most easily seen in the patriotism of the English. The British love their country. They are proud to be Englishmen. Going into Westminster Abby today you could see the pride that the English have through the numerous memorials dedicated to scientist, writers, poets, and of course their beloved kings and queens. The Abby brings together all the history and triumphs that the British have been a part of. Walking into Westminster Abby is an awe-inspiring view in itself because of the incredible architectural design, but when you add in the fact that hundreds of extremely influential and monumentally changing figures of the British legacy are memorialized and even buried in that place, it takes the experience to a whole new level.
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