3 George Borrow Quotes on English

George Borrow quotes on english

2. There is a peculiarity in the countenance, as everybody knows, which, though it cannot be described, is sure to betray the Englishman.

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3. Sherry...a silly, sickly compound, the use of which will transform a nation, however bold and warlike by nature, into a race of sketchers, scribblers, and punsters, in fact into what Englishmen are at the present day.

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10. He is not deserving of the name of Englishman who speaketh against ale, that is, good ale.