...facts, he remarks, " A True-Born Englishman's a contradiction, ID speech an irony, iu fact a fiction. A metaphor invented to express A man akin to all the universe." From exploring the origin of the race, De Foe proceeds next to discuss its character : " Fierce as...

...Reformation of Manners. " A true-barn Englishman's a contradiction, In speech an irony, in fact a fiction; A metaphor, invented to express A man akin to all the universe ! " And he sums up all with the axiom " virtus sola nohilitus," expressed in two lines: " For fame...

...contradiction, In speech an irony, in fact a fiction, A banter made to be a test of fools, Which those who use it justly ridicules; A metaphor, invented to express...all the universe. For as the Scots, as learned men ha' said, All through the world their wand'ring seed ha' spread, So open-handed England, 'tis believed,...

...in fact a fiction ; A banter, made to be a test of fools, Which those that use it justly ridicule ; A metaphor, invented to express A man a-kin to all the universe. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY ALICE MANN. MDCCCXXXTI. HARVAHU JJOIUGE IIBRARY, T^B» WENDtLl: BIOGRAPHY...

...A banter made to be a test of fools, Which those that use it justly ridicules ; A metaphor intended to express, A man akin to all the universe. For as...learned men have said, throughout the world their •wand'ring seed have spread, So open-handed England, 'tis believed, Has all the gleanings of the...

...Englishman's a contradiction, In speech an irony, in fact a fiction ; A banter made to be a jest of fools, Which those that use it justly ridicules. A...invented to express A man akin to all the universe. " We blame the king that he relies too much On strangers, Germans, Hugonots, and Dutch ; And seldom...

...A banter made to be a test of fools, Which those that use it justly ridicules ; A metaphor intended to express, A man a-kin to all the universe. / FOR...learned men have said, Throughout the world their wand'ring seed have spread, So open,handed England, 'tis believed, Has all the gleanings of the world...

...A banter made to be a test of fools, Which those that use it justly ridicules ; A metaphor intended to express, A man a-kin to all the universe. FOR as...learned men have said, Throughout the world their wand'ring seed have spread, So open.handed England, 'tis believed, Has all the gleanings of the world...

...on to say — ' A True-born Englishman's a contradiction — In speech an irony, in fact a fiction ; A metaphor invented to express A man akin to all the universe.' From thus exploring the origin of the race, De Foe proceeds next to discuss its character — ' Fierce...

...English ; nay — ' A TRUE-BORN ENGLISHMAN'S a contradiction : In speech an irony, in fact a fiction ; A metaphor, invented to express A man akin to all the universe." And he tells us, moreover, that, if we choose to stuay our own tongue, we shall there find traces by...