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 They [the English] amuse themselves sadly as in the custom of 
their country.
 [Fr., Ils s'amusaient tristement selon read more 
 They [the English] amuse themselves sadly as in the custom of 
their country.
 [Fr., Ils s'amusaient tristement selon la contume de leur pays.] 
We are indeed a nation of shopkeepers.
We are indeed a nation of shopkeepers.
 Let Pitt then boast of his victory to his nation of 
shopkeepers--(Nation Boutiquiere).  
 Let Pitt then boast of his victory to his nation of 
shopkeepers--(Nation Boutiquiere). 
 In England three are sixty different religions, and only one 
sauce.
 [It., Il y en Angleterre soizante sectes read more 
 In England three are sixty different religions, and only one 
sauce.
 [It., Il y en Angleterre soizante sectes religieuses differentes, 
et une seule sauce.] 
 A certain man has called us, "of all peoples the wisest in 
action," but he added, "the stupidest in read more 
 A certain man has called us, "of all peoples the wisest in 
action," but he added, "the stupidest in speech." 
 Men of England! who inherit
 Rights that cost your sires their blood.  
 Men of England! who inherit
 Rights that cost your sires their blood. 
 In these troublesome days when the great
 Mother Empire stands splendidly isolated in Europe.  
 In these troublesome days when the great
 Mother Empire stands splendidly isolated in Europe. 
 England is a paradise for women, and hell for horses: Italy is a 
paradise for horses, hell for women.  
 England is a paradise for women, and hell for horses: Italy is a 
paradise for horses, hell for women. 
 Ah! the perfidious English!
 [Fr., Ah! la perfide Angleterre!]  
 Ah! the perfidious English!
 [Fr., Ah! la perfide Angleterre!]