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A nation of monkeys with the throat of parrots.
[Fr., Une natione de singes a larynx de parroquets.]
A nation of monkeys with the throat of parrots.
[Fr., Une natione de singes a larynx de parroquets.]
It is the fortune of France.
[Fr., C'est la fortune de France.]
It is the fortune of France.
[Fr., C'est la fortune de France.]
Have the French for friends, but not for neighbors.
Have the French for friends, but not for neighbors.
Yet, who can help loving the land that has taught us
Six hundred and eighty-five ways to dress eggs?
Yet, who can help loving the land that has taught us
Six hundred and eighty-five ways to dress eggs?
I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.
I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.
I hate the French because they are all slaves and wear wooden
shoes.
I hate the French because they are all slaves and wear wooden
shoes.
The Almighty in His infinite wisdom did not see fit to create Frenchmen in the image of Englishmen.
The Almighty in His infinite wisdom did not see fit to create Frenchmen in the image of Englishmen.
Ye sons of France, awake to glory!
Hark! Hark! what myriads bid you rise!
Your children, wives, read more
Ye sons of France, awake to glory!
Hark! Hark! what myriads bid you rise!
Your children, wives, and grandsires hoary,
Behold their tears and hear their cries!
Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.
Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.
