Set in this stormy Northern sea, Queen of these restless fields of tide, England! what shall men say of thee,…
Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent. Voltaire, Description of the English Nation
A shopkeeper will never get the more custom by beating his customers, and what is true of a shopkeeper is…
There is no land like England, Where'er the light of day be; There are no hearts like English hearts, Such…
There is nothing so bad or so good that you will not find Englishmen doing it; but you will never…
Oh, when shall Britain, conscious of her claim, Stand emulous of Greek and Roman fame? In living medals see her…
[King Edward] was careful not to tear England violently from the splendid isolation in which she had wrapped herself. Poincaré,…
Not only England, but every Englishman is an island. [Non seulement l'Angleterre, mais chaque Anglais est une ile.] Novalis, Fragments…
Whether splendidly isolated or dangerously isolated, I will not now debate; but for my part, I think splendidly isolated, because…
The English race is the best at weeping and the worst at laughing. (The English take their pleasures sadly). [Anglica…