| THE REV. THOMAS MILNER - 1853 - 886 sivua
...in the opinion of foreigners, is still prominent in their descendants: — "The English," says he, "are great lovers of themselves, and of everything...belonging to them. They think that there are no other men than themselves, and no other world but England ; and whenever they see a handsome foreigner, they... | |
| James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1873 - 800 sivua
...to provide an entertainment for a person than a groat to assist him in any distress,' 18 and that ' the English are great lovers of themselves and of everything belonging to them ; they think there are no other men than themselves, and no other world but England. Whenever they see a handsome... | |
| 1926 - 700 sivua
...our national pride. Andrea Trevisano, a Venetian ambassador at the court of Henry VII, declares that the English are " great lovers of themselves and of everything belonging to them/' and that when they wish to praise a foreigner, they say he is like an Englishman. A similar comment... | |
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