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I never saw such a place for merched anllad [wanton women] as Northampton.

— George Borrow Wild Wales (1862)

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I have always been a friend to hero-worship; it is the only rational one, and has always been in use amongst civilized people.

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There's the wind on the heath, brother; if I could only feel that, I would gladly live for ever.

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He is not deserving of the name of Englishman who speaketh against ale, that is, good ale.

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There is a peculiarity in the countenance, as everybody knows, which, though it cannot be described, is sure to betray the Englishman.

Smoking has a sedative effect upon the nerves, and enables a man to bear the sorrows of this life (of which every one has his share) not only decently, but dignifiedly.

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