A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland

Time softened their manners and habits, and mingled new elements with their speech.

Is not every type of English manhood explained by such an inheritance? From the drunken brawler in his hovel to the English gentleman "taking his pleasures sadly," all are accounted for; and Hampden, Milton, Cromwell, John Bright, and Gladstone existed potentially in those fighting, drinking savages in the 5th Century.

rather than witness the humiliation of her race.