[Wild Wales by George Borrow]@TWC D-Link bookWild Wales CHAPTER XLIX 8/16
Let England and France and the State which they are now trying to whip without being able to do it, that's Russia, all unite in a union to whip the Union, and if instead of whipping the States they don't get a whipping themselves, call me a braying jackass--" "I see, Mr," said I, "that you are a sensible man, because you speak very much my own opinion.
However, as I am an unprejudiced person, like yourself, I wish to do justice to other countries--the States are fine countries--but there are other fine countries in the world.
I say nothing of England; catch me saying anything good of England; but I call Wales a fine country; gainsay it who may, I call Wales a fine country." "So it is, Mr." "I'll go farther," said I; "I wish to do justice to everything: I call the Welsh a fine language." "So it is, Mr.
Ah, I see you are an unprejudiced man.
You don't understand Welsh, I guess." "I don't understand Welsh," said I; "I don't understand Welsh.
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