I find the Englishman to be him of all men who stands firmest in his s…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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I find the Englishman to be him of all men who stands firmest in his shoes. They have in themselves what they value in their horses, mettle and bottom. ✨ English Traits. Book by Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1856.
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I find the Englishman to be him of all men who stands firmest in his shoes. They have in themselves what they value in their horses, mettle and bottom. ✨ English Traits. Book by Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1856.

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