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“Sherry...a silly, sickly compound, the use of which will transform a nation, however bold and warlike by nature, into a race of sketchers, scribblers, and punsters, in fact into what Englishmen are at the present day.”

Quote by George Henry Borrow

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George Henry Borrow

George Henry Borrow was an English author known for his studies of Spanish folklore. His work, 'The Book of the Generations of Man,' is a classic study of Spanish folklore and has had a profound impact on subsequent researchers. more

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