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“England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality. In left-wing circles it is always felt that there is something slightly disgraceful in being an Englishman and that it is a duty to snigger at every English institution, from horse racing to suet puddings. It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during God save the King than of stealing from a poor box.”

Source: A Collection of Essays

“Fight, gentlemen of England! fight, bold yeomen! Draw, archers, draw your arrows to the head! Spur your proud horses hard, and ride in blood; Amaze the welkin with your broken staves!”

War Hard Fighting Blood Broken Proud Draws Horse England Gentleman Arrows Spurs Archer Yeoman

Book:The Plays of William Shakspeare: Henry VI, pts. II-III. Dissertation, &c. Richard III

Source: The Plays of William Shakspeare: Henry VI, pts. II-III. Dissertation, &c. Richard III

“My first time acting for camera really was for Steven Spielberg in War Horse. I was trained in theater and I was actually working in theater at the time. I had a small role with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which is a huge prestigious theater company back in England. I honestly thought that was as good as it got.”

Firsts War Acting Company Roles Huge First Time Horse England Theater Cameras Honestly Royal Prestigious Small Roles War Horse

Author:Jeremy Irvine

“Horses pretty much broke as a record in England.”

Beauty Records Horse England Broke

Author:Patti Smith

“Oats. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.”

People Given Support Food Horse England Cooking Culinary Grain Scotland Oats

Author:Samuel Johnson

“Go anywhere in England where there are natural wholesome, contented and really nice English people; and what do you find? That the stables are the real centre of the household.”

People Real Natural Nice Horse England Sarcastic Household Centre Really Nice

Author:George Bernard Shaw

“There are only two classes in good society in England: the equestrian classes and the neurotic classes.”

Two Class Horse England Neurotic Equestrian

Author:George Bernard Shaw

“Stay, my lord, And let your reason with your choler question What 'tis you go about: to climb steep hills Requires slow pace at first: anger is like A full-hot horse, who being allow'd his way, Self-mettle tires him. Not a man in England Can advise me like you: be to yourself As you would to your friend.”

Men Way Firsts Self Reason Friendship Lord Like You Horse England Hot Hills Climbs Pace Tire Advise Steep Mettle

Book:Histories of Shakespeare in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version)

Source: Histories of Shakespeare in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version)