The typical English painting is narrative in character. The English are a nation of diarists.
Neville WestonTags: art englishmen
Old Campion had once said he believed - he positively believed, with shudders - that Christopher desired to live in the spirit of Christ. That had seemed horrible to the general, but Mark did not see that it was horrible, per se... He doubted, however, whether Christ would have refused to manage Groby had it been his job. Christ was sort of an Englishman and Englishmen did not as rule refuse their jobs... They had not used to; now no doubt they did.
Ford Madox FordTags: englishmen tietjens christ-irony
Englishmen are so odd. They are like a nest of Chinese boxes. It takes a very long time to get to the centre of them. When one gets there the result is unrewarding, but the process is instructive and entertaining.
Ian FlemingTags: entertaining instructive englishmen chinese-box national-character unrewarding
In these latter days, knighthood was an honor few Englishmen escaped.
Arthur C. ClarkeTags: britain knighthood englishmen
For a long moment, while Brock stood off observing them, Ned and Barley appraised one another as only Englishmen can who are of the same height and class and shape of head.
John Le CarréTags: englishmen head-shape
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