...will yet be your ruin 'as a nation. You were greatly offended with me for having calling you a nation of shopkeepers. Had I meant by this, that you were...had reason to be displeased ; even though it were ridifeulous and contrary to istorical facts ; but no such thing was ever intended. I meant that you...

...absurdly, may be learned from the explanation he afterwards gave. ' I meant,' said he to O'Meara, ' that you ' were a nation of merchants ; and that all...riches and your grand resources arose from commerce. ' What else constitutes the riches of England ?' If it is a miserable thing to be ashamed of our trade,...

...how absurdly, may be learned f 'm the explanation he afterwards gave, ' I meant,' said he to O'Meara that you were a nation of merchants ; and that all...riches and your grand resources arose from commerce. What else constitutes the riches of England?' If it is a miserable thing to be ashamed of our trade,...

...me," eaid Napoleon to his English physician, " for having called you • *. nation of shopkeepers.' I meant that YOU were a nation of merchants, and that all your créât riche«, and your grand resource«, arose from commerce. No man of sense oiiiilii to be ashamed...

...me," eaid Napoleon to his English physician, " for having called you • *. nation of shopkeepers.' I meant that YOU were a nation of merchants, and that all yoor geeat riches, and yoor grand resoorces, amse fmm commerce. No man of scnse ought to he ashamed...

...to have said to Barry O'Meara — " You were greatly offended with me for having called you a nation of shopkeepers. Had I meant by this that you were...cowards, you would have had reason to be displeased I meant that you were a nation of merchants, and that all your great riches arose from commerce Moreover,...

...Had I meant by that that you were a nation of cowards you would have reason to be displeased. * * * I meant that you were a nation of merchants, and that all your great riches arose from commerce. * * * Moreover, no man of sense ought to be ashamed of being called a shopkeeper.'"...

...to have said to Barry O'Meara, — You were greatly offended with me for having called you a nation of shopkeepers. Had I meant by this that you were a nation of cowards, you would have had reason to bo displeased I meant that you were a nation of merchants, and that all your great riches arose from...

...to have said to Barry O'Meara, — You were greatly offended with me for having called you a nation of Shopkeepers. Had I meant by this that you were...cowards, you would have had reason to be displeased. ..... I meant that you were a nation of merchants, and that all your great riches arose from commerce....

...was only to mask the real author. ' You were greatly offended with me for having called you a nation of shopkeepers. Had I meant by this that you were...cowards, you would have had reason to be displeased ; but no such thing was ever intended. I meant that you were a nation of merchants, and that all your...