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It is said that Napoleon referred to the English as 'shopkeepers' ('L'Angleterre est une nation de boutiquiers'); nonetheless, the phrase's origin is probably closer to the islands, since it appears in 'The Wealth of Nations' (1776)
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* '''shopkeeper:''' Shakespeare was the son of a glover. It is said that Napoleon referred to the English as 'shopkeepers' ('L'Angleterre est une nation de boutiquiers'); nonetheless, the phrase's origin is probably closer to the islands, since it appears in 'The Wealth of Nations' (1776)
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 13 July 2012

  • Dante, Goethe and Shakespeare
  • daunt: to frighten
  • jaunty
  • gouty: Goethe did indeed suffer from gout
  • shopkeeper: Shakespeare was the son of a glover. It is said that Napoleon referred to the English as 'shopkeepers' ('L'Angleterre est une nation de boutiquiers'); nonetheless, the phrase's origin is probably closer to the islands, since it appears in 'The Wealth of Nations' (1776)