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She disbelieves our praise and despises our advice. " He then fur- ni. -^hes the real reason why, and his whole abuse is a fair illustration and proof. If Mr. Grattan fairly represents an Englishman's judgment of America and Americans, he has closed the argument against his coun- trymen by the following : - — "America knows well that for seventy years England has viewed her com- mercial j)rogress with mixed feelings of astonishment and jealousy, her politi- cal institutions with dislike, he)' s...ocial organizatioii with disdain. A shrug, a frown, or a sneer, were the outward and visible signs of what England thought 'and felt. Did she conceal her thoughts and feelings ? No. On the contrary, no opportunity was lost in giving them utterance, and that in no measured phrase. The style of all travellers, [Ex. : Grattan, ] tourist, or essayist, wheth- er in books, reviews, or newspapers of any influence, [^Times, '] was in unison. Blame and ridicule formed the staple of all those ; and the few who accorded faint praise, or lauded with overstrained encomium, utterly failed to produce any countervailing effect.
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