Maximillian, Duc de Sully, (1559-1641), Memoirs
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The English take their pleasures sadly after the fashion of their country.
— English people
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The English take their pleasures sadly after the fashion of their country." in the context of "Maximillian, Duc de Sully, (1559-1641), Memoirs" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About English people
The English people are a nation and an ethnic group native to England who speak the English language. The English identity is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Angelcynn ("family of the Angles"). Their ethnonym is derived from the Angles, one of the Germanic peoples who migrated to Great Britain around the 5th century AD.
About English people
The English people are a nation and an ethnic group native to England who speak the English language. The English identity is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Angelcynn ("family of the Angles"). Their ethnonym is derived from the Angles, one of the Germanic peoples who migrated to Great Britain around the 5th century AD.
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