Englishness / English Landscapes Flashcards
Superiority of Englishmen over others
the emotional restraint which only the English race are capable of
These words indicate that Lord Darlington was initially motivated to become involved in politics not by any sympathy with Nazism, but by his very English sense of fairness toward the Germans following their defeat in World War I.
” […] It does us great discredit to treat a defeated foe like this. A complete break with the traditions of this country.” (3.175)
Mr Smith’s notion of Englishness
”[…] And it’s one of the privileges of being born English that no matter who you are, no matter if you’re rich or poor, you’re born free and you’re born so that you can express your opinion freely.” (6.238)
His view of the countryside when he began his journey
looking on that view, that I began for the first time to adopt a frame of mind appropriate for the journey before me. I felt a new resolve not to be daunted in respect to the one professional task… regarding Miss Kenton.
The superiority of the English landscape over other and it’s ability to evoke an almost transendant emotion upon viewing it.
when I stood on that highledge this morning and viewed the land before me… the feeling that one is in the presence of greatness.
Butlers are Englishman
We English have an important advantage over foreigners in this respect and it is for this reason that when you think of a great butler, he is bound, almost my definition to be an Englishman.
Stiff upper lip - sex
Sir David has been attempting to tell his son the facts of life for the last five years. The young man is now twenty-three.’
Stevens relays the ‘glories of nature’
