Doestheearlyhistoryofeachtribeshowthepermanentbias，which，thoughnotlesspotent，ismasked，asthetribespreadsitsactivityintocolonies，commerce，codes，arts，letters？Theearlyhistoryshowsit，asthemusicianplaystheairwhichheproceedstoconcealinatempestofvariations。InAlfred，intheNorthmen，onemayreadthegeniusoftheEnglishsociety，namely，thatprivatelifeistheplaceofhonor。Glory，acareer，andambition，wordsfamiliartothelongitudeofParis，areseldomheardinEnglishspeech。
Nelsonwrotefromtheirheartshishomelytelegraph，\"Englandexpectseverymantodohisduty。\"
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Theywishneithertocommandorobey，buttobekingsintheirownhouses。Theyareintellectualanddeeplyenjoyliterature；theylikewelltohavetheworldserveduptotheminbooks，maps，models，andeverymodeofexactinformation，and，thoughnotcreatorsinart，theyvalueitsrefinement。Theyarereadyforleisure，candirectandfilltheirownday，norneedsomuchasotherstheconstraintofanecessity。Butthehistoryofthenationdiscloses，ateveryturn，thisoriginalpredilectionforprivateindependence，and，howeverthisinclinationmayhavebeendisturbedbythebribeswithwhichtheirvastcolonialpowerhaswarpedmenoutoforbit，theinclinationendures，andformsandreformsthelaws，letters，manners，andoccupations。Theychoosethatwelfarewhichiscompatiblewiththecommonwealth，knowingthatsuchaloneisstable；
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