[Diana of the Crossways by George Meredith]@TWC D-Link bookDiana of the Crossways CHAPTER XXI 20/29
And still I envy Emmy on her sofa, mastering Latin, biting at Greek.
What a wise recommendation that was of Mr.Redworth's! He works well in the House.
He spoke excellently the other night.' 'He runs over to Ireland this Easter.' 'He sees for himself, and speaks with authority.
He sees and feels. Englishmen mean well, but they require an extremity of misery to waken their feelings.' 'It is coming, he says; and absit omen!' 'Mr.Dacier says he is the one Englishman who may always be sure of an Irish hearing; and he does not cajole them, you know.
But the English defect is really not want of feeling so much as want of foresight.
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