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blood and the tradition of Hengist and Horsa are in his veins. In
battle he is subject to the blood-lusts of the Berserkers of old.
Plunder and booty fascinate him immeasurably. The schoolboy of to-
day dreams the dream of Clive and Hastings. The Anglo-Saxon is
strong of arm and heavy of hand, and he possesses a primitive
brutality all his own. There is a discontent in his blood, an
unsatisfaction that will not let him rest, but sends him adventuring
over the sea and among the lands in the midst of the sea. He does
not know when he is beaten, wherefore the term "bulldog" is attached
to him, so that all may know his unreasonableness. He has "some care
as to the purity of his ways, does not wish for strange gods, nor
juggle with intellectual phantasmagoria." He loves freedom, but is
dictatorial to others, is self-willed, has boundless energy, and does
things for himself. He is also a master of matter, an organizer of
law, and an administrator of justice.
And in the nineteenth century he has lived up to his reputation.
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