The Breton peasant is said to have a hard head. He is obstinate and resists outside pressure to alter his creed or his customs.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The early Celtic Christians called the Holy Spirit 'the wild goose.' And the reason why is they knew that you cannot tame him.
They're thinking of turning the peasant into an educated man. Why, first of all they should make him a good and prosperous farmer and then he'll learn all that is necessary for him to know.
Now will I rehearse before you a very ancient Breton Lay. As the tale was told to me, so, in turn, will I tell it over again, to the best of my art and knowledge. Hearken now to my story, its why and its reason.
There is something so quiet and so industrious, something so Viking about the Scots.
A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.
I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?
We love fantasy novels in which the characters think that they're peasants but turn out to be princes and kings.
Mr. Breton didn't know about location, location, location.
No person who is well bred, kind and modest is ever offensively plain; all real deformity means want for manners or of heart.
He was a horse of goodly countenance, rather expressive of vigilance than fire; though an unnatural appearance of fierceness was thrown into it by the loss of his ears, which had been cropped pretty close to his head.
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