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Language at home and abroad (542)

Cicero and his daughter know the slave experience of the United States, where liberty is so much loved that the citizenry can’t help but take it from each other (532-533).

The words “home” and “native country“ give the speaker, Bevan, pause (524)

American satire US style (520) Swift & Juvenal mentioned.

“All ‘owners,’ are they?” said Martin. (501) Ha!

Dickens really lays into The breathlessness of a American self-righteousness (self interest) 494-495

Is Colonel Diver’s sitting on the table and Sweeney his legs meant to signify rude American manners? (494)

U.S. accent puts emphasis on small syllables & small words 486

“Fleet conveyance“ is an example of cross panning (49)

Pecksniff’s words were like paste diamonds (34)