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5649. NATIONS, Manners of.—

It is difficult to determine on the standard by
which the manners of a nation may be tried,
whether catholic or particular. It is more
difficult for a native to bring to that standard
the manners of his own nation, familiarized
to him by habit.—
Notes on Virginia. Washington ed. viii, 403. Ford ed., iii, 266.
(1782)