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Frederich Engels once quipped that the English would never make a revolution until they learned to walk on the grass. It is I think debatable whether the good manners and deference of English society are an inherent national trait that influenced English worship, or if they are a mark of the influence of English spiritual tradition on national character. In either case the evidence of this influence can be traced in worship throughout the Anglican Communion today.