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"Julia de Roubigné, A Tale in a Series of Letters"
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Date: 1777
"With regard to himself, however, he accepts of the common opinion, as a sort of coin, which passes current, though it is not always real, and often seems to yield up the conviction of his own mind in compliance to the general voice."
preview | full record— Mackenzie, Henry (1745-1831)
Date: 1777
"Somebody, I think, has compared them to small pieces of coin, which, though of less value than the large, are more current amongst men; but the parallel fails in one respect: a thousand of those livres do not constitute a louis; and I have known many characters possessed of all tha...
preview | full record— Mackenzie, Henry (1745-1831)