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"English"
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"Proverbs Exemplified, and Illustrated by Pictures from Real Life"
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"Age of Sensibility"
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"Early Modern"
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"Eighteenth Century"
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"French Revolution"
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Date: 1790
"Though the ruling passion of mankind is a thirst for gain, yet this often leads to the perversion of honour, virtue, and goodness; whereas, the one we are speaking of confirms them all."
preview | full record— Trusler, John (1735-1820)