Jenny replied to this with a bitterness which might have surprized a judicious person, who had observed the tranquillity with which she bore all the affronts to her chastity; but her patience was perhaps tired out, for this is a virtue which is very apt to be fatigued by exercise. -Henry Fielding

 

Jenny replied to this with a bitterness which might have surprized a judicious person, who had observed the tranquillity with which she bore all the affronts to her chastity; but her patience was perhaps tired out, for this is a virtue which is very apt to be fatigued by exercise.


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A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.

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Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.

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Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us.

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