Men of retirement and speculation, who are apt to sit brooding at home over either grief or resentment, though they may often have more humanity, more generosity, and a nicer sense of honour, yet seldom possess that equality of temper which is so common... An Essay on Bashfulness - Page 49by Samuel Charters - 1815 - 96 pagesFull view - About this book
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