Characteristicks, of men, manners, opinions, times, 1711 [ ]
… matters gives us a disgust, and puts us out of humour. Language.If Learning comes a-cross us, we count it Pedantry; if Morality, 'tis Preaching. One must own this, however, as a real Disadvantage of our modern Conversations; that by such a …
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