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I Knew Once A Very Covetous, Sordid Fellow, -- Earl Of Chesterfield (1694-1773) -- Letter, Nov.
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I knew once a very covetous, sordid fellow,
-- Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773)
-- Letter, Nov. 6, 1747
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