Affectation is certain deformity; by forming themselves on fantastic models, the young begin with being ridiculous, and often end in being vicious.
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Throughout the whole vegetable, sensible, and rational world, whatever makes progress towards maturity, as soon as it has passed that point, begins to verge towards decay.Robert Blair
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O cursed lust of gold when for thy sake, The fool throws up his interest in both worlds, First starved in this, then damn'd in that to come.
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The grave, dread thing! Men shiver when thou'rt named: Nature appalled, Shakes off her wonted firmness.
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Beauty thou pretty plaything dear deceit, That steals so softly o'er the stripling's heart, And gives it a new pulse unknown before.
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