Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and the…

Charles Caleb Colton
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Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1836). Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think, p.454
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Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1836). Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think, p.454

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