The genteel thing is the genteel thing any time, if as be that a gentl…

Oliver Goldsmith
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The genteel thing is the genteel thing any time, if as be that a gentleman bees in a concatenation accordingly. ✨ Oliver Goldsmith (1854). The Works of Oliver Goldsmith, p.222
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The genteel thing is the genteel thing any time, if as be that a gentleman bees in a concatenation accordingly. ✨ Oliver Goldsmith (1854). The Works of Oliver Goldsmith, p.222

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