 ... points their ideas differ from ours; their condition does not admit of much refinement — of any great advance in science or art. They cannot be said to have any religion worthy of the name, yet there is perhaps no more moral people on the face of...  Handley Cross; Or, Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt - Page 63by Robert Smith Surtees - 1854 - 550 pagesFull view - About this book
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