It must be owned, that the Graces do not seem to be natives of Great Britain and I doubt, the best of us here have more of rough than polished diamond. (Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield)

It must be owned, that the Graces do not seem to be natives of Great Britain and I doubt, the best of us here have more of rough than polished diamond.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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