The Bostonians take their learning too sadly culture with them is an accomplishment rather than an atmosphere their Hub, as they call it, is the paradise of prigs. (Oscar Wilde)

The Bostonians take their learning too sadly culture with them is an accomplishment rather than an atmosphere their Hub, as they call it, is the paradise of prigs.

Oscar Wilde

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