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Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.
Henry Fielding
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Henry Fielding
Age: 47 †
Born: 1707
Born: April 22
Died: 1754
Died: October 8
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No acquisitions of guilt can compensate the loss of that solid inward comfort of mind, which is the sure companion of innocence and virtue nor can in the least balance the evil of that horror and anxiety which, in their room, guilt introduces into our bosoms.
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His designs were strictly honourable, as the phrase is that is, to rob a lady of her fortune by way of marriage.
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