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Born in Exile QUOTES

Born in Exile QUOTES

1 " Hence a rather excessive politeness, such as the man who sets much store on breeding exhibits to those who may at any moment, even in a fraction of a syllable, prove themselves his inferiors. "

― George Gissing , Born in Exile

2 " He pronounced his Latin in the new-old way, with Continental vowels. The effect of this on an Englishman's lips is always more or less pedantic, and in his case it was intolerable. "

― George Gissing , Born in Exile

3 " It took a long time before I had taught myself how to move and speak like one of the class to which I belonged by right of intellect. "

― George Gissing , Born in Exile