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a lady and now your ladyship
Thou wert afire to be a lady, and now your ladyship and you may both blow at the coal, for aught
— from The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 by John Marston

at least a naughty young lady
“No, no, or at least a naughty young lady, who only lives to be admired, and who, when she finds herself isolated, gives way, and no longer enjoys anything; all for show, nothing for herself. ”
— from Katia by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

about life and naturally you look
You've been brought up among honest folk, who go the straightforward way about life, and naturally you look at the same matter from a different point of view.
— from The Tempting of Tavernake by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim


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