Northward and eastward lay great stretches of land, inhabited by unsubdued and uncivilized native tribes of continental and most probably of Korean origin, and thus more or less closely akin to the Yamato men.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis
But it is a very unimaginative nature that only cares for people on their pedestals.
— from De Profundis by Oscar Wilde
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