Volume 64: Emily Macarthur [Mrs. James Macarthur] correspondence and other papers, 1838-1879: No. 391

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Devil - A bugbear to frighten women & children
Hell - No such place
Heaven - An undefined good
Goodness - A thing without a feature, smooth polished words
Radical - Fond of change, foreign policy; a hater of order & religion
March of Intellect - Invention, Machinery, railways, speculations, &c &c
Common Sense - A scarce article in the possession of the fewest number
Contentment - Stupidity
Taste & fashion - Love of novelty & trifles
Obedience - Add. Dis= & you have it explained

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