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Universality surrounding. I have noted one of its phases, not in an irreverent or sneering spirit, but as a study of human nature. Just as much vanity exists in commonplace men and women ;but that would make too big a book and lack the charm which Genius throws around its accompanying foibles. Then the vanity of nations would be a The vanity fertile and interesting theme. We are first in that regard, as we fondly fancy is the case in other directions. Sam Slick expressed the general conviction when, in chapter eighth of the Clockmaker, he said :I guess we are the greatest nation on the face of the earth, and the most enof nations.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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