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And all by the instigation of a selfish brother, and envious sister— But let me stop: let me reflect!—Are not these suggestions the suggestions of the secret pride I have been censuring?

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2 by Richardson, Samuel