"The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth."

Wealth, Lust, Mankind

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"The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth."

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