"The House of Peers, throughout the war, did nothing in particular, and did it very well."

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"The House of Peers, throughout the war, did nothing in particular, and did it very well."

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"If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, Or, trust me, you haven't a chance."

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"You have no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself and how little I deserve it."

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