"The ancient gentleman who has seen the world, who is profoundly experienced, and much too deep to be the dupe of an age so shallow as this, is to be won by an admiring glance at the brilliancy of his knee-buckle; praise his very pigtail, and you may lead him by it."
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"That Old Birds are not to be Caught with Chaff".
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Samuel Laman Blanchard
Samuel Laman Blanchard (May 15, 1804 β February 15, 1845) was an English poet, essayist and journalist.
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