don't be angry with the gentleman for thinking, whatever be the cause, for I assure you he makes no common practice of offending in that way.
Fanny BurneyO, we all acknowledge our faults, now; 'tis the mode of the day: but the acknowledgment passes for current payment; and therefore we never amend them.
Fanny BurneyWealth per se I never too much valued, and my acquaintance with its possessors has by no means increased my veneration for it.
Fanny Burney