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The Foolish Nobleman and Other Moral Tales
A collage of short excerpts and anecdotes exploring folly, domestic life, and social mores. It includes a tale of a nobleman with a fool and a staff, reflections on marriage and women’s roles, notes on beauty practices across cultures, humorous incidents, and observations on early rising, industry, and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Oakes Smith
Moore
Heaven's Gate
Socie Ly
Aralin
Persia
Guzerat
Greenland
Pacific
New Jilland
Oregon
Sumatra
Arragon
China
New Guinea
Americn
Guiana
Macnish Stetes
BP Betes
Sluggard
Womer
Virgil
Grace
Paley
Franklin
Priestly
Parkhurst
Buffon
Thomas Moore
Napoleon
Frederick the Great
Charles the Twelfth
Lord Mansfield
Dickens
Massachusetts
America
Framingham
Holliston
Foxborough
Medfield
New York
Caveus