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The making presents to a lady one addresses is like throwing armor into an enemy's camp, with a resolution to recover it.

William Shenstone
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William Shenstone (1804). “Essays on Men and Manners”, p.177
The making presents to a lady one addresses is like throwing armor into an enemy's camp, with a resolution to recover it.