Chapter CXI
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"The churl in spirit" may be found in all ranks of society. Even the king, holding the golden ball of state, may be "at heart a clown."
The "coltish nature" will break out through all the disguises of fashion: but in Hallam
"God and nature met in light,
And thus he bore without abuse
The grand old name of gentleman,[80]
Defamed by every charlatan,
And soil'd with all ignoble use."
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A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'Chapter CXI
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