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Affectation is an awkward and forced Imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the Beauty that accompanies what is natural.

Affectation is an awkward and forced Imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the Beauty that accompanies what is natural.
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Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)

Printed page 11 · quotation 23 · Locke · On Education. Sec. 66. Affectation.

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