Word: nay
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...strength of character which, owing to the circumstances we have already touched upon, is almost always accompanied by corresponding breadth; but it is not unlikely - judging from experience - that a style of conversation remarkable rather for its ingenious oaths and delicate doubles ententes than for its "yea and nay" simplicity, will betoken a decided, though perhaps gradual, change in his inner life...