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    Nothing to Do A Tilt at Our Best Society
    Nothing to Do A Tilt at Our Best Society
    Nothing to Do A Tilt at Our Best Society
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    Nothing to Do A Tilt at Our Best Society

    By Horatio Alger, Jr.

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    Excerpt: “Augustus Fitz-Herbert, as all are aware, Having crossed the Atlantic, and got a moustache on, likewise being son of a known millionaire, stands of course on the very top round of the fashion. Being taught to consider himself, from his birth, as one of the privileged ones of the earth, he cherishes deep and befitting disdain for those who don't live in the Fifth Avenue, as entirely unworthy the notice or thought. Of the heir of two millions and nothing to do. He calls them canaille, which I'm credibly told is the only French word which he caught when away; And though, in my case, if I might be so bold, I should say it scarce paid one for half a year's stay, the heir of two millions and nothing to do, who lives in a palace in Fifth Avenue, as a matter of course, is no fitting comparison for the heir of an inkstand and something to do, who lodges up stairs, in the house of Miss Harrison.”
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOtbebookpublishing
    Release dateNov 28, 2017
    ISBN9783958641662
    Nothing to Do A Tilt at Our Best Society
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    Horatio Alger, Jr.

    Horatio Alger Jr. ; January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American writer, best known for his many young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)

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      Nothing to Do A Tilt at Our Best Society - Horatio Alger, Jr.

      NOTHING TO DO.

       A Tilt at Our Best Society

      To

      WILLIAM A. BUTLER, Esq.,

      AUTHOR OF

      NOTHING TO WEAR,

      This Poem

      IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED.

      Nothing to Do.

      Augustus Fitz-Herbert, as all are aware,

      Having crossed the Atlantic, and got a moustache on,

      Likewise being son of a known millionaire,

      Stands of course on the very top round of the fashion.

      Being taught to consider himself, from his birth,

      As one of the privileged ones of the earth,

      He cherishes deep and befitting disdain

      For those who don't live in the Fifth Avenue,

      As entirely unworthy the notice or thought

      Of the heir of two millions and nothing to do.

      He calls them canaille, which I'm credibly told

      Is the

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