As the French say, there are three sexes,--men, women, and clergymen.
-- Sydney Smith (1769-1845)
-- Lady Holland's Memoir, Vol. i, p. 262
-- Sydney Smith (1769-1845)
-- Lady Holland's Memoir, Vol. i, p. 262
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-- Sydney Smith (1769-1845)
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