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The chains ov slavery are none the less gauling for being made ov gold.

[The chains of slavery are none the less galling for being made of gold.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Everybody’s Friend, Or; Josh Billing’s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor, ch. 156 “Affurisms: Embers on the Harth” (1874)

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Everybody's Friend, Or; Josh Billing's Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor, ch. 156 "Affurisms: Embers on the Harth" (1874) - Billings, Josh | WIST Quotations

The chains ov slavery are none the less gauling for being made ov gold. [The chains of slavery are none the less galling for being made of gold.]

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