No private gentleman, in his estimation, had any rank in society. The wealthy merchant's lady ranked only as the wife of a sergeant-major, a clerk's as a corporal's, and a tradesman's as a private's. Some glimpses into life in the Far east [by J.T. Thomson]. [With] Sequel - Side 268 av John Turnbull Thomson - 1864 Uten tilgangsbegrensning -
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