This brother was a man of true worth and vigorous understanding, enriched with a strong vein2 of native humour. He was an indefatigable3 and sapient4 collector of historical portraits, and
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passionately5 fond of the arts; and he was father of a race of children who severally, and with distinction, shone in them all; and who superadded to their ingenuity6 and their acquirements the most guileless hearts and scrupulous7 integrity.

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dispersed
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ingenuity
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adj.审慎的,小心翼翼的,完全的,纯粹的 | |
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