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The Resident declares, that, even with some of the highest rank, he could not avoid discovering, under all the pride of Eastern manners, the manifest marks of penury and want.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke highlights the stark contrast between the pride of Eastern nobility and their underlying poverty.
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