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AMONG the witty aphorisms upon this unsafe topic, are Lord Alvanley's
description of a man who muddled away his fortune in paying his
tradesmen's bills; Lord Orford's definition of timber, an excrescence
on the face of the earth, placed there by Providence for the payment of
debts; and Pelham's argument, that it is respectable to be arrested,
because it shows that the party once had credit.
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