Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 5 of 120
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This is a page of running prose from a Victorian penny dreadful, marked as page [53]. The text, printed in period typography with long "s" characters, discusses philosophical observations about human nature. It argues that while human nature is essentially similar across the globe, differences in cultivation and civilization create significant moral diversity among mankind. The passage suggests that without such variations in development, humanity would present a uniform appearance to travelers everywhere.
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