text_original: His flattery of his hearers was not grosser than his abuse of all those whom they did not like. His dispraise often had absolutely no meaning in it. There was no sense whatever in calling the Duke of 288 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. ch. xn. Wellington 'a stunted corporal'; one might as well have called Mont Blanc a molehill.
text_transcription: HIS FLATTERY OF HIS HEARERS WAS NOT GROSSER THAN HIS ABUSE OF ALL THOSE WHOM HE DID NOT LIKE HIS DISPRAISE OFTEN HAD ABSOLUTELY NO MEANING IN IT THERE WAS NO SENSE WHATEVER IN CALLING THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON A STUNTED CORPORAL ONE MIGHT AS WELL HAVE CALLED MON BLANC A MOLEHILL
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