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But esteem rises from a higher source, the merit of the soul.

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“But esteem rises from a higher source, the merit of the soul.”

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Indiana distinguishes esteem from surface attraction by grounding lasting regard in inward character rather than external advantages.

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The Conscious Lovers, represented in Project Gutenberg #55922, Indiana speaking to Bevil Jr. The play was first performed and published in 1722. The sentence is fictional character dialogue and is therefore preserved under Indiana’s local dramatic voice rather than flattened into Steele autobiography.

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