“The first place he went into was the Royal Exchange, …. where men of all ages and all nations were assembled, with no other view than to barter for interest. … David … resolved to stay no longer in a place where riches were esteemed goodness, and deceit, low cunning, and giving up all things to the love of gain were thought wisdom.”

— Sarah Fielding

The Adventures of David Simple, bk. 1, ch. 4 (1744), pp. 24-26

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British writer 1710–1768

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