Nathaniel Hawthorne quote about dignity from The Scarlet Letter - The besom of reform has swept him out of office; and a worthier successor wears his dignity, and pockets his emoluments.
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“ The besom of reform has swept him out of office; and a worthier successor wears his dignity, and pockets his emoluments. ”
 Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter (1850). copy citation

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Author Nathaniel Hawthorne
Source The Scarlet Letter
Topic dignity worth reform wage
Date 1850
Language English
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Nathaniel Hawthorne quote about dignity from The Scarlet Letter - The besom of reform has swept him out of office; and a worthier successor wears his dignity, and pockets his emoluments.
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote about dignity from The Scarlet Letter - The besom of reform has swept him out of office; and a worthier successor wears his dignity, and pockets his emoluments.