"In the middle classes the gifted son of……" — John Millington Synge

In the middle classes the gifted son of a family is always… - John Millington Synge

"In the middle classes the gifted son of a family is always the poorest -- usually a writer or artist with no sense for speculation -- and in a family of peasants, where the average comfort is just over penury, the gifted son sinks also, and is soon a tramp on the roadside."

— John Millington Synge

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