One may have "a most insidious principle of self-love, that grew up with him from the cradle, and left no room in his heart for the least particle of social virtue"
The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom
14 entries in ESTC (1753, 1760, 1771, 1772, 1780, 1782, 1784, 1786, 1789, 1792, 1795, 1796).<br>
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Smollett, Tobias. <u>The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom. By the Author of Roderick Random</u>. (London: printed for T. Johnson, 1753). 