It is men of a different stamp that the system will favor,-fellows without industry for the toils of a laborious profession, or talents for the subtleties of a difficult career; men who cherish ambition and are yet devoid of capacity, and will plead the old Disabilities of their faith,-pretty much as a man might claim his right to be thought a good dancer because his father had a club foot.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
You see, I am naturally aware of my own Disabilities.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton
In the meanwhile, it seems only fitting that I should put up with popular opinion, and try to bear in mind my Disabilities.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss