When once a person has smoked the vapidness of the routine of society, he must have either some self-interest or the love of some sort of distinction to keep him in good humour with it.
"Life of John Keats"
William Michael Rossetti
When once a person has smoked the vapidness of the routine of society he must either have self-interest or the love of some sort of distinction to keep him in good humour with it.
"Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends"
John Keats
There is nothing perhaps more embarrassing than to hear a woman of mature years giving herself away by the childish vapidness of her talk, and exhibiting not only a lack of mental poise, but also utter tactlessness.
"The Life Everlasting: A Reality of Romance"
Marie Corelli