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A certain Jocelinus de Brakelonda, a natural-born Englishman, has left us an extremely foreign Book, which the labours of the Camden Society have brought to light in these days.

Man is created to fight; he is perhaps best of all definable as a born soldier; his life 'a battle and a march,' under the right General.

Some are born natural mechanics, while some have great aversion to machinery.

Gould was a born speculator.

It is not often that a real born shot is met with—they are about as scarce as true poets and true painters.

The insight of the born mechanic, the sleight of hand which marks the true experimenter, have in them something magical to the ignorant.

The truth is, that the great mechanic, like the great poet, is born, not made; and John Harrison, the winner of the famous prize, was a born mechanic.

The “born” salesman is not as much in vogue as formerly.

P. T. Barnum was a born fighter for the weak against the strong, for the oppressed against the oppressor.

The merchant from out of New England was nothing if not a born advertiser.

The instructor who, besides being a fine flyer, has the patience and sympathy of a born teacher, is by no means easy to find.

Vedrines, who had not had the advantages in tuition that had been enjoyed by Lieut. Conneau, nor his grounding in technique, was nevertheless a born aviator; a man of a natural and exceptional skill.

Jones, who is a natural born financier, prefers to manage the selling end of the business, while Brown, a salesman of ability, is made treasurer.