Section F, G and H

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"Section F, G and H"

A man may have many failings, and yet commit but few
faults; or his faults and failings may be few,
while his foibles are obvious to all. The faults of a
friend are often palliated or explained away into mere
defects, and the defects or foibles of an enemy
exaggerated into faults. "I have failings in common
with every human being, besides my own peculiar faults; but of
avarice I have generally held myself guiltless." Fox.
"Presumption and self-applause are the foibles of mankind."
Waterland.

Fault (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Faulted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Faulting.] 1. To charge with a fault; to
accuse; to find fault with; to blame. [Obs.]

For that I will not fault thee.

Old Song.

2. (Geol.) To interrupt the continuity
of (rock strata) by displacement along a plane of fracture; --
chiefly used in the p. p.; as, the coal beds are badly
faulted.

Fault, v. i. To err; to blunder,
to commit a fault; to do wrong.

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Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 (page 31) First and Last Things (page 204) Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing (page 110)

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