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a more ripe and rank case of dishonorable dealing will never, in all probability, be found in history

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brinna147
20 October 2012
Hi Brinna147, the quotation you posted translated into modern, everyday English would read something like this: 'this is the worst case of untrustworthy behaviour I have ever seen'. 'Ripe' can be used to mean 'full of', as can 'rank' (but rank also has a meaning of unpleasant). Hope that's helpful for you.
lauraevans
20 October 2012
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