cultured class
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The nobles, on the other hand, and all the cultured class, are fermenting with great views and plans of social reform.
From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various
A clear, soft voice, with the effect of distinctness without preciseness, which betrays the cultured class, was heard by those within, asking, "Is Captain Hamlin in the house?"
From The Duke of Stockbridge by Bellamy, Edward
The women of what are now France and England clothed themselves at that time in the same manner as the cultured class of Rome.
From Woman as Decoration by Burbank, Emily
Then the life of my own wealthy and cultured class became repellent to me, for it had lost all meaning whatever.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters by Mee, Arthur
The fairy-lore originated in a cultured class in very ancient times.
From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans