cultured class

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Very few books that the cultured class has produced of late have been such good literature as the expression "painting the town red."

From Alarms and Discursions by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

All, both men and women, evidently belonged to the educated, or rather to the cultured class.

From The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror by Griffith, George Chetwynd

America, unlike England, has no recognized cultured class, and has no aristocracy, so called, with which to keep mere rich men suitably miserable—at least a little humble and wistful.

From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Lee, Gerald Stanley

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 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