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A story should, to please, at least seem true,
Be apropos, well told, concise, and new:
And whenso'er it deviates from these rules,
The wise will sleep, and leave applause to fools.

Benjamin Stillingfleet

Each shell, each crawling insect holds a rank Important in the plan of Him, who fram'd This scale of beings; holds a rank, which lost Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which nature's self would rue.

Benjamin Stillingfleet

Benjamin Stillingfleet

Benjamin Stillingfleet

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Born: 1702

Died: 1771 (aged 69)

Bio: Benjamin Stillingfleet was a botanist, translator and author. He is said to be the first Blue Stocking, a phrase from which is derived the term bluestocking now used to describe a learned woman.

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