Charles Caleb Colton Quote

It may be observed of good writing, as of good blood, that it is much easier to say what it is composed of than to compose it.


Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (ed. 1823)


It may be observed of good writing, as of good blood, that it is much easier to say what it is composed of than to compose it.

It may be observed of good writing, as of good blood, that it is much easier to say what it is composed of than to compose it.

It may be observed of good writing, as of good blood, that it is much easier to say what it is composed of than to compose it.

It may be observed of good writing, as of good blood, that it is much easier to say what it is composed of than to compose it.