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The book-hunter, etc (1862)
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It is difficult, almost impossible, to find the book from which something either valuable or amusing may not be found, if the proper alembic be applied.
John Hill Burton
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I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
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John Hill Burton
Born:
August 22, 1809
Died:
August 10, 1881
(aged 71)
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