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He'd run in debt by disputation,
And pay with ratiocination.
Samuel Butler (poet)
Hudibras pt. 1 (1663), canto 1, l. 77
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
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Samuel Butler
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Born:
February 3, 1612
Died:
September 25, 1680
(aged 68)
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