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My quarrel with him is, that his works contain nothing worth quoting; and a book that furnishes no quotations, is, me judice [in my opinion], no book - it is a plaything.
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A book that furnishes no quotations is, me judice, no book—it is a plaything.
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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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Born:
October 18, 1785
Died:
January 23, 1866
(aged 80)
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