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You (reporters) should have printed what he meant, not what he said.
You (reporters) should have printed what he meant, not what he said.
A would-be satirist, a hired buffoon,
A monthly scribbler of some low lampoon,
Condemn'd to drudge, the read more
A would-be satirist, a hired buffoon,
A monthly scribbler of some low lampoon,
Condemn'd to drudge, the meanest of the mean,
And furbish falsehoods for a magazine.
Generally speaking, the best people nowadays go into journalism, the second best into business, the rubbish into politics and the read more
Generally speaking, the best people nowadays go into journalism, the second best into business, the rubbish into politics and the shits into law
Only a newspaper! Quick read, quick lost,
Who sums the treasure that it carries hence?
Torn, trampled read more
Only a newspaper! Quick read, quick lost,
Who sums the treasure that it carries hence?
Torn, trampled under feet, who counts thy cost,
Star-eyed intelligence?
Hear, Land o' Cakes, and brither Scots,
Frae Maidenkirk to Johnie Groat's;-
If there's a hole in read more
Hear, Land o' Cakes, and brither Scots,
Frae Maidenkirk to Johnie Groat's;-
If there's a hole in a' your coats,
I rede you tent it:
A chield's amang you takin notes,
And, faith, he'll prent it.
I hope we never live to see the day when a thing is as bad as some of our newspapers read more
I hope we never live to see the day when a thing is as bad as some of our newspapers make it
[The opposition Press] which is in the hands of malecontents who
have failed in their career.
[The opposition Press] which is in the hands of malecontents who
have failed in their career.
Remember, son, many a good story has been ruined by over-verification.
Remember, son, many a good story has been ruined by over-verification.
I believe it has been said that one copy of the "Times" contains
more useful information than the whole read more
I believe it has been said that one copy of the "Times" contains
more useful information than the whole of the historical works of
Thucydides.