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Apt Alliteration's artful aid.
Apt Alliteration's artful aid.
That writer does the most, who gives his reader the most
knowledge, and takes from him the least time.
That writer does the most, who gives his reader the most
knowledge, and takes from him the least time.
Writers, especially when they act in a body and with one
direction, have great influence on the public mind.
Writers, especially when they act in a body and with one
direction, have great influence on the public mind.
No author ever drew a character, consistent to human nature, but
what he was forced to ascribe to it read more
No author ever drew a character, consistent to human nature, but
what he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.
But words are things, and a small drop of ink,
Falling, like dew, upon a thought produces
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But words are things, and a small drop of ink,
Falling, like dew, upon a thought produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions think.
Smelling of the lamp.
Smelling of the lamp.
No call has ever poisoned by pen.
[Fr., Aucun fiel n'a jamais empoisonne ma plumme.]
No call has ever poisoned by pen.
[Fr., Aucun fiel n'a jamais empoisonne ma plumme.]
None but an author knows an author's cares,
Or Fancy's fondness for the child she bears.
None but an author knows an author's cares,
Or Fancy's fondness for the child she bears.
Will you have all in all for prose and verse? Take the miracle
of our age, Sir Philip Sidney.
Will you have all in all for prose and verse? Take the miracle
of our age, Sir Philip Sidney.
