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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.]

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And hold up to the sun my little taper.

And hold up to the sun my little taper.

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So that the jest is clearly to be seen,
Not in the words--but in the gap between;
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So that the jest is clearly to be seen,
Not in the words--but in the gap between;
Manner is all in all, whate'er is writ,
The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.

by William Cowper Found in: Authorship Quotes,
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As so I penned
It down, until at last it came to be,
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As so I penned
It down, until at last it came to be,
For length and breadth, the bigness which you see.

by John Bunyan Found in: Authorship Quotes,
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No author ever drew a character, consistent to human nature, but
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No author ever drew a character, consistent to human nature, but
what he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.

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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.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Authorship Quotes,
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Smelling of the lamp.

Smelling of the lamp.

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Habits of close attention, thinking heads,
Become more rare as dissipation spreads,
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Habits of close attention, thinking heads,
Become more rare as dissipation spreads,
Till authors hear at length one general cry
Tickle and entertain us, or we die!

by William Cowper Found in: Authorship Quotes,
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Apt Alliteration's artful aid.

Apt Alliteration's artful aid.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Authorship Quotes,
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