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“Indeed a good quotation hardly ever comes amiss. It is a pleasing break in the thread of a speech or writing, allowing the speaker or writer to retire for an instant while another and greater makes himself heard. And this calling-up of the deathless dead implies also a community of mind with them, which the reader will not grudge the author lest he should seem to deny it to himself.”

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William Francis Henry King

William Francis Henry King, born in 1843 in the United Kingdom, was a renowned author. His works covered a range of genres including history, biography, and fiction, and were well-received by readers. more

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