“My experience with public libraries is that the first volume of the book I inquire for is out, unless I happen to want the second, when that is out.”
Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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The Poet at the Breakfast-table
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was an American physician, poet, and writer who made significant contributions to the field of medicine and influenced American literature and culture. He was a pioneer in the use of ether as an anesthetic and a leading figure in the medical community of his time. more
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