"Nor ought a genius less than his that writ attempt translation."

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Source : Sir John Denham (1709). “Poems and Translations: With the Sophy, a Tragedy”, p.114

John Denham

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“In New York the other day, there was a pro-Martha Stewart rally. Only four people showed up ... and three of them were made out of crepe paper!”
“Work is a great thing. This is something my father taught me. He didn't want me to grow up to be somebody's wife.”

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“I don't look at myself as a commodity, but I'm sure a lot of people have.”
“I've wandered over many lands, and reaped withal no fruit, I've laid my pride of rank aside, and pressed my baffled suit, At stranger boards, like shameless crow, I've eaten bitter bread, But fierce Desire, that raging fire, still clamours to be fed.”
“I respect Everest very much.”
“I don't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs.”
“Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.”

Source : Francesco Guicciardini (1890). “Counsels and Reflections of Francesco Guicciardini”
“There is something very romantic about the orphan figure in American literature.”

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