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Quote by Alexander Smith
Fine phrases I value more than bank-notes. I have ear for no other

Fine phrases I value more than bank-notes. I have ear for no other harmony than the harmony of words. To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for. – Alexander Smith

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