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Quote by John Lyly
Far more seemly were it for thee to have thy study full of books,

Far more seemly were it for thee to have thy study full of books, than thy purse full of money. – John Lyly

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In the present age, alas! our pens are ravished by unlettered authors and unmannered critics, that make a havoc rather than a building, a wilderness rather than a garden. But, a lack! what boots it to drop tears upon the preterit? – Aubrey Beardsley

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