He pronounced the letter R (littera canina) very hard – a certaine signe of a Satyricall Witt.
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"John Milton"John Aubrey
To convince any man against his will is hard, but to please him against his will is justly pronounced by Dryden to be above the reach of human abilities.
Samuel Johnson
For all that faire is, is by nature good;
That is a signe to know the gentle blood.Edmund Spenser
Certaine gayeté d'esprit conficte en mespris des choses fortuites.
Francois Rabelais
Canis ingens, catena vinctus, in pariete erat pictus superque quadrata littera scriptum ‘Cave canem.’
Petronius
There were a lot of people who were willing to write a letter for me. Not because I was academically inclined, but because I worked hard.
Leighton W. Smith
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