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... and , therefore , if a man write little , he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little , he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little he had need have much cunning , to seem to know that he doth not .
... and , therefore , if a man write little , he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little , he had need have a present wit ; and if he read little he had need have much cunning , to seem to know that he doth not .
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| Title | Catalogue of My English Library |
| Author | Henry Stevens (Jr.) |
| Publisher | C. Whittingham, 1853 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 14 Nov 2006 |
| Length | 107 pages |
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