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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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11.2.03


You've heard oldsters say, "That's the ticket!" It started out as a bit loftier line of approval: "That's the etiquette."

Couple of centuries ago in England, strong-arm street thieves threw snuff in the faces of likely victims, and robbed them while they sneezed. The label for such robbers didn't stick in the language. It was "sneeze-lurkers."

L.M.Boyd

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