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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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24.10.03

"Jolly" meant brave, once. It meant that in "jolly good fellow." It meant that in "Jolly Roger."

Geese don't dive.

The Council of ancient Athens sat in judgment. And found citizens guilty of all sorts of crimes. Including "extravagance" and "insolence."

The bigger the dinosaur, the more slowly it moved.

LMBoyd 10.24.03

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