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Books have that strange quality, that being of the frailest and tenderest matter, they outlast brass, iron and marble.
Books have that strange quality, that being of the frailest and tenderest matter, they outlast brass, iron and marble.
Approximate author period: c. 1617 AD · renaissance
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- William Drummond
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- Approximate author period: c. 1617 AD · renaissance
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