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Genius must be born, and never can be taught.
Genius must be born, and never can be taught.
Approximate historical placement: c. 1666 AD · renaissance
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- John Dryden
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- Approximate historical placement: c. 1666 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1631–1701)
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- Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896) (1896 AD)
Genius · anthology attribution: Dryden
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