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He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars: general good is the plea of the scoundrel hypocrite and flatterer. For art and science cannot exist but in minutely organized particulars.
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars: general good is the plea of the scoundrel hypocrite and flatterer. For art and science cannot exist but in minutely organized particulars.
Approximate author period: c. 1792 AD · early modern
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- William Blake
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- Approximate author period: c. 1792 AD · early modern
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