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He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite.
He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite.
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 50 · quotation 3 · Bulwer-Lytton · Caxtoniana. Essay XXVII. The Spirit of Conservatism.
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