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Learning by study must be won, 'Twas ne'er entailed from sire to son.
Learning by study must be won, 'Twas ne'er entailed from sire to son.
Approximate author period: c. 1710 AD · early modern
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- John Gay
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- Approximate author period: c. 1710 AD · early modern
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- Life and Literature (copyright 1910) (1910 AD)
Number 1099 · printed citation: Gay
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