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The greatest men May ask a foolish question, now and then.
The greatest men May ask a foolish question, now and then.
Approximate author period: c. 1778 AD · early modern
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- John Wolcot
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- Approximate author period: c. 1778 AD · early modern
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 285 · quotation 23 · John Wolcot · The Apple Dumpling and the King.
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