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...there was practically one handwriting common to the whole school when it came to writing lines. It resembled the movements of a fly that had fallen into an ink-pot, and subsequently taken a little brisk exercise on a sheet of foolscap by way of restoring the circulation.
...there was practically one handwriting common to the whole school when it came to writing lines. It resembled the movements of a fly that had fallen into an ink-pot, and subsequently taken a little brisk exercise on a sheet of foolscap by way of restoring the circulation.
Approximate author period: c. 1902 AD · modern
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- P.G. Wodehouse
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- Approximate author period: c. 1902 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for P. G. Wodehouse: documented activity in 1902. Wikidata Q207515, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207515 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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