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Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various
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=Conversation.=

A dearth of words a woman need not fear;
But 't is a task indeed to learn--to hear:
In that the skill of conversation lies;
That shows or makes you both polite and wise.
404
YOUNG: _Love of Fame,_ Satire v., Line 57.


=Converts.=

More proselytes and converts use t' accrue
To false persuasions than the right and true;
For error and mistake are infinite,
But truth has but one way to be i' th' right.
405
BUTLER: _Misc. Thoughts,_ Line 113.


=Cooks.=

Heaven sends us good meat; but the devil sends cooks.
406
GARRICK: _Epigr. on Goldsmith's Retal._


=Coquette.=

Or light or dark, or short or tall,
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