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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