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It would have been better if his pen had remained idle.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “It would have been better if his pen had remained idle.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement expresses Beveridge's belief that some writings would have been better left unwritten, criticizing their content.
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Genius, and learning, and consummate skill, Moulding each thought, obedient to the will; Affections pure, as e'er warmed human breast, And love, in blessing others, doubly blest; Virtue unspotted, uncorrupted truth, Gentle in age, and…
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