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He was dull in a new way, and that made many people think him GREAT.
-- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), on Thomas Grey...
He was ever precise in promise-keeping. -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Measure for Measure -- Act i, Sc.
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He was exhal'd; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
-- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- On the Death of a very young Gentlema...
He was indeed the glass Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King Henry IV -- Act ii, Sc. 3...
He was like a child who thinks he sees the outline of an animal in the pebbles on a beach and immediately rearranges them here and there until there can be no possible question.
-- B.F. Skinner Walde...
He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.
He was not afraid to die. Oh, brave Sir Robin!
He was not in the least bit scared to be mashed into a pulp Or to have his eyes gouged out and his elbows broke
To have his kneecaps split and his body burned away And his limb...
He was not merely a chip of the old block, but the old block itself.
-- Edmund Burke (1729-1797) -- On Pitt's First Speech, Feb....
He was not of an age, but for all time. -- Ben Jonson (1573-1637) -- To the Memory of Shakespeare

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