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FASHION, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey. A king there was who lost an eye In some excess of passion; And straight his courtiers all did try To follow the new fashion. Each dropped one eyelid when before The throne he ventured, thinking ‘Twould please the king. That monarch swore He’d slay [ READ MORE ]
I can’t think of anything to write about except families. They are a metaphor for every other part of society. Anna Quindlen (1953 – )[ READ MORE ]
On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], ‘Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?’ I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. – Charles Babbage (1791-1871)[ READ MORE ]
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