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"And what is this new book the whole world makes such a rout about? -- -- Oh! 'tis out of all plumb, my lord, -- -- quite an irregular thing; not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle. I had my rule and compasses, my lord, in my pocket -- -- Excellent critic!
"Grant me patience, just Heaven! Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world -- -- though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst, the cant of criticism is the most tormenting! " -- -- Sterne.