And for the citation of so many authors, 'tis the easiest thing in nature. Find out one of these books with an alphabetical index,... and without any farther ceremony, remove it verbatim into your own ... there are fools enough to be thus drawn into an opinion of the work; at least, such a flourishing train of attendants will give your book a fashionable air, and recommend it for sale.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When Shakespeare copied chroniclers verbatim, it was because he knew they were good enough for his audiences. In a more polished a...ge he who could so move our passions, could surely have performed the easier task of satisfying our taste.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Fidelity to the subject's thought and to his characteristic way of expressing himself is the sine qua non of journalistic quotatio...n.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »