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Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down… — Joseph Addison

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation, as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn.

Joseph Addison
The Spectator · 1711
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Books
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1711
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Joseph Addison
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Addison, Joseph. The Spectator. London, 10 Sept. 1711, no. 166.

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