"We of this age have discovered a shorter, and more prudent method to become scholars and wits, without the fatigue of reading or of thinking."

Learning, Satire, Ignorance, Thinking

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"We of this age have discovered a shorter, and more prudent method to become scholars and wits, without the fatigue of reading or of thinking."

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