“Authors have established it as a kind of rule, that a man ought to be dull sometimes; as the most severe reader makes allowances for many rests and nodding-places in a voluminous writer.”
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Addison, J. (n.d.). Authors have established it as a kind of rule, that a man ought to be dull sometimes; as the most severe reader makes allowances for many rests and nodding-places in a voluminous writer. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14055-authors-have-established-it-as-a-kind-of/
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Addison, Joseph. “Authors have established it as a kind of rule, that a man ought to be dull sometimes; as the most severe reader makes allowances for many rests and nodding-places in a voluminous writer.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14055-authors-have-established-it-as-a-kind-of/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Addison, Joseph. “Authors have established it as a kind of rule, that a man ought to be dull sometimes; as the most severe reader makes allowances for many rests and nodding-places in a voluminous writer.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14055-authors-have-established-it-as-a-kind-of/.