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There is no power like oratory. Caesar controlled men by exciting their fears, Cicero by ... swaying their passions. The influence of the one perished; that of the other continues to this day. Henry Clay, Sr.		Friday Aug 21, 2026
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And when I feigned an angry look, Alas, I loved you best. John Sheffield, Duke of Buckinghamshire and Normanby

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	John Sheffield, Duke of Buckinghamshire and Normanby
	(1648-1721) Essay on Poetry, 1682 - English political leader & poet, patron of Dryden, friend of Pope.

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Theres no such thing in Nature, and youll draw A faultless monster which the world neer saw. And when I feigned an angry look, Alas, I loved you best. Read Homer once and you can read no more; For all books else appear so mean, so poor, Verse will seem prose; but still persist to read, And Homer will be all the books you need.