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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, grammars and dictionaries are excellent for distraction.
—Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Elizabeth Barrett to Miss Mitford, 1954

Posted on August 29, 2002 at 7:06 AM

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