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"But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling, like dew, upon a thought produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions think."
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AuthorsAn author! tis a venerable name! — Authors
"An author! tis a venerable name! How few deserve it, and what numbers claim! Unblessd with sense above their peers refined, Who shall stand up dictators to mankind? Nay, who dare shine, if not in virtues cause? That sole proprietor of just applause."
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In legal discourse, an author is the creator of an original work that has been published, whether that work exists in written, graphic, visual, or recorded form. The act of creating such a work is called authorship, which means a sculptor, painter, or composer is considered the author of their respective sculptures, paintings, or musical compositions. Although in common usage, the term "author" is
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"Write to the mind and heart, and let the ear Glean after what it can."
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"There is probably no hell for authors in the next world — they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this."
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"It is the rust we value, not the gold; Authors, like coins, grow dear, as they grow old."
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"But every fool describes, in these bright days, His wondrous journey to some foreign court, And spawns his quarto, and demands your praise,— Death to his publisher, to him tis sport."
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"A man may write at any time if he set himself doggedly to it."
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