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"Mere grace is not enough: a play should thrill The hearer’s soul, and move it at its will."
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"Sæpe stilum vertas, iterum que digna legi sint Scripturus; neque te ut miretur turba labores, Contentus paucis lectoribus."
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The term composition as it refers to writing, can describe authors' decisions about, processes for designing, and sometimes the final product of, a composed linguistic work. In original use, it tended to describe practices concerning the development of oratorical performances, and eventually essays, narratives, or genres of imaginative literature, but since the mid-20th century emergence of the fi
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"Of writing well be sure the secret lies In wisdom: therefore study to be wise."
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"Favour assists and cheers the author’s art, And, as it grows, his work comes from the heart."
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"Servetur ad imum Qualis ab incepto processerit, et sibi constet."
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"Good authors, take a brother bard’s advice: Ponder your subject o’er not once or twice, And oft and oft consider if the weight You hope to lift be, or be not too great. Let but our theme be equal to our powers, Choice language, clear arrangement, both are ours."
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