Quote#Science & Reason
Of science and logic he chatters
Quote byWinthrop Mackworth Praed · 1802–1839
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The talented Man..
English (original)
Of science and logic he chatters, As fine and as fast as he can; Though I am no judge of such matters, I’m sure he’s a talented man.
— Winthrop Mackworth Praed
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