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Among the political squibs in my scrap-book there is one directed…
Quote byDorothy Nevill · 1826–1913
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: (426 pages; 1st edition 1907; edited by Ralph Nevill; text at archive.org).
English (original)
Among the political squibs in my scrap-book there is one directed against the over-taxation which in long-past days certainly did press heavily upon the people of England. Exceedingly well written, it is, I believe, an extract from an article by Sydney Smith, published in the ' about 1820.
— Dorothy Nevill
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