Quote#Work
Our work is not for the learned, nor for the theologian, nor for the…
Quote byThomas Bulfinch · 1796–1867
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Age of Fable (1855), Preface.
English (original)
Our work is not for the learned, nor for the theologian, nor for the philosopher, but for the reader of English literature, of either sex, who wishes to comprehend the allusions so frequently made by public speakers, lecturers, essayists, and poets, and those which occur in polite conversation.
— Thomas Bulfinch
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