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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 4510 |
| AUTHOR: | William Cowper (1731–1800) |
| QUOTATION: | Reading what they never wrote, Just fifteen minutes, huddle up their work, And with a well-bred whisper close the scene. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Task. Book ii. The Timepiece, Line 411. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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