Alexander Smith, A Life Drama, scene 2.
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Some books are drenched sands, On which a great soul's wealth lies all in heaps, Like a wrecked argosy.
— Alexander Smith on Books
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Books" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 75-80.)
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About Alexander Smith
Alexander Smith (31 December 1829 – 5 January 1867) was a Scottish poet, and labelled as one of the Spasmodic School.
About Alexander Smith
Alexander Smith (31 December 1829 – 5 January 1867) was a Scottish poet, and labelled as one of the Spasmodic School.
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