Could he guide with discretion his tongue and his pen,
His course would be clear for—"Ten Thousand a Year,"
But limited else to a brief—"Now and Then."" - Meaning and context.">
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On Samuel Warren, Author of Ten Thousand a Year, Now and Then, and other Novels"
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Samuel Warren, though able, yet vainest of men,
Could he guide with discretion his tongue and his pen,
His course would be clear for—"Ten Thousand a Year,"
But limited else to a brief—"Now and Then."

— George Rose (barrister)

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Samuel Warren, though able, yet vainest of men,
Could he guide with discretion his tongue and his pen,
His course would be clear for—"Ten Thousand a Year,"
But limited else to a brief—"Now and Then."" in the context of "On Samuel Warren, Author of Ten Thousand a Year, Now and Then, and other Novels"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About George Rose (barrister)

Sir George Rose (1 May 1782 – 3 December 1873) was an English barrister and law reporter, a master in chancery.