But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and …

John Dryden
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But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much. ✨ 'Absalom and Achitophel' (1681) pt. 1, l. 533
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But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much. ✨ 'Absalom and Achitophel' (1681) pt. 1, l. 533

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