The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style…

Jonathan Swift
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The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style.
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So, naturalists observe, a flea; Hath smaller fleas that on him prey; And these have smaller fleas to bite 'em, And so proceed ad infinitum. ✨ On Poetry l. 337 (1733)
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