Faults in English prose derive not so much from lack of knowledge, int…

Robert Graves
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Faults in English prose derive not so much from lack of knowledge, intelligence or art as from lack of thought, patience or goodwill. ✨ Robert Graves (2006). The Long Weekend : a Social History of Great Britain 1918-1939: And, The Reader Over Your Shoulder : a Handbook for Writers of English Prose, Carcanet Press
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