A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical …

Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge. ✨ 1775 Sir Anthony Absolute. The Rivals, act 1, sc.2.
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A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge. ✨ 1775 Sir Anthony Absolute. The Rivals, act 1, sc.2.

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