Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking,…

Edward Gibbon
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Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book. ✨ Edward Gibbon (1814). The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, p.56
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Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book. ✨ Edward Gibbon (1814). The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, p.56

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