Thomas Edward Brown quotes

I must be free... free to do what I like, say what I like, write what I like, within the limits prescribed for me by my own sense of what is seemly and fitting. (Thomas Edward Brown)
It is not my wish to lounge about the college and fatten on a fellowship all my days. I am always trying to look upon a college life as a medium not an end. View quote
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As I pass it, I feel as if I saw a dear old mother, sweet in her weakness, trembling at the approach of her dissolution, but not appealing to me against the inevitable, rather endeavouring to reassure me by her patience, and pointing to a hopeful future. View quote
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Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste. View quote
Thomas Edward Brown
Literature is my calling To hold up the mirror to my countrymen comes natural to me; and in the open field of invention I am not without hopes of giving them pleasure. View quote
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The best scheme of Phonetics is a stiff uncertain thing. View quote
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A rich man's joke is always funny. View quote
Thomas Edward Brown

Thomas Edward Brown

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Occupation: British Poet
Born: May 5, 1830
Died: October 29, 1897
Quotes count: 7
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