Monday, May 10, 2021

 

To Little Purpose and With Small Profit

Robert Burton (1577-1640), "Democritus Junior to the Reader," Anatomy of Melancholy:
I have read many books, but to little purpose, for want of good method, I have confusedly tumbled over divers authors in our Libraries, with small profit for want of art, order, memory, judgement.



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