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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

7896 Mary Abigail (Gail Hamilton) Dodge 1838-1896 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:7896
AUTHOR:Mary Abigail (Gail Hamilton) Dodge (1838–1896)
QUOTATION:  Whatever an author puts between the two covers of his book is public property; whatever of himself he does not put there is his private property, as much as if he had never written a word.
ATTRIBUTION:Country Living and Country Thinking. Preface.