Jane Porter Quotes
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Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel.
Jane Porter
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Author Details:
Type:
Novelist Quotes
Category:
Irish Novelist Quotes
Year of Birth:
1776
Year of Death:
1850
Nationality:
Irish
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