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David Everett Quotes

1770–1813 England

David Everett (29 March 1770– 21 December 1813) was a newspaper editor and proprietor, and a published poet.

England
Poets

Also known as: Everett, David

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You'd scarce expect one of my age
To speak in public on the stage;
And if I chance to fall below
Demosthenes or Cicero,
Don't view me with a critic's eye,
But pass my imperfections by.
Large streams from little fountains flow,
Tall oaks from little acorns grow.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: David Everett (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.