In his speech on the Customs and Excise Bill Mr Do wnie Stewart is reported to have said "a more dlisgracef ully. governed, col. Ny iieyer existed; we had everything in abundance and only man was vile." What he wanted to say was 41 Though every prospectpleases, and only man is vile" (Heber). This disparaging quotation reminds us of the schoolboy catch; a certain Cretan philosopher said all men were liars; if all men were liars he was a liar; if he was a liar all men were not liars. The moral of this lies in the application of it, as dear old Captain Cuttle would say. ' ■ /
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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 134, 12 June 1888, Page 2
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107Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 134, 12 June 1888, Page 2
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