An observer sayß that there are a great many men in the world who imagine that they are born with genius, and lie down on the sofa and wait for inspiration, until some other fellow, who thought himself a dunce, rises by bard labour to a competency, buys the sofa, and leads the waiting genius out by the ear. This is not a joke; it is a fact.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3097, 21 January 1879, Page 2
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68Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3097, 21 January 1879, Page 2
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