Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning.
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"Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning." — Oliver Goldsmith
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Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning. — Oliver Goldsmith
About Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith was a Poet from Kingdom of Ireland (1728–1774).
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This quote is attributed to Oliver Goldsmith, a Poet from Kingdom of Ireland.
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Oliver Goldsmith lived from 1728 – 1774.