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A man describes his birth and upbringing through the adventures of his family.

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O ye water-drinkers! is it then by this delusive fountain, that ye have so often governed and turn’d this world about like a mill-wheel⁠—grinding the faces of the impotent⁠—bepowdering their ribs⁠—bepeppering their noses, and changing sometimes even the very frame and face of nature⁠⸺⁠

If I was you, quoth Yorick , I would drink more water, Eugenius ⁠—And, if I was you, Yorick , replied Eugenius , so would I.

Which shows they had both read Longinus ⁠⸺⁠

For my own part, I am resolved never to read any book but my own, as long as I live.

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