| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 7382 |
| AUTHOR: | James Russell Lowell (18191891) |
| QUOTATION: | If I were asked what book is better than a cheap book, I should answer that there is one book better than a cheap book,and that is a book honestly come by. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Before the U. S. Senate Committee on Patents, Jan. 29, 1886. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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