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Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public.

Agnes Repplier

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Agnes Repplier
Age: 92 †
Born: 1858
Born: April 1
Died: 1950
Died: December 15
Biographer
Essayist
Writer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Knowledge
Firmly
Upon
Loose
Thing
Charming
Bloodhound
Like
Attractive
Bloodhounds
Held
Erudition
Turned
Leash
Learning
Leashes
Public
Defenseless

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