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George Steiner - When the modern scholar cites from a...
When the modern scholar cites from a classic text, the quotation seems to burn a hole in his own drab page. (George Steiner)

When the modern scholar cites from a classic text, the quotation seems to burn a hole in his own drab page.

George Steiner

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