"Whoever converses much among the old books, will be something hard to please among the new."
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Politicians from EnglandEssayists from EnglandPeople from LondonBritish Ambassadors to the Netherlands
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Miscellanea (1690), Part II, Essay "Upon the Ancient and Modern Learning".
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Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet
Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (25 April 1628 – 27 January 1699) was a statesman and essayist, who successfully negotiated the marriage of William, Prince of Orange and Princess Mary of England.
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