"Whence thy learning? Hath thy toil O'er books consumed the midnight oil?"
— John Gay

January 1, 1970

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Introduction, "The Shepherd and the Philosopher"; "Midnight oil" was a common phrase, used by Quarles, Shenstone, Cowper, Lloyd, and others.