"As swift to scent the sophist as to praise The honest worker or the well turned phrase."
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On Bishop Hensley Henson, in The Times (4 October 1947); reported in the ODQ, 2nd ed. (1953) p. 4
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Cyril Alington
Cyril Argentine Alington (22 October 1872 – 16 May 1955) was an English educationalist, scholar, cleric, and author. He was successively the headmaster of Shrewsbury School and Eton College. He also served as chaplain to King George V and as Dean of Durham.
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