Citation - Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu): 1774.05.19

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Index Entry Lyric, moral [beg] Vain is the flash of human wit 
Location Williamsburg 
Citation
VGW(HU.774.057
19 May 1774:41 (1180)
THAT MAN IS WISE WHO SPEAKS LITTLE.
Vain is the flash of human wit, 
In vain the volumes Dryden writ;
Reason is best expressed in few words, 
Sense and propriety in two words.
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Generic Title Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu) 
Date 1774.05.19 
Publisher Purdie, Alex., and John Dixon 
City, State Williamsburg, VA 
Year 1774 
Bibliography B0048663
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