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Kings must have slaves: Kings climb to eminence, Over men's graves: So this man's eye is dim; Throw the earth over him!",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[33],{"id":34,"tag":35},4300060,{"id":36,"tag_name":37},2930,"body",{"id":39,"quote_text":40,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":41,"source":42,"quote_tag":43,"commentary":9},1302543,"In merest prudence men should teach. That science ranks as monstrous things, Two pairs of upper limbs; so wings - E'en Angel's wings! - are fictions.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[44],{"id":45,"tag":46},4300054,{"id":47,"tag_name":48},326,"men",{"id":50,"quote_text":51,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":52,"source":53,"quote_tag":54,"commentary":9},1302539,"The ladies of St James's! They're painted to the eyes, Their white it stays for ever, Their red it never dies: But Phyllida, my Phyllida! Her colour comes and goes; It trembles to a lily, It wavers to a rose.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[55],{"id":56,"tag":57},4300050,{"id":58,"tag_name":59},7078,"colour",{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":63,"source":64,"quote_tag":65,"commentary":9},1302537,"For I respectfully decline To dignify the Serpentine, And make hors-d'oeuvres for fishes.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[66],{"id":67,"tag":68},4300044,{"id":69,"tag_name":70},33617,"decline",{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},1302532,"For I respectfully declineTo dignify the Serpentine,And make hors-d'oeuvres for fishes.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":78,"quote_text":79,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":80,"source":81,"quote_tag":82,"commentary":9},1302519,"All passes. Art alone/ Enduring stays to us;/ The bust outlasts the throne",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[83],{"id":84,"tag":85},4300033,{"id":86,"tag_name":87},41,"art",{"id":89,"quote_text":90,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":91,"source":92,"quote_tag":93,"commentary":9},1302506,"Look thy last on all things lovely, Every hour - let no night Seal thy sense in deathly slumber Till to delight Thou hast paid thy utmost blessing",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[94],{"id":95,"tag":96},4300019,{"id":97,"tag_name":98},253,"blessing",{"id":100,"quote_text":101,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":102,"source":103,"quote_tag":104,"commentary":9},1302483,"I intended an Ode, And it turned to a Sonnet.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[105],{"id":106,"tag":107},4300002,{"id":108,"tag_name":109},20305,"intended",{"id":111,"quote_text":112,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":113,"source":114,"quote_tag":115,"commentary":121},1302464,"Not as ours the books of old - Things that steam can stamp and fold; Not as ours the books of yore - Rows of type, and nothing more.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[116],{"id":117,"tag":118},4299976,{"id":119,"tag_name":120},177,"books","**The Backstory**\nAustin Dobson, a British poet and scholar, penned these lines in his poem \"The Old Bookstores\" (1884). During this period, the advent of steam-powered printing had revolutionized book production, making mass-produced books more accessible but also homogenizing their appearance. The sentiment reflects Dobson's nostalgia for the craftsmanship and uniqueness of handwritten and printed volumes from earlier eras.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nDobson is lamenting not just the physical transformation of books due to industrialization but also the loss of individuality and human touch in knowledge dissemination. He hints at a paradox: as technology makes information more widely available, it simultaneously strips away the unique character and emotional depth that handcrafted or rare books possess.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply Dobson's insight today, consider the value of uniqueness in your own creative work or professional endeavors. Rather than striving for mass appeal through uniformity, seek opportunities to infuse your projects with personal touches and idiosyncrasies that reflect your unique perspective and skills.",{"currentPage":123,"totalPages":124,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":125},1,2,10]