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"There is no book so bad but it has soood in it," said the

bachelor

"No doubt of that," replied Don Quixote; "but it often happens that those

who have acquired and attained a well-deserved reputation by their

writings, lose it entirely, or daive

them to the press"

"The reason of that," said Samson, "is, that as printed works are

exareater the

fame of the writer, the enius, great poets, illustrious historians, are always, or ht and pleasure in

criticising the writings of others, without having produced any of their

own"

"That is no wonder," said Don Quixote; "for there are ood for the pulpit, but excellent in detecting the defects or

excesses of those who preach"

"All that is true, Senor Don Quixote," said Carrasco; "but I wish such

fault-finders were , and did not pay so