Men are often praized for their sagassity, but all the fore… - Josh Billings

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Men are often praized for their sagassity, but all the fore sight in the world kant tell a dubble yelked egg untill it iz broken.

Josh Billings

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Henry Wheeler Shaw (21 April 1818 – 14 October 1885), most famous under his pen name Josh Billings, was an American humorist. He was perhaps the second most famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States in the 2nd half of the 19th century, after Mark Twain, although his reputation has not fared so well with later generations.

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Men are often praized for their sagassity, but all the fore sight in the world kant tell a dubble yelked egg untill it iz broken. - Josh Billings

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