Howbeit, though no scholar, I am not one of those who misus… - Bret Harte

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Howbeit, though no scholar, I am not one of those who misuse the English speech, and, being foolishly led by the hasty custom of scriveners and printers to write the letters "T" and "H" joined together, which resembleth a "Y," do incontinently jump to the conclusion the THE is pronounced "Ye,"--the like of which I never heard in all England.

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Francis Bret Harte (August 25, 1839 – May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.

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Birth Name: Francis Brett Hart

Native Name: Francis Bret Harte

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For once being held in your thought;

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The woman's still remains.

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