Dialect tempered with slang is an admirable medium of commu… - Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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Dialect tempered with slang is an admirable medium of communication between persons who have nothing to say and persons who would not care for anything properly said.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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Thomas Bailey Aldrich (November 11, 1836 – March 19, 1907) was a poet and novelist born in Portsmouth, USA.

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Alternative Names: Thomas B. Aldrich • Thomas Aldrich

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Conservatism and respectability have their values, certainly; but has not the unconventional its values also?

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Dear Lord, though I be changed to senseless clay.
And serve the potter as he turns his wheel,
I thank thee for the precious gift of tears!

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