If the golden gate of preferment is not usually opened to m… - Isaac D'Israeli

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If the golden gate of preferment is not usually opened to men of real merit, persons of no worth have entered it in a most extraordinary manner.

Isaac D'Israeli

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Isaac D'Israeli (11 May 1766 – 19 January 1848) received much of his education in Leiden and as early as his sixteenth year began his literary career with some verses to Dr. Johnson. He was the father of the British prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli.

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Alternative Names: Isaac Disraeli

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There is such a thing as Literary Fashion, and prose and verse have been regulated by the same caprice that cuts our coats and cocks our hats.

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If the golden gate of preferment is not usually opened to men of real merit, persons of no worth have entered it in a most extraordinary manner. - Isaac D'Israeli

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