Carolina QuotesAnd since, I never dare to write As funny as I can.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Connected to the Carolinas
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"The Height of the Ridiculous", Poems (1836)
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- 1836
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“And since, I never dare to write As funny as I can.” Oliver Wendell Holmes. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-9E193FB001. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/9e193fb001
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