The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - The Josh Billings Papers: Autograff Letters

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Series: New York Weekly v. 24 no. 50 — page 2
Subject / Tag: Sketch
Part of: New York Weekly, v. XXIV, no. 50, October 28, 1869 (Issue)
Author: Billings, Josh, 1818-1885
Date: October 28, 1869
First Sentence: Dear Sam: Thare never was a good and reliable critick who want a good writer himself, this ackounts for the grate number ov criticks, and for the inferiority ov them.
Last Sentence: Human natur iz a kurious woven web, and thare iz one little malishus thread, away down in the warp of it, and it iz this-it don't flatter enny ov us tew see a man repent ov hiz phoolishness.

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