Thread: All that is gold does not glitter......NOT!
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Old 04-23-2002, 06:51 PM   #2
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He is saying what you are implying, he just uses a more classic English style of writing. Their phrasing is not as we may perceive it to be today. So he meant to say exactly what he wrote. Authors choose their words wisely not hastily.
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