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Proverbial Philosophy

Martin Farquhar Tupper

Casa editrice: Passerino

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Proverbial Philosophy - A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated is a collection of philosophical thoughts and arguments. It consists of a series of maxims and aphorisms that convey moral and philosophical insights, often in a poetic and lyrical style. The work was popular in its time and has continued to be studied and appreciated by readers interested in moral philosophy and literature.

Martin Farquhar Tupper (17 July 1810 – 29 November 1889) was an English poet and novelist. He was one of the most widely-read English-language authors of his day with the poetry collection Proverbial Philosophy, which was a bestseller in the United Kingdom and North America for several decades.
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