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"Samuel Butler," an obituary notice by Henry Festing Jones in the
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler Samuel Butler 1868
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"Samuel Butler," an article by Richard Alexander Streatfeild in the Monthly Review (September).
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler Samuel Butler 1868
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Samuel Butler's The Way of all Flesh offered one of the cruelest and quietest put-downs I'd ever read: "If it was not such an awful thing to say of anyone, I should say that she meant well."
Lev Raphael: Jane Austen Takes No Prisoners Lev Raphael 2011
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The second poem – attributed, probably falsely, to Samuel Butler – describes a bonfire of dildos, rendered necessary according to the satirical logic of the poem by an act of parliament banning the import of French goods.
Poetry bestseller boasts saucy secret in the bookbinding … 18th century porn 2011
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Samuel Butler's The Way of all Flesh offered one of the cruelest and quietest put-downs I'd ever read: "If it was not such an awful thing to say of anyone, I should say that she meant well."
Lev Raphael: Jane Austen Takes No Prisoners Lev Raphael 2011
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The Victorian novelist Samuel Butler said “All of the animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat Jack Canfield 2009
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The Victorian novelist Samuel Butler said “All of the animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat Jack Canfield 2009
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The Victorian novelist Samuel Butler said “All of the animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat Jack Canfield 2009
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Victorian novelist Samuel Butler said, “All of the animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog Jack Canfield 2009
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The Victorian novelist Samuel Butler said “All of the animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat Jack Canfield 2009
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