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When Mr. Foster retracted his Shakespeare attribution (because the work of another scholar had convinced him the "Elegye" was probably by John Ford), he wrote a beautiful sentence to introduce his confession of error: "No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his own mistakes deserves to be called a scholar."
Two-Minute Warning- Note to Journalists: We Can Be So Wrong 2004
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The Amarna tablets, the papyrus of Ani, and the great Greek manuscript of the Odes of Bacchylides are among the valuables smuggled out of Egypt by this so-called scholar.
The Mummy Case Peters, Elizabeth 1985
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WORLD what severe trials a man has to go through in China before he can be called a scholar.
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It is entirely safe, my fair scholar; for since you have chosen me to be your instructor and master in the science of the angle, you must be content to be called my scholar.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Various 1840
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I HAD the advantage of lodging three weeks at Belgrade, with a principal effendi, that is to say a scholar.
Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M--y W--y M--e Montague, Lady Mary W 1724
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Gagnon cannot even be referred to as a scholar. liberal ideology.
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Gagnon cannot even be referred to as a scholar. liberal ideology.
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Jimi introduces me to "his family," as he collectively describes them, as a "scholar."
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Jimi introduces me to "his family," as he collectively describes them, as a "scholar."
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And that bad ideas must be promoted because of the privileged identity of the so-called "scholar."
Emily's List Announces Huge Outreach Effort For Hillary In Pennsylvania 2009
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