Augustus Jessopp: Studies by a recluse, in cloister, town, and country (3rd ed.) chapter: Letters and letter-writers, pages: 215–257, place: London, publisher: T. F. Unwin quote from pp. 251–252; (1st edition, 1892)
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He was born a writer of letters, and if he had been shut up in a desert island like Robinson Crusoe he would have written letters all the same, and kept them till some ship arrived which should carry them to their destination.
— Augustus on Horace Walpole
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He was born a writer of letters, and if he had been shut up in a desert island like Robinson Crusoe he would have written letters all the same, and kept them till some ship arrived which should carry them to their destination." in the context of "Augustus Jessopp: Studies by a recluse, in cloister, town, and country (3rd ed.) chapter: Letters and letter-writers, pages: 215–257, place: London, publisher: T. F. Unwin quote from pp. 251–252; (1st edition, 1892)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Augustus
Imperator Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August 14), born Gaius Octavius, was the adopted son of Julius Caesar and the first Roman Emperor. He also became a pontiff and later Pontifex Maximus.
About Augustus
Imperator Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August 14), born Gaius Octavius, was the adopted son of Julius Caesar and the first Roman Emperor. He also became a pontiff and later Pontifex Maximus.
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