Isaac D'Israeli, Curiosities of Literature, "Quotation".
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Whenever we would prepare the mind by a forcible appeal, an opening quotation is a symphony preluding on the chords those tones we are about to harmonize.
— Isaac D'Israeli on Benjamin Disraeli
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Source: Wikiquote: "Benjamin Disraeli" (Misattributed, Isaac D'Israeli: Several quotes of his father, Isaac D'Israeli, have been widely misattributed to Benjamin.)
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About Isaac D'Israeli
Isaac D'Israeli (11 May 1766 – 19 January 1848) received much of his education in Leiden and as early as his sixteenth year began his literary career with some verses to Dr. Johnson. He was the father of the British prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli.
About Isaac D'Israeli
Isaac D'Israeli (11 May 1766 – 19 January 1848) received much of his education in Leiden and as early as his sixteenth year began his literary career with some verses to Dr. Johnson. He was the father of the British prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli.
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