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Ovid on Composition (language)

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“I write, and throw into the flame what’s writ; A little ash is all that comes of it.”
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“I’ve written much; but what I thought to blame I threw, correctively, into the flame.”
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“Favour assists and cheers the author’s art, And, as it grows, his work comes from the heart.”
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“When I read what I’ve written, I’m often abased; There’s so much in my judgment that should be erased.”
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