 now you talk of translators, what is your method of managing them ? ' ' Sir,' replied he, ' these are the saddest pack of rogues in the world : in a hungry fit, they'll swear they understand all the languages in the universe. I have known one of them...  Shadows of the Old Booksellers - Page 89by Charles Knight - 1865 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
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