“ But that he wrought so high the specious tale, as manifested plainly 'twas a lie. ”
- Ludovico Ariosto- Copy
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“ One to destroy, is murder by the law; and gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe; to murder thousands, takes a specious name, 'War's glorious art', and gives immortal fame. ”
- Edward Young- Copy
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“ Identity is a bag and a gag. Yet it exists for me with all the force of a fatal disease. Obviously I am here, a mind and a body. To say there's no proof my body exists would be arty and specious and if my mind is more ephemeral, less provable, the solution of being a writer with solid books is as close as anyone has come to a perfect answer. ”
- Judith Rossner- Copy
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“ Jargon is the verbal sleight of hand that makes the old hat seem newly fashionable; it gives an air of novelty and specious profundity to ideas that, if stated directly, would seem superficial, stale, frivolous, or false. The line between serious and spurious scholarship is an easy one to blur, with jargon on your side. ”
- David Lehman- Copy
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