Samuel Butler (poet) quote: A definition is the enclosing a wilderness of idea within a wall of words.

A definition is the enclosing a wilderness of idea within a wall of words.

~ Samuel Butler (poet) ~

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A definition is the enclosing a wilderness of idea within a wall of words.

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