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Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]>
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Aw, another one bites the dust....

On Sat, 2017-07-01 at 14:42 -0400, Matthew Seybold wrote:
> I plan to do an Apocryphal Twain on this in the near future, but for
> now =
> I would point you here:
> 
> http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/28/golf-good-walk/ =
> <http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/28/golf-good-walk/>
> 
> I will add, QI has the earliest attribution to William Gladstone in =
> 1924, but I have seen him quoted at least ten years earlier.
> 
> ***************
> Matt Seybold
> Assistant Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies
> Elmira College
> (607) 735-1957
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> > 
> > On Jul 1, 2017, at 12:58 PM, Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]>
> > =
> wrote:
> > 
> > =20
> > This "quotation" has apparently shown up in the Calgary Herald, so
> > I
> > decided to ask Barbara Schmidt about it.  Twainquotes notes:- This
> > quote has been attributed to Mark Twain, but until the attribution
> > can
> > be verified, the quote should not be regarded as authentic.
> > =20
> > I know that Barbara is probably quite busy and might not have
> > caught
> > any newer discoveries about the quote, so I'm asking if anyone has
> > discovered this quote in Twain's (or anyone elses) works.
> > =20
> > --=20
> > There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt
> > of
> >                          in your philosophy.
> >                        http://bscottholmes.com
-- 
 There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of
                          in your philosophy.
                        http://bscottholmes.com

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