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poets Adde repertores doctrinarum atque leporum
To the first he awards a high preeminence above all other poets,— Adde repertores doctrinarum atque leporum, Adde Heliconiadum comites; quorum unus Homerus Sceptra potitus eadem aliis sopitu' quietest [372] .
— from The Roman Poets of the Republic, 2nd edition by W. Y. (William Young) Sellar

preservation and reference during a long
On well-made and high-priced paper, and with gold pens, such inks, if prepared by good chemists, may ultimately prove worthy of the high esteem in which they are held; but their absolute and unchangeable durability is yet to be tested by experience, before they can be safely employed for writings of permanent value, and relied on for use in making records designed for preservation and reference during a long course of years.
— from The History of Ink, Including Its Etymology, Chemistry, and Bibliography by Thaddeus Davids

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