Who, to patch up his fame--or fill his purse-- Still pilfers wretched
plans, and makes them worse; Like gypsies, lest the stolen brat be
known, Defacing first, then claiming for his own.
Charles ChurchillIt has come to be practically a sort of rule in literature, that a man, having once shown himself capable of original writing, is entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at discretion.Ralph Waldo Emerson |
