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For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitt

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"For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation"

- James Boswell

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This quote is written / told by James Boswell between October 29, 1740 and May 19, 1795. He/she was a famous Lawyer from Scotland. The author also have 13 other quotes.

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