“Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated: by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed.”

No. 147
The Tatler (1711–1714)

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politician, writer and playwright 1672–1719

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