MATTHEW
PRIOR
21 Jul 1664 - 18 Sep 1721
English
poet and diplomat, best known today for his long, humorous
poem Alma, or the Progress of the Mind. A folio of
his work was published in 1719. Prior is buried in Poet's
Corner in Westminster Abbey.
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QUOTES
BY MATTHEW PRIOR
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"They always talk who never think, and who have the least
to say."
[Oxymoronic,
Speech & Speaking]
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