• It is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of himself: it grates his own heart to say anything of disparagement, and the reader's ear to hear anything of praise from him.

  Abraham Cowley
  English poet 1618-1667
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. disparagement
2. himself
3. grates
4. reader
5. praise

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It is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of himself: it grates his own heart to say anything of disparagement, and the reader's ear to hear anything of praise from him. by : Abraham Cowley

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