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I know of no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise, and closing it with an exception.

Richard Steele
Giving, Offensive, Praise
Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison (1710). “The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq”, p.302
I know of no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise, and closing it with an exception.