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How often does it happen that an obscure line finds its way into a periodical... is requoted in every book that comes out during the next three months, and "sleeps again!

"Sketches from Life" by Laman Blanchard. "Quotations", 1846.
How often does it happen that an obscure line finds its way into a periodical... is requoted in every book that comes out during the next three months, and sleeps again!