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I would rather write for the instruction, or even the amusement of the poor than for the amusement of the rich.
Frederick Marryat
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"I would rather write for the instruction, or even the amusement of the poor than for the amusement of the rich."
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I would rather write for the instruction, or even the amusement of the poor than for the amusement of the rich. — Frederick Marryat

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Frederick Marryat was a Novelist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1792–1848).

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This quote is attributed to Frederick Marryat, a Novelist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Frederick Marryat lived from 1792 – 1848.
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