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Find The Author III

Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.

 

Puzzle ID:#44743
Fun:*** (2.21)
Difficulty:** (1.91)
Category:Language
Submitted By:zigthepigAen********!
Corrected By:lil09

 



In each of these three quotes, the missing letters make up the author's name. There are more letters missing than there are for each name. The first quote is missing letters from the first name, the second quote is missing letters from the middle name and the third quote is missing letters from the surname. Can you decipher the author?

A day's w--k is a day's w--k, n-ith-- m--- n-- l-ss, and th- man wh- d--s it n--ds a day's sust-nanc-, a ni-ht's --p-s- and du- l-isu--, wh-th-- h- b- paint-- -- pl-ughman.

- fool's ---i- -ig-sts philosophy into folly, sci--c- i-to sup--stitio-, --- --t i-to p----t-y. H--c- U-iv--sity --uc-tio-.

M-rtyrdom i- t-e only --y in --ic- - m-n c-n become f-mou- -it-out -bility.




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