William Walker

English schoolmaster and author

William Walker (16231684) was a schoolmaster and author of works on grammar and rhetoric.

Quotes

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  • Learn to read slow,
    all other graces
    Will follow in their proper places.
    • The Art of Reading, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Compare: "Take time enough; all other graces/ Will soon fill up their proper places", John Byrom, Advice to preach slow.