Commonplace Book (also called ZIBALDONE or hodgepodge book) is a collection of favorite sayings or statments of proverbial wisdom.
After a lifetime of reading, the author (a college English teacher) has tried to distill that reading by fixing it for himself,.
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Authors of Commonplace books include Seneca the Younger, John Milton, Francis Bacon, Edward Gibbon, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, W.
It is a personal collection and varies significantly among individuals.
Commonplace Book (also called ZIBALDONE or hodgepodge book) is a collection of favorite sayings or statments of proverbial wisdom