RENOWN, N. A Degree Of Distinction Between Notoriety And Fame -- A Little More Supportable Than The One And A Little More Intolerable Than The Other.

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RENOWN, n. A degree of distinction between notoriety and fame -- a
little more supportable than the one and a little more intolerable
than the other. Sometimes it is conferred by an unfriendly and
inconsiderate hand.

I touched the harp in every key,
But found no heeding ear;
And then Ithuriel touched me
With a revealing spear.

Not all my genius, great as 'tis,
Could urge me out of night.
I felt the faint appulse of his,
And leapt into the light!
W.J. Candleton
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

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