Atlas Society misquotes William Pitt

Jun 04, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal · Fork · Check another quote

Original text

The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail—its roof may shake—the wind may blow through it—the storm may enter—the rain may enter—but the King of England cannot enter!

Quote text

The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail—but the King of England cannot enter!

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘[...]’

Found 1 issue(s) using regular expression . and Myers algorithm, underlined in wavy red.

The‧poorest‧man‧may‧in‧his‧cottage‧bid‧defiance‧to‧all‧the‧forces‧of‧the‧Crown.‧It‧may‧be‧frail—its‧roof‧may‧shake—the‧wind‧may‧blow‧through‧it—the‧storm‧may‧enter—the‧rain‧may‧enter—but‧the‧King‧of‧England‧cannot‧enter!

Explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	The‧poorest‧man‧may‧in‧his‧cottage‧bid‧defiance‧to‧all‧the‧forces‧of‧the‧Crown.‧It‧may‧be‧frail—
2	~~its‧roof‧may‧shake—the‧wind‧may‧blow‧through‧it—the‧storm‧may‧enter—the‧rain‧may‧enter—~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
3	but‧the‧King‧of‧England‧cannot‧enter!

Part

Valid?

Explanation

The‧poorest‧man‧may‧in‧his‧cottage‧bid‧defiance‧to‧all‧the‧forces‧of‧the‧Crown.‧It‧may‧be‧frail—

its‧roof‧may‧shake—the‧wind‧may‧blow‧through‧it—the‧storm‧may‧enter—the‧rain‧may‧enter—

× no

Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].

but‧the‧King‧of‧England‧cannot‧enter!

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