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Neat but not gaudy

Posted by Barbara Peterson on February 18, 2011 at 14:20

Neat but not gaudy. One source I found said it was an aphorism by organist Samuel Wesley, another said it had been in use since the 1600s. Anyone know who first coined the phrase?

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