Quote by Thomas Babington Macaulay

A few more days, and this essay will follow the Defensio Populi to the dust and silence of the upper shelf... For a month or two it will occupy a few minutes of chat in every drawing-room, and a few columns in every magazine; and it will then be withdrawn, to make room for the forthcoming novelties.

A few more days, and this essay will follow the Defensio Pop

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This quote suggests that the essay being referred to is soon going to lose its relevance and fade into obscurity. It predicts that it will have a brief moment of attention and discussion but will ultimately be forgotten as new and more captivating topics emerge. The quote highlights the transient nature of public discourse and how quickly things can become outdated or overshadowed.

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