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Orthodoxy is my doxy - heterodoxy is another man's doxy.

William Warburton

Orthodoxy is my doxy - heterodoxy is another man's doxy.

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About William Warburton

William Warburton (24 December 1698 – 7 June 1779) was an English writer, literary critic and churchman, Bishop of Gloucester from 1759 until his death. He edited editions of the works of his friend Alexander Pope, and of William Shakespeare.