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Pierre Abelard

(1079—1142), French dialectician

Against the disease of writing one must take special precautions, since it is a dangerous and contagious disease.

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[down with a disease] {adj. phr.} Ill or sick. * /Aunt Liz is down with the flu this week; she has to stay in bed./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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