“ In France particularly, under the strong and brilliant government of Francis I, there was an outburst of original and vital writing. ”
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“ The amateur is very rare in French literature - as rare as he is common in our own. ”
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“ But Racine's extraordinary powers as a writer become still more obvious when we consider that besides being a great poet he is also a great psychologist. ”
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“ English dramatic literature is, of course, dominated by Shakespeare; and it is almost inevitable that an English reader should measure the value of other poetic drama by the standards which Shakespeare has already implanted in his mind. ”
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“ Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived. ”
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“ Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived. ”
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“ The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art. ”
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“ With a very few exceptions, every word in the French vocabulary comes straight from the Latin. ”
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“ During this earlier period of his activity Voltaire seems to have been trying - half unconsciously, perhaps - to discover and to express the fundamental quality of his genius. ”
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“ But Racine's extraordinary powers as a writer become still more obvious when we consider that besides being a great poet he is also a great psychologist. ”
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“ The amateur is very rare in French literature - as rare as he is common in our own. ”
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“ With a very few exceptions, every word in the French vocabulary comes straight from the Latin. ”
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“ In France particularly, under the strong and brilliant government of Francis I, there was an outburst of original and vital writing. ”
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“ The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art. ”
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“ The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art. ”
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“ The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art. ”
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“ With a very few exceptions, every word in the French vocabulary comes straight from the Latin. ”
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“ The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art. ”
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“ The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art. ”
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“ The amateur is very rare in French literature - as rare as he is common in our own. ”
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“ The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art. ”
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“ The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art. ”
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