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... worth while to inquire what criticism is . According to the etymological mean- ing of the word , it signifies the art of judging with correct taste . Since , however , instances have occurred of the irresponsible judges in Literature ...
... worth while to inquire what criticism is . According to the etymological mean- ing of the word , it signifies the art of judging with correct taste . Since , however , instances have occurred of the irresponsible judges in Literature ...
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... worth the waste of one's time in reading . But for the critics , who wade through all this tedious stuff , how would the public know which were the few works worth taking home and reading as an intellectual luxury ? If the reviewers of ...
... worth the waste of one's time in reading . But for the critics , who wade through all this tedious stuff , how would the public know which were the few works worth taking home and reading as an intellectual luxury ? If the reviewers of ...
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... worth , and that is not very much . The amenities of private life are not neces- sarily the test of public conduct . If a man makes an ass of himself in a book , and insults the intelli- gence of the public by offering them his rubbish ...
... worth , and that is not very much . The amenities of private life are not neces- sarily the test of public conduct . If a man makes an ass of himself in a book , and insults the intelli- gence of the public by offering them his rubbish ...
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... worth called reviewing " an inglorious employment . " Southey , who subsequently became a reviewer himself , styled it " the ungentle craft . " Carlyle spoke of critics as " the flesh - flies of literature . " Tupper says , " Pens are ...
... worth called reviewing " an inglorious employment . " Southey , who subsequently became a reviewer himself , styled it " the ungentle craft . " Carlyle spoke of critics as " the flesh - flies of literature . " Tupper says , " Pens are ...
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... worth - no , not at all . There is a good deal of pugnacity in men of letters , and even authors whose works have won immortality for them have not , in many instances , thought it beneath their dignity to launch out into angry ...
... worth - no , not at all . There is a good deal of pugnacity in men of letters , and even authors whose works have won immortality for them have not , in many instances , thought it beneath their dignity to launch out into angry ...
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