 It has come to be practically a sort of rule in literature, that a man, having once shown himself capable of original writing, is entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at discretion. Thought is the property of him who can entertain...  American Anthropologist - Page 1231893Full view - About this book
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...steal from the writings of others at discretion. Thought is the property of him who can adequately entertain it; and of him who can adequately place...learned what to do with them, they become our own" (E&L 715).27 As for Wordsworth specifically, Emerson had no doubt that he was still the most original... | |
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