Our poetry in the eighteenth century was prose; our prose in the
seventeenth, poetry.

Our poetry in the eighteenth century was prose; our prose in the
seventeenth, poetry.

Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images.

A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images.

Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.

Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.

Literature is an avenue to glory, ever open for those ingenious
men who are deprived of honours or of read more

Literature is an avenue to glory, ever open for those ingenious
men who are deprived of honours or of wealth.

English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in read more

English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in a way that is conducive to action.

Education is the state-controlled manufacture of echoes.

Education is the state-controlled manufacture of echoes.

This book fills a much-needed gap.

This book fills a much-needed gap.

For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out in a physical manner on read more

For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out in a physical manner on the page.rn