The Grecian's maxim would indeed be a sweeping clause in Literature; it would reduce many a giant to a pygmy; many a speech to a sentence; and many a folio to a primer.
Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (ed. 1823)
The Grecian's maxim would indeed be a sweeping clause in Literature; it would reduce many a giant to a pygmy; many a speech to a sentence; and many a folio to a primer.
Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (ed. 1823)