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The growth of art seems to be in cycles, and often its vigorous lifetime is restricted to a century or two. The periods of distinctive drama, Greek, English, Spanish, fall within such a limit; the schools of painting and sculpture likewise; and, in poetry, the Victorian age or the school of Pope will serve as examples.
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Who of English speech, bred to the traditions of his race, does not recognize Hamlet in his 'inky cloak' at a glance? Not to know him would argue one's self untaught in the chief glories of his language.
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Shakespeare has been praised in English more than anything mortal except poetry itself. Fame exhausts thought in his eulogy.
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Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'.
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George Edward Woodberry
Born:
May 12, 1855
Died:
January 2, 1930
(aged 74)
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